John Thompson

Hello, my name is John. I am a licensed therapist and semi retired from private practice of 25 years in rural west Tennessee. I have worked in varied milieus: with disabilities, addiction facility, community mental health, psychiatric hospital, group home and private practice. I am a veteran, with a loving home and family (and pets). Both of my parents worked in the ‘helping profession’, so I came by it naturally. I believe in counseling and therapy. I have used most of the therapeutical interventions that are called for. I believe in matching the intervention with the issue and individual’s needs. I look forward to meeting and working with you. I have read your profile and am comfortable working with these issues. Should you have any questions relative to our ‘connecting’ please don’t hesitate to contact me, I want to help. SPECIALTIES: * Anxiety disorders, OCD, phobias, compulsions * Substance abuse/addiction * Mental health issues: depression, anxiety, bi-polar, PTSD, (other DSM V criteria) * Family conflicts-anger management, substance abuse, parenting, divorce, abandonment, couples re-unification * Grief-end of life, hospice, bereavement * PTSD-trauma, military issues, survivor issues * ADHD- behavior modification, parent skill training ALSO EXPERIENCED IN: I am a former member of the International Critical Incident Foundation, The Crisis Care Network, NBCC, American Psychological Assoc., NADAC, AMHCA, and TMHCA. I have had experience in setting up a Drug Court and being part of the therapy in that program. I had many referrals from the court system dealing with abuse, domestic violence, addiction and parenting. As a veteran I ran a support group for military personnel, helped many through PTSD issues and help in getting their disability. I have done extensive work in the field of substance abuse and worked in a facility for over two years. I have been certified: Moral Recognition Therapy, Domestic Violence Perpetrator; Disaster MH Services for American Red Cross and Anger Mgt. As a Christian counselor I lead a grief support group and am a bereavement minister. I did work in a teenage boys group home doing behavior modification and parental skill training. CLINICAL APPROACHES Cognitive behavior- CBT; Client -Centered; Existential Therapy; Solution-Focused Therapy; Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Trauma-Focused Therapy. Addictions counseling. YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 35