About Jeff
Jeff (Jeffery) Thompson is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina. He brings 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist and life coach. His manner is warm and straightforward, and he focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns.
He uses a somatic-informed approach that pays attention to how the body holds stress. That work pairs with practical talk therapies like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
Background and approach
Sessions may include grounding and breath awareness alongside conversations about thought patterns and values. Jeff often helps people facing trauma, post-traumatic stress, grief, addictions, and issues around self-esteem and shame. He also supports those dealing with parenting strain, eating concerns, anger, and life transitions.
His practice includes attention to sexual behavior problems such as sex addiction when relevant. His style is client-centered and nonjudgmental. He treats people as whole, not as a set of symptoms, and adapts methods to fit each person’s goals.
EMDR and hypnotherapy are among approaches he may use when they fit a person's needs. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Practical steps for getting started are simple: complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Somatic-informed work focuses on how the body stores tension. Online sessions can include simple body awareness, grounding, and breath exercises alongside talking about feelings. This can help people noticing physical signs of stress learn ways to calm or shift them.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions tied to their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes and can be done well through video or phone sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thought patterns and behaviors to build practical skills that reduce distress. CBT sessions often include exercises and homework that translate easily to remote formats.
Finding the right approach happens together. The therapist will discuss goals, try approaches, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. That collaborative process makes it easier to tailor work to each person’s needs and preferences.
Online therapy with video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging adds flexibility. It lets people fit sessions around family, work, or mobility limits and provides multiple ways to stay engaged between sessions. Licensed professionals can use these formats to combine conversation, exercises, and written tools to support ongoing progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English