AUTHOR

Chad Thompson LCSW

Licensing & Certifications:

Licensed Clinical Social Worker-FL
Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP)
Certified Mindfulness-Informed Clinician Level 1 (CMC-1)

Professional Background

Chad’ behavioral health courses address a wide range of topics that reflect her expertise:

Currently working in Private Practice for over 3 years.
Led an Anxiety Partial Hospitalization program for 2 years.
Worked with Veterans and Military in Traumatic Brain Injury Residential Program and Mental Health Partial Hospitalization Program.
Worked in a mental health program at a homeless shelter for a year.
Worked in a children’s mental health program.

Professional Affiliations:

Member of National Social Worker Association (NASW)
Member of Toastmasters International

Education:

Master’s in Social Work, Specializing in Advanced Clinical Practice, Saint Leo University
Bachelor’s of Arts in Interpersonal and Organizational Communication with Minors in Marketing and Cinema Studies, University of Central Florida
40 hours of Exposure Response Prevention training
40 hours of Dialectical Behavior Therapy/Behavioral Activation Training
Attends Florida Chapter of NASW State Conference 2014-Present

Areas of Focus

Chad Thompson, LCSW, offers compassionate therapy with expertise in anxiety, life transitions, and spirituality. With a diverse background spanning private practice, veteran support, and children’s mental health, he empowers clients to navigate life’s challenges with resilience.

Chad Thompson utilizes a number of therapeutic approaches, including:

Anxiety
Phobias
Life Transitions/Changes
Spirituality

Aerophobia (Fear of Flying): Symptoms, Treatments, & How to Cope

Aerophobia is more than just the fear of flying to people experiencing it. It can feel like an overwhelming anxiety while the craft is in flight, or it is a fear that their safety is threatened while in an airplane. Causes could be due to feelings of inability to control the situation, a past trauma, or raised to fear planes and flying.

April 4, 2023

Anxiety in Men: Signs & Treatment Options

Anxiety is one of the most-experienced mental health issues today, and signs are a bit different in men than women. The signs of male anxiety vary in different life stages.

February 2, 2022

Scrupulosity OCD: Symptoms, Examples, & Treatment Options

Scrupulosity OCD involves experiencing religious or moral obsessions as well as intrusive, unwanted thoughts, images, or urges. People with scrupulosity OCD will often find themselves obsessing over whether their thoughts or actions may be immoral, unethical, or sinful. The most effective treatment for scrupulosity OCD is exposure and response prevention.

January 16, 2024

Recent Articles

Scrupulosity OCD: Symptoms, Examples, & Treatment Options January 16, 2024

Aerophobia (Fear of Flying): Symptoms, Treatments, & How to Cope April 4, 2023

Anxiety in Men: Signs & Treatment Options February 2, 2022