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Jeff (Jeffery) Thompson

Jeff (Jeffery) Thompson

LCMHC

North Carolina

Motivational listening with a practical focus

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At a glance

Credentials
LCMHC
License
LCMHC, North Carolina / 13159
Experience
20 years
Languages
English
Location
North Carolina

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    • Warm and straightforward
    • Goal focused
    • Twenty years experience

    About Jeff

    Jeff (Jeffery) Thompson is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina with twenty years of experience. He offers a friendly, authentic approach and aims to help people uncover strengths they already have. His style is warm and straightforward, focused on practical steps clients can use day to day.

    Jeff commonly helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and issues with intimacy and relationships. He also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, addictions including sex addiction, ADHD, eating concerns, anger, and life changes. Additional areas of focus include forgiveness, guilt and shame, and post-traumatic stress.

    His work draws on Motivational Interviewing alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Existential Therapy. He may adapt techniques to fit each person’s needs and sometimes incorporates EMDR or clinical hypnosis when appropriate.

    Sessions are conducted in a warm, person-focused way that treats clients as whole people, not a list of symptoms. Jeff combines practical tools and honest conversation to help clients set goals and move toward them.

    If someone is ready to begin, the process starts by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist’s availability. The subscription for sessions can be canceled at any time.

  2. Approaches you might use in online sessions

    Motivational Interviewing is a conversation style that helps people find their own reasons to change. It works well for addressing addictions, ambivalence about goals, and building momentum for new habits.

    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on values and committed action. It helps when worry, avoidance, or difficult feelings get in the way of daily life by teaching straightforward skills to live by chosen values.

    Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship. The therapist listens closely and follows the person’s lead to build understanding and confidence.

    Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean combining methods or shifting focus as progress is made.

    If you are considering online therapy, check the available session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand them. Talk with the therapist about what will best suit your routine and comfort level.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteem

    Also works with

    AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementDepressionCoping with life changesADHD

    Additional focus areas

    ForgivenessGuilt and shamePost-traumatic stressSex addiction

    Therapeutic approaches

    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)HypnotherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

    Experience

    20+ years

    Listed in

    North Carolina

    Languages

    English

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What kinds of issues does Jeff address?

    He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy difficulties, addictions, ADHD, eating concerns, anger, parenting and coping with life changes.

    What is his therapeutic style like?

    His style is friendly, authentic, and warm. Sessions focus on practical steps and uncovering a person’s existing strengths.

    How much clinical experience does he have?

    Jeff brings twenty years of experience working as a psychotherapist and life coach in a variety of settings.

    What credentials and region are listed?

    He is an LCMHC licensed in North Carolina and practices there.

    Which languages are supported and can international clients join?

    Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

    What session formats are available?

    Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify particular formats.

    How does cost work for sessions?

    Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

    How do I begin working with him?

    Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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