Sherry Thomas
MA, LMHC, SUDP
I am a psychodynamic, relational, somatic, and experiential therapist. I treat a range of problems: mood disorders, psychosis, anxiety, and other forms of distress; I specialize in the treatment of trauma. My work with clients is integrative, humanistic, client-centered, and rooted in neuroscience. I help clients uncover, understand, and metabolize their deeper motivations and emotions. As they become aware of their subconscious, they discover clarity and choice, and their lives begin to change.
I support clients with emotional regulation, interpersonal communication, and learning mindfulness. My work aims to nourish, support, and ground clients through connection, compassion, and awareness.
I am a master's-level Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington. My LMHC license number is LH61141780. I am also a certified Substance Use Disorder Professional, SUDP #: CP60616352.
History
Like yours, my life is complex and always changing. I have worked in cafes, advertising agencies, early childhood education, outpatient clinics, and public schools. I have experienced betrayal, violence, and loss of beloveds. I know how it is to fail. I know what addiction feels like. I am familiar with feeling alone in a crowd, scared in my own home; not having enough to get by.
I have also experienced deep love, connection, loyalty, joy, safety, success, and empowerment. I know recovery well and understand there are many ways to get there. In my free time, I enjoy my family, music, and exercise. I also like gardening, reading, writing, creating art, meditating, and studying. I love drinking tea, especially matcha!
Training
After I completed my graduate program in counseling psychology at Saybrook University's LIOS program, I trained in many therapies. They are:
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
- Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- CBT for psychosis (CBTp)
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Lifespan Integration
- Nutritional and Integrative Medicine for Mental Health
- Mindfulness
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
- Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry
- Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR)
- Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB)
- Coherence Therapy
- Scientific Intersections and Clinical Applications of Dharma at Spirit Rock Insight Meditation Center.