Dr. Thompson is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Yakima, WA. He holds a PhD in Pastoral Psychology from the Graduate Theological Foundation. His doctoral research focused on integrating the Thomistic psychology of St. John of the Cross with contemporary affective neuroscience, to further improve the psycho-spiritual treatment of trauma, disrupted attachment, and personality disorders. He is certified as a specialist in trauma treatment, addiction-informed mental health counseling, and personality disorders. He is also trained as an Ignatian spiritual director for the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life (SEEL), an Ignatian nine-month retreat based on St. Ignatius’s Nineteenth Annotation.