Dr. Courtney Thomas, VA Psychologist 0810003763

Dr. Courtney Thomas is a licensed psychologist in Virginia (VA Psychologist 0810003763) with 25 years of clinical experience working with adolescents, adults, and families. She holds both a master’s degree and a doctoral degree in clinical psychology, with training that emphasizes adolescent and family therapy. Over the course of her career she has provided services in schools, shelters, community mental health clinics and other settings, and she currently combines work in a national security setting with maintaining a private practice.

Her practice focuses on a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, coping with life changes, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem, career questions and depression. Additional areas of focus include attachment and blended family issues, commitment concerns, divorce and separation, family problems, mood disorders, social anxiety and phobia, women’s issues, and young adult transitions. Dr. Thomas frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy because of its practical, results-oriented approach, while integrating elements from other therapeutic models to fit each person’s situation.

Collaboration is central to her work - she combines psychological expertise with respect for each person’s lived experience to create clear, achievable goals. Her style is warm, compassionate, and committed to measurable progress, with an emphasis on helping people build skills and strategies that support meaningful change.