Roy Thomas - LCSW
Roy Thomas, LCSW has provided Marriage & Family Therapy as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) for twenty (20) years. He has worked as a therapist in institutions, private agencies, outpatient mental health facilities and in private practice. In these various settings, Roy worked primarily with older children, adolescents, adults and families from diverse backgrounds in individual, family, couple and group therapy formats. Roy describes his approach to therapy as follows:
"Professional therapy should be rendered in a confidential manner, while engaging participants through positive and motivating communications that are rooted in respect. This belief system and use of theoretical perspectives such as cognitive-behavioral, structural and functional family therapies, have improved the therapeutic process and client outcomes in my clinical practice as a therapist. Moreover, allowing clients to use with comfort their spiritual belief and coping, is a focus that, I believe, empowers the therapeutic process and leads to fulfilling client change.”
Roy has served as an adjunct professor and taught a human behavior course. He has also provided numerous public trainings in the areas of substance abuse and disease prevention, treatment and coping. He is also a writer and has authored materials related to the above-mentioned topics. Roy, his spouse and daughter have been active participants of the Christian faith most of their lives.
Credentials:
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)
Education:
The Catholic University of America, Masters Degree of Social Work (MSW)
Georgetown University, Center for Child Development
Jackson State University, postgraduate coursework
Reform Theological Seminary, postgraduate coursework
Specialties:
- Family dysfunction
- Premarital and couples therapy
- Adolescent behavioral disorders
- PTSD and other dissociative phenomena
- Rape, sexual abuse and other trauma
- Anxiety and depressive disorders
- Grief and bereavement
- Substance-abuse disorders
- Eating disorders, obesity and emotional eating
- Coping with disease, illnesses and injury
Locations:
Munster - Westminster Presbyterian Church
Crown Point - St. John UCC