Whitney Thompson
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This therapist is currently not accepting new clients. Find available Rhode Island therapists on Zencare.
Whitney Thompson is a Body-Mind Therapist and Zero Balancing practitioner. She received her MS, MFT degree from Central Connecticut State University and her BA in Philosophy from Vassar College.
Whitney offers a unique body-based approach in which she helps individuals rediscover wholeness through bringing attention and compassionate awareness to the body. She practices Internal Family Systems (IFS) and integrates her experience as a Vipassana meditator to increase mindfulness, create a sense of safety, and build compassionate understanding both within client’s systems and in the therapeutic connection.
Humans are complex and so are their relationships. They are also profoundly creative, vibrant, and intuitively oriented towards connection. However, many patterns and outdated beliefs about oneself and the world can restrict the access and flow of these qualities both in an individual’s body, relationships, and life.
Whitney has a passion for exploring the individual and larger cultural influences that each client brings to sessions, both consciously and unconsciously. She is fascinated by attending to and holding space for the spiraling process as it emerges in dreams, dialogue, and life unfolding as it will.
Whitney’s intention for new clients is that by becoming more skilled at processing the pain and discomfort they carry, they will both strengthen their ability to witness it and actually begin to alleviate it.
Anxiety - Coping with excessive worry, nervousness, or stress; intense discomfort in social settings (social anxiety); sudden and intense feelings of panic (panic disorder)
Depression - Providing support and promoting healing of hopelessness, low motivation and energy, sadness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and loss of interest and pleasure in life
Existential challenges & life transitions - Supportive exploration of meaning and purpose in one’s life; finding one’s path in the face of existential anxiety, dread, and feelings of meaninglessness
Feeling stuck - Feeling stuck in terms of desired change and seeing results (eg. through therapy). Addresses this with majority of clients; helping clients who have tried many types of solutions and have lost hope in actively experiencing change
Mind-body wellness - A balance of physical, emotional and spiritual health involving changing thought patterns, nourishing the soul and challenging our bodies to impact quality of thought, self-esteem, and belief systems
Relationship issues - Understanding one’s wants and needs in relationships; exploring patterns of interaction, addressing concerns, and strengthening satisfaction in relationships and dating
Addictions - Coping with emotional discomfort and suffering; reducing or abstaining from unwanted behaviors such as unhealthy gambling or shopping
Family issues - Promoting communication and supporting family members to address challenges and reduce conflict and distress
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Private Practice, Body-Mind Therapist, Zero Balancer, 2007 - Present
Haddam Killingworth Youth and Family Services, Clinician, 2006 - 2007
Connecticut Valley Hospital, Family Services, rehabilitation program, 2006 - 2007
Central Connecticut State University, MS, Marriage and Family Therapy, 2007
Vassar College, BA, Philosophy, 2004
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