About Ross
Ross Thompson brings 17 years of clinical experience to his Texas practice. He is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who works to build a respectful, cooperative relationship with each person.
Background and approach
Ross focuses on practical steps that match a client's situation and goals. He leans on a client-centered style that keeps the client's priorities at the center of sessions.
That can mean using mindfulness techniques to calm the body and mind. It can also mean drawing on narrative and solution-focused methods to change unhelpful patterns and find workable next steps.
Ross helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and problems with self-esteem. He also supports those facing addiction, intimacy-related issues, eating or sleeping concerns, anger, and life transitions.
Additional focus areas include attachment struggles, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication problems. Sessions often include straightforward conversation, gentle mindfulness exercises, and short practical tasks to try between meetings.
Ross aims to help people notice strengths and build skills they can use on their own after therapy ends. He practices in Texas and conducts sessions in English.
Ross frames therapy as a team effort and works at a steady, measured pace to help people reach realistic, lasting change. If someone wants to explore whether his style fits, he asks a few questions up front to understand needs and goals and then plans the next steps together.
Approaches that translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy keeps the person's goals and preferences at the center of work. In online sessions this means conversations focus on what matters most to the client and on what can change quickly in day-to-day life. Mindfulness therapy involves simple practices to calm the body and mind, such as short breathwork and grounding exercises that can be guided over video or by text.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Ross will work together with each person to decide which methods make sense based on their goals, history, and what feels comfortable. He adjusts methods over time if something isn't helping and invites feedback so the plan stays useful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not wanted. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and follow-up notes possible between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other commitments while using the approaches described above to address stress, relationships, anxiety, and life changes.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English