Dr. Courtney Thomas, VA Psychologist 0810003763

Dr. Courtney Thomas is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in northern Virginia with extensive experience in adolescent and family work. She holds both a master’s degree and a doctoral degree in clinical psychology, representing advanced graduate training in assessment and therapeutic intervention focused on young people and family systems.

Her career spans a variety of settings, including schools, shelters, community-based mental health clinics and other service environments. She currently works in a national security setting while maintaining a private practice, and her professional experience has included travel and work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Change can be difficult, and Dr. Thomas approaches that process with warmth, compassion and practical focus. She frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy because of its straightforward, goal-oriented methods, and she integrates elements from other therapeutic models as needed. Collaboration is central to her work - she brings clinical expertise while recognizing that each person is the expert on their own life, and together with clients she develops plans aimed at reaching clear, achievable goals.

Results matter to Dr. Thomas, and she is committed to the counseling process and to supporting clients as they navigate stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, parenting concerns, grief, trauma, life transitions and related issues. Her clinical approaches include client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychodynamic therapy and solution-focused therapy.