About Thompson psychotherapy
Your therapist,
Graeme Thompson
RCC
Thompson Psychotherapy & Counselling
About Your Therapist,
Graeme Thompson
I’m Graeme, a husband, a father of two, and a therapist who has the privilege of come alongside individuals as they navigate the complexities of being human. What follows is a reflection on who I am as a therapist, then a bit about who I am as a person.
I specialize in helping adults (ages 19 and above) heal and grow from the challenges that life presents them. My practice addresses a range of concerns, though I’ve developed particular expertise working with people experiencing insomnia. Particularly those facing insomnia while also experiencing other mental health or physical health concerns.
Though a therapeutic approach that is flexible and grounded in evidence-based methods, I support clients in transforming their suffering and pain into meaningful values-congruent thriving. We will work together to face the uncomfortable and unknown parts of you, bringing them a sense of being seen, understood, and supported. Doing so will create the space for insight, integration, meaning, and changes aligned with your values.
If you are experiencing the following, we would likely be a good fit:
- Insomnia, with or without the presence of another mental or physical health condition
- Facing a life transition that threatens to overwhelm you
- Feeling like you don’t know who you are
- Being stuck, like nothing you do moves you
- A sense of nearing or being burnout, of not being able to keep up with it all
- Uncertainty about making a major life changing decision
- Having everything that should make you happy, yet you feel empty on the inside
- Struggling to control your worries
- Going through a meaningful loss, perhaps of a loved one, a job, a capability, or something else
- Believing that nothing matters, feeling like everything is pointless
Seems like a fit?
Let’s talk more so you can learn more about how therapy can work for you.
How I Help
Working with me is about deeply engaging with, understanding, and developing the tools necessary to make a meaningful change in your life. To do this, I will invest heavily into cultivating the type of therapeutic alliance with you that is characterized by authenticity, understanding, and hope. I don’t show up as a neutral emotionally removed viewer of your experience, I show up with honesty, caring, and sincerity.
My guiding aim will be to (re)vitalize your own capacity to heal and grow. As such, you will find that I seek to appreciate and make sense of the unique context that makes you you, then individualize treatment to this. You’ll find that I’m not big on advice-giving or telling you exactly what to do (though I don’t avoid this either), but rather use curiosity, interest, and an encouraging presence to aid you in finding your own path.
You’ll find that my therapeutic superpowers include passionate curiosity, a sense for drawing out meaning and purpose, and a steady presence that is attuned to you. I feel with my clients, laugh and celebrate with them, and seek to encounter them both as they are and who they can be.
Sometimes it’s helpful to get a sense of someone by hearing who they seek to be influenced by and learn from.
Some of the thinkers, speakers, writers, researchers, and clinicians that I tune into and whose contributions influence my therapeutic work include:
- Dr. Irvin Yalom
- Dr. Rollo May
- Russ Harris, Ph.D.
- John and Julie Gottman, Ph.D.s
- Carl Rogers, Ph.D.
- Dr. Viktor Frankl
- Daryl Chow, Ph.D.
- Steven Hayes, Ph.D.
- Ernest Becker
- Dr. Louis Cozolino
