Veronica Thomas, Ph.D.

Veronica Thomas, Ph.D.
Profession(s): Psychology, Social Work, Social Work
License Status:  I'm a licensed professional.
License Type:  Psychologist
License Number:  PSY13949

My Approach to Helping

I try to get to the heart of the matter by focusing on what is most vivd and poignant in the here and now and on the meaning of that experience. Almost inevitably, what is linked to this process is cut off needs and desires which are not felt to be legitimate. I help my patients to reconnect with the longings that underlie states of depression and anxiety, and become manifested in a host of compulsive and harmful behaviors like drugs, alcohol. good, sex, shopping, exercising, keeping busy, etc. My approach to treatment is influenced by experiential, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral principles. It is also influenced by mother-infant reasearch and attachment theory.
 

Services I Provide

  • Individual Therapy & Counseling
  • Marriage, Couples, or Relationship Counseling
  • Family Therapy
  • Consultation
  • Clinical Supervision
 

Ages I Work With

  • Children
  • Teens
  • Adults
 

Languages I Speak

  • English
 

Groups I Work With

  • Couples,adults, adolescents, children (8-12)
 

Therapy Approaches I Use

  • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy
  • Acceptance Commitment Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy /REBT
  • Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
  • Emotion Focused Couples Therapy
  • Existential Psychotherapy
  • Family Systems Therapy
  • Gottman Method
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy
  • Object Relations
  • Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
  • Parent Work
  • Play Therapy
  • Systems Theory /Therapy
  • Transactional Analysis
 
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Locations & Maps
Office 1: 
20700 Ventura Blvd Ste. 228
Northridge, CA 91364 United States
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Concerns & Issues I Help With

  • Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
  • Abandonment and/or Fear of
  • Abortion / Post Abortion Issues
  • Academic Concerns
  • Addictions (Other)
  • Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
  • Aggression
  • Anger
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Issues
  • Bipolar
  • Caregiver Issues/Stress
  • Child and/or Adolescent Issues
  • Codependency / Dependency
  • Communication Problems
  • Compulsions
  • Control Issues
  • Creative Blocks
  • Depression
  • Dissociation
  • Divorce / Divorce Adjustment
  • Eating & Food Issues
  • Emptiness
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Emotional Overwhelm
  • End-of-life Adjustment
  • Family Problems
  • Family of Origin Issues
  • Grief & Loss
  • Identity Issues
  • Impulsivity
  • Inadequacy
  • Inattention
  • Infidelity / Affair Recovery
  • Irritability
  • Isolation (Emotional & Social)
  • Life Purpose/Meaning/Inner-Guidance
  • Midlife Transition
  • Mood Disturbance
  • Mood Swings
  • Obsessions
  • Panic
  • Parenting
  • Post Partum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress
  • Relationships & Marriage
  • Self-Care
  • Self-Confidence
  • Self-Criticism
  • Self-Doubt
  • Self-Esteem
  • Self-Harm (Cutting, etc.)
  • Self-Love
  • Sensitivity to Criticism
  • Sex / Sexuality Issues
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Shame
  • Social Phobia/Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Suicidal (Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors)
  • Suspiciousness
  • Trauma
  • Trust Issues
  • Values Clarification
  • Women's Issues
  • Workplace Issues
  • Worry
  • Worthlessness
  • Other - not listed here