Linda Thompson

Linda Thompson is a Professor and Director of Clinical Training at the School of Counseling-Tampa at National Louis University. With nearly three decades of experience in mental health as a clinician, administrator, and educator, she specializes in attachment, trauma, human sexuality, systemic therapies, and suicide prevention. Her career spans roles in inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care, private practice, and forensic units.

• Education: PhD in Education, Marriage and Family Counseling from Saint Louis University; MA in Counseling and Guidance from University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Dr. Thompson serves as a contracted provider for the Department of Defense in deployment and critical incident events and maintains a private practice in Venice, FL. She actively supervises post-graduate clinicians for licensure and emphasizes fostering lifelong learning in students.

Scientific Honors:
• President of International Association of Addiction and Offender Counselors (IAAOC), 2016-17
• President of Pennsylvania Counseling Association, 2017-18