About Judy Thomas LCSW
A little about me
I bring over two decades of experience helping clients navigate mood disorders, substance use, life transitions, and trauma. My approach is always personalized - tailored to your unique needs, goals, and current abilities. Rather than just managing symptoms, I work with you to identify and treat the underlying issues that are truly driving distress.
I believe in supporting the whole person - mind, body, and spirit. That means drawing from a wide range of tools, including neurotherapy, mindfulness, lifestyle coaching, and evidence-based techniques like DBT and CBT. I'm also experienced in working with clients from diverse backgrounds, including those exploring alternative lifestyles and spiritual paths.
Whether you're looking for balance, clarity, or deeper healing, my goal is to help you move forward with more confidence and ease - using a holistic, integrative approach that honors all parts of who you are.
- Judy Thomas LCSW
Philosophy
At Free Minds Counseling, we don’t believe dysfunction is a personal failure. More often, it’s the result of a capable person trying to survive in an environment that doesn’t fit their needs.
Our work focuses on two powerful levers for change: strengthening your internal skills and shaping your external world so the two work together instead of against each other.
Treatment Focus
The ultimate goal of treatment is for clients to build lives they feel comfortable and happy living.
Sub goals will focus on identifying and targeting those things that get in the way.
Our Expertise
At Free Minds Counseling, our team of licensed therapists have years of experience helping individuals and families navigate life's challenges. We specialize in a wide range of areas, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship issues.
You’re Not Lazy, Broken, or “Too Much.” You’re in a Mismatch
This practice is a good fit if you:
- Are a teen (14+) or adult feeling chronically overwhelmed, stuck, or exhausted
- Function well on the outside but pay for it with burnout, anxiety, or shutdown
- Live with anxiety, ADHD, or AuDHD (diagnosed or self-identified)
- Are late-diagnosed and re-evaluating your past while trying to build a future that actually works
- Are a woman or non-binary person carrying the invisible labor of “holding it all together”
- Want practical strategies and an understanding of the deeper patterns behind them
- Believe therapy should address your whole life- not just your thoughts
We Specialize In:
- Anxiety & chronic overwhelm
- ADHD & AuDHD (including late-diagnosis support)
- Neurodivergent burnout
- Trauma & PTSD (from a neuro-informed lens)
- Life transitions and identity shifts
- Building sustainable life management systems
Our Therapeutic Toolbox
- Trauma- & Neurodivergent-Informed Care
- Safety, validation, and understanding are foundational to everything we do.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Concrete tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness.
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- A compassionate approach to healing inner conflict and understanding protective patterns.
- Narrative Therapy
- Externalize problems like anxiety or burnout and reconnect with your preferred story.
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
- Clarify goals, identify what’s already working, and build momentum with achievable steps.
Neurofeedback Services
A non-invasive brain-training supplement to therapy. Using real-time feedback, clients learn to regulate brainwave patterns associated with stress, focus, and emotional reactivity.
Neurofeedback may help with:
- Anxiety and rumination
- ADHD-related focus and impulsivity
- Trauma-related nervous system activation
- Sleep difficulties
Ask about combining Neurofeedback with therapy for an integrated approach.