Terri L. Thompson
Los Altos, CA
4996 El Camino Real
Los Altos, CA 94022
(650)796-4945
Contact by phone
Wheelchair accessible
CREDENTIALS/DISCIPLINE: Clinical Psychologist, license PSY23594. Trained at the Eating Disorder Clinic at The Division of Child Psychiatry and Child Development Stanford University School of Medicine. I utilize the Maudsley method for children with Anorexia Nervosa and with adolescents and adult, Interpersonal and Cognitive Behavioral therapy for Bulimia and Binge Eating.
Board Certified: No
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Number of years treating patients with eating disorders: 10+ years
Number of patients with eating disorders treated annually: 1-5
EDUCATION, TRAINING, and EXPERTISE: As a clinical psychologist I was trained through the Psy.D. Stanford doctoral program. As a cognitive behavior specialist I utilize research-results oriented treatments for children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. My speciality of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) is used to treat Anxiety, Depression, Posttraumatice Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Obsesssive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY: My ultimate goal is to bring my clients a sense of having their lives restored to a peaceful and optimistic resiliency and to provide the skills to continue to navigate through life with confidence.
Yes I believe it is possible to recover from an eating disorder and I define recover as: Restored to a healthy weight and back to previous life-style of activity and work.
LANGUAGES: English
POPULATIONS SERVED: Adolescents, Adults, Athletes, Children, Couples, Ethnic Minorities, Families, Females, Males, Seniors
CONDITIONS TREATED: Abuse, Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating, Bulimia Nervosa, Co-Morbidity, Compulsive Exercise, Night Eating Syndrome, NOS (Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Overeater, Overweight
TREATMENT APPROACHES: Cognitive Behavioral, Couples Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy
TREATMENT SETTINGS: Outpatient
FEES: Cash, Payment Plans, Personal Checks, Sliding Scale, Medicare, Insurance-UBH,Atena,Magellian, Victim Witness; If covered by “Provider out of the network” in a PPO, will bill on behalf of patient
