Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
How Judy works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin, Illinois
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Judy
Judy Thomas is an LCSW with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, mood struggles, and attention issues. She uses a direct, honest, and compassionate style to create clear communication in sessions. Judy aims to be practical and straightforward while offering steady support.
She often combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools to help clients recognize unhelpful thoughts and learn coping skills. Mindfulness practices are used to reduce reactivity and build awareness.
Background and approach
Solution-Focused techniques help set short-term goals and notice progress quickly. Judy works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, bipolar mood issues, trauma and abuse, postpartum depression, and challenges tied to identity and relationships. She also addresses attachment issues, body image, codependency, impulsivity, and sexual or relationship styles such as polyamory and kink when those topics come up.
Her approach is collaborative: the client leads and she offers guidance, tools, and resources. Sessions break problems into manageable parts, identify patterns, and test what works. The aim is to build skills that support daily functioning and longer-term goals.
Judy accepts clients in Wisconsin and international clients who prefer English. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Her tone is nonjudgmental and practical, and she draws on decades of experience to help people move forward.
What Judy works with
Everything Judy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Judy's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Codependency
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Judy lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches applied online
Judy uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thought patterns that feed anxiety, anger, or low mood. CBT focuses on clear steps and practice tasks that can reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills for strong reactions or impulsive behaviors.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Judy treats this as a collaboration - she listens to your goals and tries methods together to see what fits. Over time the plan can be adjusted so that techniques match the client’s needs and preferences.
Online formats make that collaboration flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face work and skills practice, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging support shorter check-ins or between-session coaching. These options help people fit therapy into work, school, or busy family schedules and keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Judy
What issues does Judy commonly address?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, ADHD, addictions, and mood disorders among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct, honest, and compassionate with an emphasis on clear communication and practical tools.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Judy has 20 years of experience working with a variety of people and concerns related to mood, attention, and daily functioning.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She holds LCSW credentials in Illinois and Wisconsin and lists Wisconsin as her location.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients who use English.
What session formats are available?
Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.