About Dale
Dale Thompson is a licensed clinical social worker who uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship strain. He writes and speaks in plain terms and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. With three decades of clinical experience, Dale aims to make therapy straightforward and collaborative.
Dale began his adult career focused on service and has worked in many helping roles. He spent 20 years as an officer providing counseling to military service members and their families and completed multiple deployments as a mental health provider.
Background and approach
His background also includes work in psychiatric hospitals, the justice system, mission and church settings, and school counseling in elementary and middle schools. Personal experience shapes his work. Dale recovered from a serious accident that required multiple surgeries and long hospital stays, and he draws on that journey when supporting people facing chronic pain, illness, or major life setbacks.
He describes himself as a family man and centers his work on respect, love, and honesty. In sessions he focuses on clear goals and skills people can practice between meetings. He helps people address depression, low self-esteem, communication and control issues, grief and bereavement, and challenges tied to aging or caregiver stress.
He also supports those dealing with first responder stress and trauma-related concerns. Dale holds a License in Clinical Social Work, LCSW, and a CSW credential, and he practices from Colorado. He encourages people to take one small step toward help and to match the approach to their needs and values.
Evidence-based approaches and flexible online care
Dale uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real symptoms and practical skills. One common approach he uses helps people learn coping skills and problem-solving steps to reduce anxiety and manage stress. Another approach focuses on processing traumatic experiences in small, steady steps so a person can reduce distress and build daily routines that support recovery.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He will discuss different methods, listen to your goals and preferences, and help pick what fits your situation. The plan can change as you progress so the work stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video works well for a fuller conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when a lower-bandwidth call or not being on camera is preferable. Live chat and text messaging allow for brief check-ins, quick skill practice, or shorter exchanges between fuller sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy days while keeping the focus on practical steps and steady progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Colorado
- Languages
- English