Mission

About Us

Our Mission

Thompson Counseling & Consulting (TCC) provides high-quality and evidenced-based counseling and consulting services to individuals, non-profits, educational institutions, and organizations in The Bahamas and the surrounding region. Our goal is to offer accessible and affordable services that promote personal growth and development through tailored approaches that meet each client's unique needs. We begin each service by assessing and diagnosing the clients' needs to understand their goals and create a plan to achieve them. Our ultimate goal is to alleviate psychological suffering and improve functioning and satisfaction in both personal and professional aspects of clients' lives. All services are based on evidence-based psychological and organizational development theories and delivered ethically and respectfully to the client. Our mission is to promote psychological safety and well-being for individuals and organizations through individual counseling, training, development, mentorship, and workplace counseling.

Our Social Responsibility

At TCC, we strive to make counseling more accessible regardless of your income or financial status. We recognize that counseling is typically seen as a luxury designated for the privileged. To this end, we work with our clients to figure out a holistic view and approach to how clients can afford our high-quality counseling services. We use a sliding scale approach to offer fees to our clients so that they can afford them and get the mental health services that they need. Click the link below to fill out our Financial Hardship Application.

Financial Hardship Application

Our Founder

Stephen J. Thompson, MA, CCWS, CHRS, QMHP, EdD Candidate

Stephen J. Thompson hails from Nassau, Bahamas, and serves as the founder and Chief Organizational Well-being Consultant of Thompson Counseling & Consulting, a virtual counseling and organizational consulting firm headquartered in The Bahamas.

Previously, from June 2022 to March 2024, Stephen held the role of Senior Advisor for Global Staff Care and Well-being at Catholic Relief Services (CRS), a global humanitarian aid organization based in Baltimore, Maryland. In this capacity, Stephen provided internal advisement on Global Staff Care & Well-being within a multidisciplinary team of health professionals. Positioned between the Health Safety and Security Unit (HSSU) and Global People Resources (GPR) at CRS, Stephen advised on best practices to mitigate health risks and promote staff well-being throughout the employee lifecycle. His responsibilities included advising, developing, implementing, and monitoring comprehensive approaches to staff care and well-being interventions. Stephen ensured access to tools and resources supporting well-being during critical moments, such as life events, transitions, and high-stress periods.

As of March 2024, Stephen transitions to full-time work as the Senior Specialist for Global Staff Care & Well-being at the Headington Institute. In this role, he will provide psychological services primarily to international relief and development workers worldwide. Headington Institute is a global nonprofit dedicated to promoting mental health and resilience in high-stress environments.

Stephen is a past board member of the Bahamas Sexual Health & Rights Association (BaSHRA), focusing on masculinity-related education and training. He holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Forensic Psychology, is certified by the Corporate Health & Wellness Association as a Certified Corporate Wellness Specialist (CCWS) and Certified Healthcare Reform Specialist (CHRS), and meets the education and training criteria for the QMHP (Qualified Mental Health Provider) designation. Stephen is pursuing a Doctor of Education (EdD) in Organizational Leadership & Development with a research specialization in contextualizing leadership development programs to support humanitarian aid workers' well-being.

As the Chief Organizational Well-being Consultant of TCC, Stephen's focus has shifted toward developing and facilitating virtual and in-person training for nonprofit and for-profit organizations, tailoring programs to specific needs. Stephen continues to provide specialized counseling and career counseling services, though this is no longer the primary area of focus of TCC. Stephen advocates for corporate social responsibility, organizational wellness, community and staff mental health, youth development, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

With an integrative approach combining Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Reality Therapy, and Gestalt Therapies, Stephen prioritizes empathy and individualized care in his practice. As a consultant, he fosters skill-building and psychological safety in organizations, aiming to enhance workforce management and organizational commitment while achieving quality outputs.

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