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Strategic, compassionate guidance for organizations that care for people. Dr. Thomas helps leaders build healthy teams, prevent burnout, integrate faith and mental health where it fits, and put trauma-informed, culturally responsive practice into action.
Areas of consultation
Where I can help your organization
Team Health
Assess where your team is thriving and where it is strained, including burnout and turnover, then build a practical plan for communication, workload, trust, and care.
Faith & Mental Health Integration
For churches, ministries, and faith-based practices: integrating faith and clinical care ethically, building mental health ministries, and creating referral pathways.
Trauma-Informed Practice & Multiculturalism
Review policies, environments, and culture through a trauma-informed and culturally responsive lens, with a clear plan for change.
Team Building & Improvement
Facilitated sessions and retreats that help teams repair conflict, clarify roles, and work together with renewed purpose.
Leadership Consultation
One-on-one and leadership team consultation for executives, managers, pastors, directors, and practice owners leading through growth, change, or challenge.
The process
A clear path from question to change
Discovery Call
We talk through your goals, challenges, context, and budget, and decide whether we are a good fit.
Assessment
Interviews, observation, surveys, or document review to understand what is really happening.
Recommendations
A focused plan with priorities you can act on, grounded in research and your mission.
Implementation
Training, facilitation, and follow-up support so the change actually takes hold.
Ways to work together
Ongoing partnerships
One-time or monthly
Consultation
A single strategy session, a defined project, or ongoing monthly support for your leaders and team, customized to your goals.
For group practices
Contract Supervision
Texas-compliant supervision for your practice's LPC Associates, billed to the practice.
Counseling Issues & Crisis
Recorded Training Series
An 11-hour video series for churches, ministries, and care teams, offered at a set price based on your needs.
Church program license
Fearfully & Wonderfully Made
Dr. Thomas's family sexuality education program for churches, with facilitator training available.
Investment
Customized to your scope and budget
Consultation typically ranges from $500 to $5,000+, depending on scope, organization size, and whether it is a one-time engagement or ongoing support. Individual professional consultation starts at $150 per hour. Custom packages are available.
- Free 20 to 30 minute discovery call
- One-time sessions, defined projects, or monthly support
- Ministry and nonprofit options
- Virtual nationwide, in person by arrangement
Plan ahead
Workplace programming around awareness months
Employers and employee resource groups often schedule mental health programming around these dates. Reach out two to three months ahead for the best availability.
- May: Mental Health Awareness Month and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- September: Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
- October 10: World Mental Health Day
- Year-round: leadership retreats, staff development days, and conferences
Why work with Dr. Thomas
Leadership experience on both sides of the table
Dr. Thomas directs a graduate counseling program, leads faculty and accreditation work, runs her own practice, and serves in community and ministry settings. She understands the pressures leaders face in clinical, academic, nonprofit, and faith settings.
- PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision; LPC-S in Texas
- Graduate program director with curriculum, accreditation, and team leadership experience
- Published researcher on trauma, culture, crisis, and faith communities
- Theological training from Dallas Theological Seminary
- Years of leading community mental health groups and family programs
- Bicultural perspective as an Indian American immigrant
FAQ
Consultation questions
Who is consultation for?
Churches, ministries, nonprofits, employers, group and private practice owners, clinical directors, and leadership teams. Consultation is available nationwide.
What does consultation cost?
Consultation typically ranges from $500 to $5,000+, depending on scope, organization size, and whether it is a one-time engagement or ongoing support. Individual professional consultation starts at $150 per hour. Custom packages are available. Every engagement begins with a free discovery call.
Can consultation be one-time or ongoing?
Both. Options range from a single strategy session, to a defined project such as a trauma-informed policy review, to ongoing monthly consultation. The scope is set together during a discovery call.
What if our budget is limited?
Finances should not keep an organization from building a healthier culture. Ministry and nonprofit options, smaller scopes, and phased projects are available. Share your budget and Dr. Thomas will help you find a realistic starting point.
Do you work with secular organizations?
Yes. Consultation is adapted to each setting. Faith integration is included for churches and faith-based organizations that want it, and is not part of secular engagements unless requested.
Is consultation available outside Texas?
Yes. Consultation, training, and mentorship are available anywhere in the United States, virtually or in person. Only counseling services are limited to Texas residents.
Is consultation the same as counseling?
No. Consultation focuses on your organization, leadership, or professional practice. It is not therapy and does not create a counseling relationship.
Let's talk about what your team needs
Tell me about your organization, your goals, and your budget. I'll follow up to schedule a free discovery call.