Practitioner record · Checked 9 Oct 2026
Ross Thompson has been in practice 17 years and is licensed in Texas. Ross lists stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and grief among 26 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.
Everything below is either quoted from Ross's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.
01 · Who Ross works with
Ross lists 17 specialisms and 9 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Ross chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.
02 · In Ross's own words
Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.
Please note: My hours are from 3pm-midnight. Hello, my name is Ross Thompson a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Texas since 2008, and I look forward to working with you.
Therapy model: I am a Client-Centered Therapist that is dedicated in creating a cooperative and respectful relationship to enhance the identification of your needs, goals, and progression towards them. I try my best to provide therapy style that fits your current state pulling from applicable models that resonate with my clients, such as: CBT, Collaborative, Narrative and Solution Focused models.
Therapy approach: I believe in a holistic approach of mind and body affecting the greater outcome, so I may also bring in techniques from Mindfulness and physical health to enhance your treatment outcomes. These can help create solutions for long lasting changes. My priority is not just to reach your current goal, but stability that will last beyond counseling, where you can recognize and enhance your strengths and adaptability to deal with any issues that may present themselves on your own.
Education: I have an MA and Ph.D classes in Marriage and Family Therapy since 2008 working with those self-reporting a wide range of concerns, including but not limited to many forms of: Depression, Anxiety, Relationship Issues, Emotional Trauma, Co-Dependency, Adultery/Cheating, and Motivation.
I hope we can work together, I look forward to working with you!
Ross Thompson, on the BetterHelp listing · read 9 Oct 2026
03 · How Ross works
These are the clinical methods Ross lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Ross's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Ross runs a session.
04 · What happens next
Ross practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Ross's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.
BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Ross at this point.
BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Ross is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Ross.
You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.
A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.
Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.
05 · Before you commit
Built from what Ross actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Ross's - Ross has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.
“You list both Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”
Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.
“How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”
Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.
“With 17 years in, what has changed most in how you work?”
Long experience is only an advantage if it has been examined. This tends to surface whether it has.
“How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”
On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.
06 · Practical details
07 · Provenance
Ross's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 9 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.
The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.
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