Teresa Thompson (she/her)

Hello and welcome! I’m Teresa Thompson, Founder and Senior Therapist at Salt River Therapy. I am licensed as a LCSW in New York and New Jersey. Clients come to me feeling unsure and insecure, repeating the same frustrating patterns over and over again, and afraid to let go of what’s not working. Our work together helps them tame that feeling of being overwhelmed, ditch old and unhealthy cycles, and finally move forward on the life path that they want.

I value building a genuine therapeutic connection with you - that’s why I’m open to bringing aspects of my personal identity and lived experience into my practice. As a binational, multiracial person living in diaspora, I relate well to “outsiders” and people with mixed or fluid identities. Women and LGBTQ clients often specifically seek me out as a therapist who is a queer woman of color - because I haven’t just studied these walks of life, I’ve lived them.

I am a graduate of the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, and I have also completed additional advanced clinical training through the Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Study Center and the Embody Lab. My therapeutic style draws from feminist and postcolonial critical theory as well as more traditional modalities such as Psychodynamic Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Before I founded my private practice I worked as a psychiatric social worker in the community mental health setting. If you have CPTSD, Bipolar Disorder, psychosis, or severe depression, you can trust that I have the expertise needed to guide your care. My other specialties include religious trauma, and navigating complicated family dynamics.