{"formatVersion":"1.1","id":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/brian-thompson","path":"/people/brian-thompson","url":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/brian-thompson","title":"Brian Thompson, Ph.D.","family":"People profile","description":"Brian Thompson, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist at Portland Psychotherapy Clinic, Research, and Training Center in Portland, Oregon.","language":"en-US","access":{"audience":"public","indexable":true},"provenance":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/brian-thompson","wordpressId":"6379","contentCompleteness":"complete","dateScope":"original-source"},"authors":[],"dates":{"datePublished":"2024-05-31T21:19:15Z","dateModified":"2025-10-02T00:49:19Z"},"content":{"html":"<main id=\"main\" class=\"page-shell wrap\"><nav class=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/\">Home</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people\">People</a></li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">Brian Thompson</span></li></ol></nav><div class=\"people-profile\" data-profile-template=\"person\" data-default-profile-view=\"contributions\"><header class=\"person-header\"><div class=\"person-overview\"><div class=\"person-identity\"><h1>Brian Thompson, Ph.D.</h1><p class=\"person-role\">Writer</p><p class=\"person-credentials\"><span class=\"person-credential-group\" data-credential-kind=\"degrees\">Ph.D.</span></p></div></div><img class=\"person-avatar\" src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/f3b9d905f1cd6379a2692607.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" decoding=\"async\"></header><p class=\"person-summary\">A licensed psychologist at Portland Psychotherapy Clinic, Research, and Training Center in Portland, Oregon, and he also works at the Portland Mood Disorders Clinic.</p><nav class=\"person-nav person-actions\" aria-label=\"Person profile\" role=\"tablist\"><a id=\"tab-about\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/brian-thompson#about\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"about\" aria-selected=\"true\">About</a><a id=\"tab-contributions\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/people/brian-thompson#contributions\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"contributions\" aria-selected=\"false\">Contributions</a></nav><div class=\"person-body\"><div class=\"person-content\"><div class=\"person-main\"><section id=\"about\" class=\"person-panel person-view\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-about\" tabindex=\"0\"><p>Brian Thompson, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist at the Portland Psychotherapy Clinic, Research, and Training Center in Portland, Ore. He also works at the Portland Mood Disorders Clinic.</p>\n<p>Thompson draws from evidence-based treatments that emphasize compassionate understanding of each person’s struggles and support movement toward personal values. He treats a range of conditions, particularly anxiety, and specializes in trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder.</p><section><h2 id=\"education\">Education</h2><p>University of Montana<br>Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Clinical Psychology<br>2004 - 2009</p>\n<p>Naropa University<br>Master of Arts (MA), Counseling<br>2000 - 2003</p></section><section class=\"person-regional-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"local-communities\"><h2 id=\"local-communities\">Local Communities</h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/local/portland-or\">Portland, OR</a></li></ul></section><section class=\"person-related-communities\" id=\"topic-communities\" aria-labelledby=\"topic-communities-heading\"><h2 id=\"topic-communities-heading\">Topic Communities</h2><div class=\"person-community-links\"><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/community/anxiety\">Anxiety</a><a href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/community/post-traumatic-stress-disorder\">Trauma &amp; PTSD</a></div></section><div class=\"person-credential-details\"><div><h3>Degrees</h3><p>Ph.D.</p></div></div><section data-reference-list=\"\" data-reference-style=\"author-date-title-source\" class=\"article-sources\"><h2 id=\"references\">References</h2><ol><li id=\"amazon\" value=\"1\" data-reference-number=\"1\" data-reference-format=\"393\"><em class=\"reference-title\">About the Author.</em> (n.d.). Amazon. <a href=\"https://www.amazon.ca/stores/Brian-L.-Thompson-PhD/author/B0C3L8L7GD?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=libra&amp;utm_content=external_resource&amp;utm_id=site-people-brian-thompson&amp;utm_source=mentalhealth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"reference-source\">amazon.ca</a>.</li><li id=\"obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd-treatment-in-portland\" value=\"2\" data-reference-number=\"2\" data-reference-format=\"393\"><em class=\"reference-title\">Dr. Brian Thompson, Licensed Psychologist.</em> (n.d.). Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Treatment in Portland. <a href=\"https://ocdportland.com/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=libra&amp;utm_content=external_resource&amp;utm_id=site-people-brian-thompson&amp;utm_source=mentalhealth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"reference-source\">ocdportland.com</a>. Accessed October 10 2026.</li><li id=\"portland-psychotherapy\" value=\"3\" data-reference-number=\"3\" data-reference-format=\"393\"><em class=\"reference-title\">Dr. Brian Thompson, Ph.D.</em> (n.d.). Portland Psychotherapy. <a href=\"https://portlandpsychotherapy.com/our-team/brian-thompson/?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=libra&amp;utm_content=external_resource&amp;utm_id=site-people-brian-thompson&amp;utm_source=mentalhealth.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" class=\"reference-source\">portlandpsychotherapy.com</a>. Accessed October 10 2026.</li></ol></section></section><section id=\"contributions\" class=\"person-panel person-contributions person-view\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-contributions\" tabindex=\"0\"><h2>Contributions</h2><div class=\"person-contribution-list\"><article class=\"person-work-card\" data-editorial-contribution data-contribution-category=\"Library\"><div class=\"person-post-body\"><a class=\"person-work-preview\" href=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/library/recovered-trauma-memories-and-hypnosis\"><span class=\"person-work-media\"><img src=\"https://www.mentalhealth.com/assets/optimized/3afc898c776f007c7c50472e.webp\" alt=\"A woman speaks with a counselor in a bright consultation room.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"/assets/responsive/8538cdeb4369f280f7ec2dc6.webp 800w, /assets/optimized/3afc898c776f007c7c50472e.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px\"><span class=\"person-work-badge\">Authored</span></span><div class=\"person-work-copy\"><h3>Recovered Trauma Memories and Hypnosis</h3><p>Discover the efficacy and safety of hypnotherapy for healing traumatic memories.</p></div></a></div></article></div><button class=\"person-secondary person-more\" type=\"button\" data-contribution-more=\"\" aria-expanded=\"false\" hidden=\"\">Show all contributions</button><p class=\"person-contribution-count\" role=\"status\" data-contribution-count=\"\">1 contributions</p></section></div></div></div></div></main>","text":"HomePeopleBrian ThompsonBrian Thompson, Ph.D.WriterPh.D.A licensed psychologist at Portland Psychotherapy Clinic, Research, and Training Center in Portland, Oregon, and he also works at the Portland Mood Disorders Clinic.AboutContributionsBrian Thompson, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist at the Portland Psychotherapy Clinic, Research, and Training Center in Portland, Ore. He also works at the Portland Mood Disorders Clinic. Thompson draws from evidence-based treatments that emphasize compassionate understanding of each person’s struggles and support movement toward personal values. He treats a range of conditions, particularly anxiety, and specializes in trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder.EducationUniversity of MontanaDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Clinical Psychology2004 - 2009 Naropa UniversityMaster of Arts (MA), Counseling2000 - 2003Local CommunitiesPortland, ORTopic CommunitiesAnxietyTrauma & PTSDDegreesPh.D.ReferencesAbout the Author. (n.d.). Amazon. amazon.ca.Dr. Brian Thompson, Licensed Psychologist. (n.d.). Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Treatment in Portland. ocdportland.com. Accessed October 10 2026.Dr. Brian Thompson, Ph.D. (n.d.). Portland Psychotherapy. portlandpsychotherapy.com. 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