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Neitcha Thomsen, a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), received her Master of Social Work from the University of Georgia and her undergraduate degree in Social Work from The University of Texas.

Mrs. Thomsen has extensive experience working with Young Adults and Adults with psychotic disorders, bi-polar disorder, anxiety disorders, co-dependency and depression. She is a mental health advocate in the Atlanta community and is passionate about empowering and supporting families and individuals impacted by mental illness through their journey of recovery, ending stigma and identifying community mental health resources.

Mrs. Thomsen uses a variety of modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, psychoeducation and Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP) based on the needs of the client. She empowers clients in their journey through a framework of the recovery model along with focusing on individual strengths. She aids individuals to discover through the treatment process their personal strengths, qualities and ability to not only heal but thrive in life. She works from a client centered framework focusing on education, protective factors, values, connection to others and developing skills while focusing on each client’s personal goals for therapy.

Mrs. Thomsen completed her clinical internship at Ridgeview Institute in Smyrna working in both the inpatient and structured outpatient psychiatric program settings. She has worked as a program therapist and program director. She has served on the board of NAMI Northside and currently is on the board of PLAN of Georgia. Before embarking on her work in the field of mental health she worked as a Spanish interpreter and cultural liaison in the school system along with facilitating community outreach work. She has lived in Mexico, Japan and Australia and loves to travel and learn about new cultures.