Dr. John C. Thomas is an Associate Professor (former Ph.D. Program Director and Chair) in the Center for Counseling and Family Studies, at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. Dr. Thomas also maintains a limited private practice with Wyndhurst Counseling Center in Forest, VA. Prior to coming to Liberty, Dr. Thomas served 12 years as an internal Employee Assistance Consultant for DuPont and maintained a small private counseling practice. Dr. Thomas has also served as clinical director of the Lexington/Richland Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council in Columbia, South Carolina and an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina where he also supervised master and doctoral students. Dr. Thomas has also directed the counseling and psychology program at Florida Bible College. Dr. Thomas' clinical, academic, and research interests can be categorized into three domains. For individual issues Dr. Thomas is interests include addictions (especially chemical and sexual addiction), trauma, anger, and men's issues. Second, in marriage and family Dr. Thomas is interested in marital satisfaction, enrichment, sexuality, and affairs. Finally, in the arena of organizational psychology his interests include leadership, high performance organizations, and issues related to serving in the ministry. John and his wife, Denise conduct marriage enrichment retreats, and John speaks on mental health and organizational issues in the community. John, along with his wife, Denise and their two children, Katie (23) and Stephen (18) reside in Lynchburg, Virginia. They have adopted a third Greyhound (Jeri) and Silky Terrier (Buster).
Articles
What's Good About Feeling Bad Handout for AACC World Conference 2009, Faculty Publications and Presentations (2009)
Based upon the book "What's good about feeling bad: Finding purpose and a path through...
Panic attacks: Can they really be stopped?, Christian Counseling Today (2008)
Published in Christian Counseling Today magazine, this article addresses the nature and impact of panic...
Crisis 911: Toward a Comprehensive Intervention Model, Christian Counseling (2008)
Suffering softens calloused hearts; but it can also embitter them. The prudent helper seeks to...
Under the yellow tape: Working within the medical, legal, and judicial systems, Christian Counseling (2008)
The types of problems addressed in an office differ dramatically from those that happen in...
Multiple lacerations of the heart: When grief accumulates (with Teresa Sours), Christian Counseling Connection (2007)
The idea of multiple lacerations of the heart is both personally and professionally a topic...
Books
Enduring Your Season of Suffering (with Gary Habermas Ph.D.) (2011)
Enduring Your Season of Suffering serves as a resource for everyone struggling with questions about...
Therapeutic Expedition: Equipping the Christian Counselor for the Journey (with Lisa Sosin) (2011)
For undergraduates and those pursuing a master’s degree in counseling, psychology, social work, or pastoral...
What is good about feeling bad: Finding purpose and a path through your suffering (2008)
When you’re tightly clenched in the grip of suffering, it doesn’t always help to hear...
Presentations
AACC Handout April 13 2012 When Stress Becomes Destructive: Identifying & Treating the Intimacy Anorexic, AACC Marriage America Conference (2012)
Objectives: to conceptualize these presenting problems as symptoms of emotional and relational disengagement to identify...