Theresa Thomas

Assistant Professor

School of Allied Health

RMOT

Theresa D Thomas, PhD
Assistant Professor, Marriage & Family Therapy

Education

Ph D

2005, Marriage & Family Therapy
University of Louisiana at Monroe

MS

2001, Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Lamar University

BA

1999, Psychology
Northeast Louisiana University

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Theresa Thomas has rejoined the MFT teaching team after a Program Director position with Montreat College in their online MFT Masters Program. Before Montreat, she taught for ULM for 5 years. She comes to academia with 10 years of working in correctional mental health. She implemented systemic change and interventions in prison institutions in Mississippi, Florida, Illinois, and Maryland. Originally from south Louisiana and with a Ph.D. in Marriage & Family Therapy from ULM, she is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas. She is also an AAMFT Approved Supervisor.

Licensure & Certification

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, North Carolina Marriage & Family Therapy Licensure Board. (August 2023 - Present)

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Florida Board of Mental Health. (March 2023 - Present)

AAMFT-AS, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. (September 2018 - Present)

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage & Family Therapists. (April 28 2016 - Present)

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, State of Louisiana Licensed Professional Counselors Board of Examiners. (October 07 2013 - Present)

Research Interests

Her research approach is predominantly qualitative, and her research interests include the alternate career paths available for MFTs and using systemic theory and cybernetics to implement change in larger systems. Her international/multicultural research interests revolve around the growing MFT network across borders and languages and how digital progress is affecting and encouraging multicultural training, education, therapy, and supervision. She is also interested in how professional burnout can be conceptualized and treated systemically.

Recent Publications

Dronet, T. (2019). As If: In His Words, an Ode to Paul Watzlawick. Diagnosis – Intervention..

Hensley, R., Thomas, T., Sutton, J., Shannon, S., Webb, J. (2020). An Interprofessional approach to service- learning health project for area homeless: A Case Study. Online Journal of Interprofessional Health Promotion.

Kupers, T., Dronet, T. M., Winter, M. (2009). Beyond Isolated Confinement: Mississippi's Experience Re-thinking Prison Classification and Creating Alternative Mental Health Programs (pp. 1037-1050). Thousand Oaks, CA: Criminal Justice and Behavior.

Lundquist, T., Dronet, T. M. (2010). Quality Management (pp. 155-174). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc..

Dronet, T. M. (2010). Beyond Administrative Segregation: Re-thinking Mental Health Treatment in Maximum Security Units. CorrsDoc.

Dronet, T. M. (2016). Quality Improvement and Management in Correctional Mental Health (pp. 263-274). Springer International.

Courses Taught

COUN 5022HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT, 1 course(s)

COUN 5060STRAT OF LIFE & CAREER DEV, 3 course(s)

COUN 5065PRACTICUM IN COUNSELING, 2 course(s)

COUN 6070INTERNSHIP, 5 course(s)

COUN 6071INTERN SCHOOL SETTING, 4 course(s)

MAFT 2040HUMAN SEXUALITY & RELATIONSHIP, 1 course(s)

MAFT 5006THEORIES OF COUNSELING, 1 course(s)

MAFT 5060STRAT OF LIFE & CAREER DEVELOP, 3 course(s)

MAFT 5063ETHICS IN MFTC, 2 course(s)

MAFT 6053DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, 3 course(s)

MAFT 6063COUPLES INTIMACY SEXUALITY, 2 course(s)

MAFT 7000FAM SYS:EPIS ISS/MARR/FAM THER, 5 course(s)

MAFT 7002FAM SYS II:FOUN/MARR/FAM THER, 2 course(s)

MAFT 7010FAMILY THERAPY I, 1 course(s)

MAFT 7011AFTER THERAPY, 6 course(s)

MAFT 7012FAMILY THERAPY II, 1 course(s)

MAFT 7013CREATIVE TRANSFORM, 4 course(s)

MAFT 7014COUPLE & MARITAL THERAPY, 5 course(s)

MAFT 7015ABSURDITY, 1 course(s)

MAFT 7022SOC ECOLOGY:SOC CONTEXT/FAM, 1 course(s)

MAFT 7051DOCTORAL PRACTICUM, 4 course(s)

MAFT 7053DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP, 2 course(s)

MAFT 7099DISSERTATION, 13 course(s)

Theresa D Thomas, PhD Assistant Professor, Marriage & Family Therapy