Wendy Thompson, Psychologist
Dr. Wendy Thompson, Ph.D., helps individuals across Michigan navigate challenges with clarity, confidence, and renewed emotional balance. She provides compassionate, evidence-based care for teens, adults, and seniors seeking meaningful change through individual therapy and couples therapy at LifeStance Health. Dr. Thompson supports patients facing concerns such as anxiety, depression, and relationship issues, always tailoring treatment to each person’s needs and goals.
She works extensively with adolescents and adults managing complex life transitions and emotional struggles. Her approach is grounded in collaboration, respect, and practical skill-building, helping patients strengthen emotional resilience, improve communication, and restore stability in their daily lives.
Dr. Thompson is particularly passionate about treating anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress/trauma. She is deeply committed to helping individuals reduce overwhelming symptoms, understand their reactions, and build healthier ways of coping. Her work in trauma-informed care, mood disorders, and stress-related conditions reflects her belief that healing and personal growth remain possible at every stage of life.
She draws from a range of interventions, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based strategies. In addition, she offers couples/marital counseling and provides care for individuals from adoption and foster-care backgrounds, those with developmental disabilities, and people on the autism spectrum. She also provides additional treatment modalities to meet the needs of diverse patients.
With more than 30 years of clinical experience, Dr. Thompson maintains a steady presence of calm and encouragement. Patients appreciate her thoughtful, balanced perspective and her dedication to helping them uncover strengths that support lifelong well-being.
Outside her clinical work, Dr. Thompson enjoys gardening and home decorating, activities that bring creativity and grounding to her everyday life.
Provider Introduction
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Couples Therapy: Ages 22-75+
- Individual Therapy: Ages 15-75+
Areas of Focus
Couples Therapy
Helps partners address relationship conflict and improve communication with a clinician's guidance.
- Sexual trauma
- Trauma & PTSD
- ADHD
- Adoption & foster care
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Attention & focus
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Dementia & memory issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Emotional abuse
- Empty nesters
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- Gambling
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Intense mood changes
- Marital stress or divorce
- Men's health/issues
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other addictive behaviors
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- PMS & PMDD
- Pornography/sexual behaviors
- Premarital counseling
- Racial identity
- Retirement
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Social injustice
- Social skills & communication
- Stress management
- Unhealthy eating habits
- Video game/internet
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- ADHD
- Attention & focus
- Sexual trauma
- Trauma & PTSD
- Ability status
- Adoption & foster care
- Aging
- Anger issues
- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Autism: generally independent
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body image
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & relationships (mid-life)
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Chronic pain-related issues
- Dementia & memory issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Detachment/disconnection
- Dissociative disorders
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Emotional abuse
- Empty nesters
- Family conflict
- Focus, concentration & memory
- General relationship issues
- Grief & loss
- Hair pulling & skin picking
- Hoarding
- Intellectual challenges: generally independent
- Intense mood changes
- Learning challenges
- Marital stress or divorce
- Men's health/issues
- Menopause & perimenopause
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- Parenthood
- Parenting
- Phobias
- PMS & PMDD
- Premarital counseling
- Racial identity
- Religion & spirituality
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Social skills & communication
- Sports performance
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Unhealthy eating habits
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Care Network of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Alliance Plan
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- McLaren Health Plan
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Priority Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
Languages
- English
Education
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Marquette University
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Wayne State University
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Eastern Michigan University
Frequently Asked
Questions
Please call us at 734-284-6149 to schedule an appointment with Wendy Thompson.
Wendy Thompson generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist.
Please call 734-284-6149 to find out Wendy Thompson's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Wendy Thompson:
- Aetna
- Blue Care Network of Michigan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS)
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- Health Alliance Plan
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- McLaren Health Plan
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Priority Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- TELUS Health (BHS)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 734-284-6149 to see how we can help.
Wendy Thompson is a Psychologist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Wendy Thompson works at:
Yes, Wendy Thompson does offer online telehealth visits.
Yes, Wendy Thompson is currently offering in-office visits at the following location: