Meet Tanya Thompson!
“Happiness is measured in moments, not years”
Tanya Thompson is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who joined Generations in November 2021 and is a welcomed member of our team. She works out of our northwest Indianapolis office, located at 9001 N Wesleyan Road in the Parkstone office complex.
Let’s get to know Tanya!
Tanya is native to Indiana, though she spent several of her childhood years in Sierra Leone, West Africa where her parents were missionaries. As a child, Tanya wanted to be a missionary nurse like her mother, then a physician, but when she took sociology in high school, she decided she wanted to work in the social sciences.
Tanya graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University with dual degrees in psychology and social work and after a short period of working in residential care, she went on to earn her Master of Social Work degree at University of Denver.
Since then, Tanya has spent the majority of her professional career at what was first Midtown Community Mental Health Center and then became Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center. Tanya worked for several years in the addictions clinic and then moved to the Borderline Awareness Skills and Empowerment program working with Borderline Personality Disorder, Dissociative Disorders and mood disorders. Tanya is also EMDR trained and has experience working with trauma.
In her free time, Tanya enjoys reading, hanging out with friends and family and volunteering at her church. Tanya has two adult children and one cat.
Tanya is motivated to work hard because she knows that other people are depending on her.
One of Tanya’s favorite books is The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by CS Lewis. She reads most genres, but typically enjoys mysteries or adventure thrillers. Something that always makes Tanya smile is her son’s enthusiastic joy when he accomplishes something. So does seeing a client have a breakthrough in insight and behavior change. Something Tanya frequently says to her clients is “Happiness is measured in moments, not years.”
Tanya is available for in person sessions at our Indianapolis location as well as virtual sessions. Give Tanya a call at 317-360-5768 to schedule an appointment.
