About Thomas Ruderstaller
Owner/Therapist
Thomas was born in Salzburg, Austria, grew up in New Jersey, and has lived in Arizona since 2007. He completed his Bachelor’s degree at Drew University and completed his Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Argosy University. He has over 25 years of experience working in the mental health field, and has been working as an LPC (Licensed Practicing Counselor) since 2015. Thomas has worked for Bayless Healthcare, providing counseling services for at-risk teens and their families, and Crisis Preparation and Recovery as a crisis counselor and outpatient therapist. He draws from various clinical modalities, particularly somatic experiencing, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, CBT, humanistic/existential, and psychodynamic therapy. Thomas completed the 3-year training through the Somatic Experiencing Training Institute and became an SEP (Somatic Experiencing Practitioner) in November 2021. For more information on Somatic Experiencing, see the Resources tab.
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today
- Experienced counselor since 2011
- Certificate from Somatic Experiencing Training Institute – 2021
- Attended Argosy University, Masters in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Graduated 2012