Garfield Thompson

Garfield Thompson is a Registered Psychologist and operates his own private practice, delivering psychological services endorsed by Medicare Australia.

Mr Thompson has worked with young people overseas and in Australia, and has been invited on several occasions to present papers on his work at overseas conferences in Europe and at national conferences in Australia.

Mr Thompson is the designer and creator of a psychological intervention known as Therapeutic Mapping®. This tool has been structured to provide school staff with the ability to deliver psycho-education and therapeutic tutorials in a classroom setting to help students overcome the crippling effects of poor mental health. He co-founded Alta-1 College, which provides an alternative education programme for young people between the ages of 15 and 19 years. The programme enables young people who are not suited to mainstream schooling to complete secondary education.

Mr Thompson served in the Vietnam War, and is a recipient of the Bronze Star medal for his military service.