{"id":638,"date":"2025-04-18T08:21:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T12:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=638"},"modified":"2025-07-14T10:41:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:41:39","slug":"erika-thomson","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/profile\/erika-thomson\/","title":{"rendered":"Erika Thomson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>I have been practicing as a clinical social worker since 2012. Throughout my career, I have worked in a variety of clinical settings, including mental health crisis teams, ambulatory care clinics, emergency departments, and medical\/ICU hospital units. I take a person-centered approach to care, empowering individuals to develop the insight and strengths necessary to be their best selves. I joined behavioral medicine in 2019. In my clinical role, I conduct initial assessments for students seeking care for the first time. In previous academic years, I also provided therapy at the Behavioral Medicine satellite location on the medical campus. In my leadership role, I organize outreach efforts across campuses to reduce stigma and increase access to mental health treatment for all students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Personal Hobbies<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>I am an avid thriftier and love a good vintage find. Being in nature always helps me to reset, especially when I have my rescue dog, Cali, in tow. One of my favorite spots to soak up the sun is the Block Island Nature Conservancy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Education &amp; Training<\/strong><br \/>\nMSW, Boston College<br \/>\nBSW, Eastern Connecticut State University<br \/>\nLICSW<br \/>\nPost-Traumatic Stress Management\/Psychological First Aid Certified<br \/>\nPost-Master&#8217;s Certificate in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Special Interests<\/strong><br \/>\n<span>preventative mental health care, brief assessments, crisis intervention, grief and loss, trauma-informed care<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16413,"template":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/638"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16413"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":640,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profile\/638\/revisions\/640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/shs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}