Author · Lecturer · Inspirational Speaker

Dr. Dorothy
J. Thomas

A life devoted to healing, learning, and humanity. A heartfelt advocate of Behavioral Health and Addiction Pathology, and a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®.

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Biography

A career grounded in compassion and service.

Dorothy J. Thomas is a heart-felt advocate of Behavioral Health and Addiction Pathology. She was the Director of Addiction Services at Loretto Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Science, and a Masters in Human Services, Counseling and Doctor of Religious Philosophy degree in counseling.

Formerly a Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor (CADC) and Gender Competency Endorsement (GEC), Dr. Thomas has functioned as a Clinician and Administrator throughout her tenure in the field of Addiction Medicine. Positions held during this period ranged from Executive Director, Manager and Therapist with various organizations.

In addition to her clinical responsibilities, she is an educator and was a member of the adjunct faculty staff at Triton College; as well as hosting WVON’s Recovery Radio program. Her love and respect for humanity is only exceeded by her passion for working with special populations including women, mentally ill substance abusers, victims of family violence and criminal justice.

DOROTHY J. THOMAS
CERTIFIED GRIEF RECOVERY SPECIALIST®

Dorothy J. Thomas Consulting

Education, counseling, and healing.

Dr. Dorothy J. Thomas Consulting’s mission is to explore and address the needs of the individual and community through education, counseling and healing.

Unresolved grief is an area that continues to remain hidden by hundreds of people in our society.

Her work

Many roles. One enduring purpose.

Dr. Thomas brings experience, compassion, education, and a commitment to humanity to every space she enters.

Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®

Guidance through grief

Supporting individuals as they face unresolved grief, loss, pain, and life transitions through education, counseling, and healing.

Consultant — Snell & Associates

Consulting with purpose

Offering professional insight, thoughtful guidance, and experience to individuals, organizations, and communities.

Radio Host

Conversations that matter

Dr. Thomas hosted WVON’s Recovery Radio program, sharing conversations and perspectives connected to recovery and healing.

Lecturer

Education that engages

Bringing professional experience and a commitment to learning to audiences and communities.

Inspirational Speaker

Encouragement with meaning

Sharing messages shaped by faith, resilience, service, and respect for humanity.

Author

Stories of life and healing

Writing about grief, relationships, difficult choices, faith, and the possibility of healing.

Author

Books that walk with the reader.

Dr. Dorothy J. Thomas writes with honesty, faith, and compassion about grief, relationships, difficult choices, and the possibility of healing.

Down In the Valley...Weeping May Endure For A Night

The journey through the valley of the shadow of death does not end when a loved one dies ... but rather is just beginning. How long will you linger down in the valley? How long until healing comes? How long will the pain and loneliness smother your heart and spirit? How long until God speaks peace and healing, learning and growth to your soul?

The answer, just like the experience of the journey itself, is different for everyone. Walk through the valley with the author as she travels through memories, emotions, and questions. She shares her questions, her anger, her slowly growing understanding and changes, to offer guidance on your personal path through the valley. Just as she learned, the deepest pain comes in the darkest moment of the night. Cry out to God ... and before you know it, your tears will fade to sweet rest and peace, and joy will come in the morning.

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On The Outside Looking In

Joel and Jenny Lowe; an upper-class married Christian couple’s marriage was built on a foundation of sand. Their marriage is riddled with deceit, omissions, shame and guilt. Due to Jenny, they are faced with myriads of life’s dilemmas that threaten to rip apart their delicate union.

You see, Jenny has a secret, in fact, she has several—secrets, that are placing her marriage, career, and her life in perilous jeopardy. However, Jenny has reached a fork in the road. Does she lose everything, or is her life and world restored by the power of God?

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