Emily B. Crawford-Thompson, PhD

Emily Crawford-Thompson, Ph.D. is a Licensed Psychologist who is trained as a clinical psychologist and has specialized experience in Psychological Evaluations and individual and group counseling with teens (ages 16 and up) and adults since 2009, including those who wish to be evaluated for possible Autism Spectrum Disorder. She and her husband, Chaplain Laird Thompson, M.Div., opened Columbia Psychology Healing Center LLC in June of 2020 in Columbia, Missouri, to provide a healing space for the mind, soul, and spirit in the midst of the pandemic.

Dr. Emily specializes in comprehensive strengths-based psychological evaluations of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and the range of mood, anxiety, thought, and Learning Disorders. She is trained in the ADOS-2 (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule), MIGDAS-2, and other measures to assess Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Emily genuinely enjoys helping people, and offers an empathetic, collaborative, and strengths-focused approach with her clients. Dr. Emily is well known in Columbia, Missouri as a trusted and compassionate psychologist with impeccable work that both providers and clients respect. She does comprehensive psychological evaluations to determine diagnoses and treatment recommendations for a range of issues including independent living skills to provide concrete information about what kind of help individuals need to be more independent and enjoy their best quality of life. She also does evaluations to determine readiness to participate in bariatric surgery, spinal cord stimulator, and transplant procedures. Evaluations include a comprehensive written report with thorough, specific, and detailed recommendations for treatment and services, tailored to individual needs, and emphasizing strengths. Feedback includes a thorough discussion of results in which the client is encouraged to ask questions and share their feelings about direction moving forward.

Dr. Emily also enjoys supervising interns and postdoctoral psychologists for licensure, and offers trainings to other mental health professionals on a variety of topics including Assessment in Counseling and Autism in Adults. In addition to published articles and book chapters on trauma and resilience, Dr. Emily authored God is Talking: How a Green Iguana Taught me to Listen. Dr. Emily and her friends began organizing annual Walk for Water-Columbia in 2012, and Dr. Emily and Columbia Psychology Healing Center have helped raise funds for Charity: Water global clean water efforts with monthly donations.

Dr. Emily believes in holistic health; spirituality is an important component of mental health and Total Well-Being. While she sees the world through a Christian “lens,” she also is very knowledgeable about other worldviews, and meets clients where they are at, to help them achieve their own unique goals. She offers a Christian approach to clients who are interested, and respects those of other faith beliefs or no identified faith belief.

Dr. Emily works with ages 16 and older, and she offers individual counseling sessions for $150/hour. Psychological evaluation rates are as follows:

Initial interview (1st session) $250

Testing (2ndsession) $2000 (most testing is 3-4 hours, and an additional 10-12 hours is spent scoring/interpreting tests, compiling collateral information, reviewing any available records, gathering treatment recommendations/resources, and writing the report. You are not being charged for the cost of the testing materials, which are significant-Dr. Emily covers the cost of the tests.) Dr. Emily Crawford-Thompson personally administers, scores, and interprets all tests. NO psychometrists are utilized. Learning Disorder testing sessions (that is, if a request is made to look at a specific learning disorder in reading, writing, and/or math) are $2500 as they require additional testing and report-writing time.

Feedback (3rdsession) $250
When you consider the amount of time that Dr. Emily spends on your comprehensive evaluation, not to mention the cost of the tests that she covers, you are paying less than her counseling rate of $150/hour!

Financing options are available