If you are interested in spiritual life coaching services with Chaplain Laird, he is very solution-focused and has a lot of experience working with healthcare providers in hospital and hospice settings as well as in the military.  As a Chaplain, he also offers a spiritual perspective for those who are interested in this, and he respects all faiths and belief systems as well.

Chaplain Laird offers Spiritual Life Coaching Sessions for Individuals and Couples, Crisis/Suicide Prevention/Intervention, Trauma/Stress Management Coping Skills, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)/Grief Support, Self-Care/Resiliency Training for First Responders, Health Care Professionals, and Pastoral Care for all.  Chaplain Laird also offers Hospital/Home Visitation, and Adventure/Social Outings.

Learn more about Chaplain Laird’s  Growth Groups and other groups at Columbia Psychology Healing Center.

Chaplain (MAJOR)  Laird “CHAP” Thompson, U.S. Army Retired 1991-2017, is an Ordained Chaplain who has served in the Army, Hospital, Hospice, and Healthcare Settings.  He has 28 years of ministry and leadership experience in the U.S. Army, Civilian Ministries, and Healthcare Organizations. He graduated from Oklahoma State University ROTC program in 1999 with a BA in Psychology. As a Chaplain Candidate in the Missouri Army National Guard, he earned a Masters of Divinity (M.Div) from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary in 2007. CHAP has served in Army chapels in Germany, Kosovo, Korea, and US Bases. His civilian ministries include: First United Methodist Church of Tulsa, OK, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship at OK. St., Evangel Temple Church & Mercy Hospital in Springfield, MO. where he completed Residency of 4 Units in Clinical Pastoral Education to earn the Army Special Skill Identifier R7- Hospital Chaplain. He’s ministered 10 years Clinically in 3 hospitals and 2 hospice companies.   Chaplain Thompson was selected as the 2012 Hospice Health Care Champion by the Springfield Business Journal.  Chap is currently Associate Staff Chaplain at Missouri University Healthcare Center in Columbia, MO.  He is married to Dr. Emily Crawford-Thompson, and has two sons, Levi and Isaiah.  Chap works with ages 12 and up, and offers Spiritual Life Coaching and Pastoral Care sessions.  Discounted Private Pay rates are available for First Responders, Veterans, and Students.  Schedule a free telephone consultation to find out if Chap is a good fit for you.  Telehealth and in person appointments available.  Chap is an expert in Resiliency, Suicide Prevention Training, and Healing of the Soul through Spiritual Care.

Chaplain Thompson’s wife Emily Crawford-Thompson describes him this way: “Laird is a man after God’s own heart; he provides Biblical solution focused spiritual life coaching, and he operates in the Gifts and Fruit of the Holy Spirit to lovingly convey hope, truth and wisdom to help you discover, restore, and empower your true identity. Spending time with Laird will help you have a renewed strength, hope, and inspiration by Godly encouragement. Laird is an exceptionally unique, louder than life visionary, teacher, and leader who you can trust to tell you the absolute bold truth with compassion, confidentiality, genuineness, and delightful humor.”

Contact Laird at laird@columbiapsychology.com, or click below to schedule an appointment.  MORE ABOUT SPIRITUAL CARE AND CHAPLAIN SERVICES