Shannon Thomas is the international bestselling author of Healing from Hidden Abuse: A Journey Through the Stages of Recovery from Psychological Abuse ® ​and Exposing Financial Abuse: When Money is a Weapon and the owner/lead therapist of an award-winning counseling practice. Thomas is the co-founder of Keep Dreaming Big Project, an IRS-approved 501 (c)(3), which grants life-enriching wishes for survivors of abuse and creates global awareness of psychological and financial exploitation.

Bridging clinical advice with pop culture language, Thomas approaches her writing from the lens of a certified trauma therapist and as a fellow survivor of psychological and financial abuse. Her first book, Healing from Hidden Abuse ®, an international bestseller, has been published in several languages and serves as a road map for book studies and groups in multiple countries and across the United States. Thomas also developed the “Six Stages of Healing from Hidden Abuse” ® model, which has been met with favorable reviews and high applause from readers and mental health professionals worldwide.

Thomas is a content expert in media outlets including The Oprah Magazine, Associated Press, Business Insider, Reader’s Digest, Yahoo!, Yahoo! Finance, USA Today, and Teen Vogue.

Learn more at shannonthomas.com