Rate My Professor Thomas Field

Field's research focuses on integrating neuroscience into counseling practice, substance use disorders, professional advocacy, and social justice in counseling. He has published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles, including 'The new ABCs: A practitioner’s guide to neuroscience-informed cognitive-behavior therapy' (Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 2015), 'Neuroscience and the magic of play therapy' (International Journal of Play Therapy, 2016), and 'Recruiting, Retaining, and Supporting Students From Underrepresented Racial Minority Backgrounds in Doctoral Counselor Education' (The Professional Counselor, 2020). He co-authored the book Neurocounseling: Brain-based clinical approaches (2017) and co-edited Neuroscience-Informed Counseling: Brain-Based Clinical Approaches, Second Edition (2024). Field has secured grant funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, received the Counselor Educator of the Year award from the American Mental Health Counselors Association in 2019, and served as keynote speaker at their 2025 conference. He is a member of the standards revision committee for the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs.