Michael Thompson, Ph.D.

Michael Thompson, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, author and school consultant.  He has worked in schools for fifty years, starting out as a middle school teacher, later training as a counselor and psychologist.  He is presently the supervising psychologist for the Belmont Hill School in Belmont, MA and has worked in over 700 schools in the U.S., Asia, Africa Europe and Central America.

Dr. Thompson is the author or coauthor of nine books, including the New York Times bestseller Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys, Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children, The Pressured Child and Homesick and Happy: How Time Away from Parents Can Help a Child Grow.

Dr. Thompson was the facilitator for the NAIS Institute for New Heads from 1992 through 2001 and subsequently served in the same role for the Academy of International School Heads from 2002-2016.  He has been honored with the Hedley S. Dimock Award by the American Camp Association for his contributions to camping.