Nancy Thomas

Glenwood Springs, Colorado resident Nancy Thomas is an expert when it comes to at-risk youth. For over 30 years, Nancy has been helping to heal children with emotional disorders ranging from ADD/ADHD to other personality disorders. A mother and grandmother in her own right, Nancy Thomas is also an adoptive mother and foster mother and has extensive experience working with children from all walks of life.

Nancy Thomas wrote a book on the subject of children with attachment disorders: "When Love is Not Enough: A Guide to Parenting Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder." Due to the success of her book and her reputation in the field, Mrs. Thomas was later asked to co-author the highly influential book "The Handbook of Attachment Interventions." In addition to literary work, Nancy is the compassionate mind behind a series of highly regarded DVD/CD sets dealing with attachment disorders and bonding.

In the mid 1980s, Nancy Thomas began doing more consultation work, through which she gained the attention of HBO channel producers. Her exposure led to the 1990 special, "Child of Rage," and from there, she found herself invited to even more speaking engagements. During the 1990s, Nancy traveled extensively, lecturing in multiple countries around the world. She later became an interim professor at Colorado Mountain College, and between 1997 and 1999, Ms. Thomas taught at Providence General Medical Center's Continuing Medical Education program. Her work earned her a Physician's Recognition Award from the American Medical Association.