Dr Dominique Thompson

Dr Dominique Thompson on Amazon Dr Dominique Thompson is an award winning UK GP, young people’s mental health expert, TEDx speaker, author and educator, with over 20 years of clinical experience caring for students, including as a police and expedition doctor, and most recently as Director of Service at the University of Bristol Students’ Health Service. She was named Bristol Healthcare Professional of the Year 2017.

Attention parents and carers of students off to uni!

There's much to prepare for such a big transition and new stage of life. With the new university term on the horizon, now is the perfect time to explore the #StudentWellbeingSeries - available online: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Dr-Do...

Teens, AI and Mental Health: a field-guide for parents (2025) I’m increasingly asked two questions at schools and when I’m chatting with parents: “Is AI bad for my teen?” and “What should I be doing about it?” After reviewing the evidence here’s a clear,…

Creativity, critical thinking and communication will ALWAYS be valued human skills, so encourage your child to develop these. 🤝

With clear family agreements and a school that teaches critical AI literacy, your child can be safe and prepared for what’s next.

My latest blog explores teens and AI 👇

Teens, AI and Mental Health: a field-guide for parents (2025) I’m increasingly asked two questions at schools and when I’m chatting with parents: “Is AI bad for my teen?” and “What should I be doing about it?” After reviewing the evidence here’s a clear,…

🤖 NEW BLOG: Teens, AI and #MentalHealth, a field-guide for parents. I’m increasingly asked two questions at when I’m chatting with parents: “Is AI bad for my teen?” and “What should I be doing about it?”

My blog provides a clear, parent-friendly guide: www.growingagrownup.com/blog/teens-a...

Growing a grown up Welcome to my Growing a Grown Up website for parents and families of teens.

📧 The latest #GrowingAGrownUp e-newsletter is out today! With the excitement, and of course challenges and anxieties, that September can bring for young people, a new newsletter feels very timely.

Read it here: bit.ly/4g9K9dY and sign-up to receive future editions at www.growingagrownup.com!

For parents/carers of students off to uni! The #StudentWellbeingSeries is the ultimate companion for school-leavers planning ahead for uni. I love this new Reel with so many friendly faces showing you the different books on offer, available from Trigger: triggerpublishing.com/book-series/...

A recommended listen! 🎧

(2/2)📚Stay Calm by Dominique Thompson
📚The Art of Feeling Better by Matilda Heindow
📚Stay Hopeful by Dominique Thompson

Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing! It means a lot🥰

Thank you this was lovely to discover by accident😃

Inside the Teen Brain round table latest evidence about adolescent development.

acamhlearn.org/Learning/Ins...

With an amazing lie-up; @drjanegilmour.bsky.social @peteetchells.bsky.social @drdomthompson.bsky.social y.social @rosiemeek1.bsky.social Eileen Kennedy Moore & Prof Deborah Christie

This made me very happy ☺️ our latest 5 star review of How to Grow a Grown up🌟

Buzz Consulting | Young People's Mental Health & Wellbeing Specialist I specialise in improving young people’s mental health and wellbeing through experience-based talks and consultancy.

Book me for a talk! My new talk 'Motivating your Teen (whilst channelling your inner Ted Lasso!)’ has gone down well, and I'm now taking bookings from schools for the final half term of the year, INSET days, and for the next academic year!

Get in touch: www.buzzconsulting.co.uk

Learning to look after their health… what should teens focus on? A fascinating and slightly sobering survey was released recently, analysing current students’ health, and suggesting areas that might need a little more care or support. So what do I as a parent, and…

🎧 NEW BLOG: ‘Learning to look after their health - what should teens focus on?’

Some recent survey results made me think hard about what we need to do to improve our support for the next generation.

What do we need to know? Find out in my latest blog: www.growingagrownup.com/blog/learnin...

I am now taking bookings from schools for the final half term of the year, INSET days, and for the next academic year!

My talk for Sixth Formers about being ready for life after school has proved especially popular recently.

Send me a DM if you are interested in booking me for a talk!

Growing a grown up Welcome to my Growing a Grown Up website for parents and families of teens.

The latest edition of the Growing a Grown Up e-newsletter is out now! It's packed with news and resources about supporting your young person with their #mentalhealth. View it here: view.flodesk.com/emails/68270... and sign up to get future editions straight to your inbox: www.growingagrownup.com

Inside the Teen Brain Join Dr. Jane Gilmour as she interviews leading experts to uncover the fascinating science behind adolescent brain development. This series explores key themes such as identity formation, emotional re...

Over 8k views/listens to our 'Inside the Teen Brain' series
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Check out drjanegilmour.bsky.social interviews with Prof Deborah Christie, Bella Plows, @drdomthompson.bsky.social hompson.bsky.social Prof Rosie Meek, & Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore

#MentalHealth #ACAMHlearn

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Inside the Teen Brain - 'Risky Business'

📣 Amazing!
1030 people have listened to this podcast about teens and risk taking, with me & Jane Gilmour for Association for Child & Adolescent Mental Health (@ACAMH) 😲 Check it out if you live or work with young people!
acamhlearn.org/Learning/Ins...

Buzz Consulting | Young People's Mental Health & Wellbeing Specialist I specialise in improving young people’s mental health and wellbeing through experience-based talks and consultancy.

My talks prove popular at schools with parents/carers and staff bodies alike, including themes such as:
5️⃣ ‘Proactive support: 5 things every person living or working with young people needs to know'
👦 'Teen mental health and wellbeing - with a focus on boys'

Find out more: www.buzzconsulting.co.uk

Inside the Teen Brain - 'Risky Business' An important part of growing up is taking risks... but are our youngest generation still taking enough risks, or the right kind of risks? Are they in fact 'Generation Sensible', or is this a…

🎧 NEW PODCAST: ‘Inside the teen brain - risky business’

⚠️ Are our youngest generation still taking enough risks?
🤔 Are they 'Generation Sensible'?
👐 How can we support good risks?

I was a guest alongside Dr. Jane Gilmour discussing risk taking (or the lack of it!) in teens:

I've been sent this lovely video of the fabulous Channel 4 #BigBoys event last week - it captures some of the buzz in the room! Read more about this event in my latest newsletter: view.flodesk.com/emails/67bb9...

📧 The latest #GrowingAGrownUp e-newsletter is out NOW! In this edition I share a round-up of the fab Channel 4 #BigBoys event (alongside CALM & Student Minds) as well as new podcast and blog recommendations centred around young people's #mentalhealth.

Read it here view.flodesk.com/emails/67bb9... 🙌

Inside the Teen Brain Join Dr. Jane Gilmour as she interviews leading experts to uncover the fascinating science behind adolescent brain development. This series explores key themes such as identity formation, emotional re...

We've set up our most watched talks 'Inside the Teen Brain' as a Learning Series on #ACAMHlearn
bit.ly/Inside-The-T...

@drjanegilmour.bsky.social talks to Prof Deborah Christie, Bella Plows, @drdomthompson.bsky.social Prof Rosie Meek, & Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore

Calling all mental health researchers! Do you need some #ElfHelp from The Mental Elf? 🌳🌤️🍄

This year we have been commissioned by many mental health research groups to help them disseminate their new research. We know how difficult it can be for researchers to get their work out there.

🧵 THREAD

On Thursday, Empoword joined a roundtable interview with:

- the creator of Big Boys @jackrooke.bsky.social,

- young person’s mental health expert @drdomthompson.bsky.social

- the CEOs of CALM and @studentmindsorg.bsky.social

Keep an eye out for the article coming soon!

#UniMentalHealthDay

Very sad. So many good doctors driven to either leaving the NHS or taking their own lives.

Amazing series #Adolescence

Panel discussion in front of a screen titled Big Boys

Very much had tears during the screening of the #BigBoys finale, interesting panel discussion afterwards with @drdomthompson.bsky.social @calmzone.bsky.social @studentmindsorg.bsky.social

On #unimentalhealthday I am excited to be off to London to join the panel for this fab event! Big Boys is one of my fave programmes, & talking about mental health is one of my fave activities... so I was thrilled to be invited along.
❤️ @channel4tv.bsky.social
www.channel4.com/press/news/c...

Thank you for asking me to contribute. We need compassionate Postvention support in all universities ❤️