Thomas’s work is grounded in extensive personal experience with substance use and mental health challenges beginning at a young age. After spending several years in and out of treatment during his teens, he later achieved sobriety and took an unconventional path, including living off the land in the desert. He went on to work as a field guide in a wilderness
program, where he supported individuals in intensive, outdoor therapeutic settings. This trajectory led him into coaching, where he now works with clients navigating transitional phases, drawing directly from his lived experience to provide grounded, practical support.