Dr. Thomas A. Vance
Licensed psychotherapist. Leadership advisor. PhD-trained counseling psychology scholar. Part-Time Faculty at The New School. Co-editor of Sexual Racism and Social Justice (Oxford University Press). Founder of ClearMinds, The Clarity Company.
People do not need more noise.
ClearMinds was born from a pattern Dr. Vance kept seeing across therapy rooms, classrooms, leadership spaces, and organizational life: people and teams often do not need more noise. They need clearer language, safer truth, better questions, and a more honest relationship with what is actually happening.
The work brings together clinical training, cultural research, leadership development, and lived experience to help people and organizations move with clarity rather than performance.
Books and peer-reviewed research.
Sexual Racism and Social Justice
Edited by Denton Callander, Panteá Farvid, Amir Baradaran, and Thomas A. Vance. An interdisciplinary examination of sexual racism and pathways toward justice.
View at Oxford University PressOptimal Theory case conceptualisation: An African-centred therapeutic approach with Black LGBQ clients.
View the articleThe health and wellbeing of transgender and gender non-conforming people of colour in the United States.
View the reviewToo Much Trouble: Transgender and Nonbinary People's Experiences of Stigmatization and Stigma Avoidance in the Workplace.
View the articleTrusted where the field pays attention.
- Advisory Committee, Wondermind The mental-fitness company co-founded by Selena Gomez
- Past President, Association of Black Psychologists — Metro Atlanta Chapter2022–2025
- Member, The Sextech Lab Culture, sexuality, and technology research
- National trauma-informed transformation across 400+ affiliated organizationsBoys & Girls Clubs of America
Privacy, without exception.
Confidentiality is the foundation of every engagement. Dr. Vance works with people whose privacy is not negotiable, and no client is ever named, confirmed, or implied.
Four principles under everything.
Know where you stand psychologically, culturally, strategically, and historically.
Feel and name what is present without being controlled by it.
Choose action that aligns with values, evidence, and capacity.
Build growth that strengthens people, communities, and systems.