About Thomas
Thomas Buckner is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with 15 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, and mood concerns. He aims to create a respectful, affirming space where clients can talk about what matters most and find practical ways forward. He keeps sessions straightforward and focused.
Conversations move from identifying patterns to testing small changes people can try between sessions. Thomas emphasizes clear steps and simple skills rather than jargon-heavy explanations.
Background and approach
His approach draws on several practical methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice and shift unhelpful thinking. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports clearer values and action even when strong feelings are present.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy and attachment-informed ideas add tools for emotion regulation and relationships. Thomas works with a wide range of concerns, including anger, addictions, ADHD, relationship troubles, caregiver stress, and coping with big life changes. He also supports people dealing with chronic illness, domestic violence histories, or dissociation by pacing work to each person’s readiness.
Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented. Thomas aims to help clients build small habits that reduce distress and improve daily functioning. He also offers coaching-style support for career and life transitions when people want more directed planning.
Thomas provides services in English and accepts international clients. His practice uses flexible session formats so people can choose what fits their schedule and communication style.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Thomas often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behavior. CBT breaks problems into manageable parts and gives concrete skills for anxiety, depression, and stress.He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which teaches how to notice difficult feelings and still take action that fits personal values. ACT can help when anxiety or mood swings get in the way of meaningful goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that seem most likely to help. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted over time to fit what actually helps.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people read cues and practice exercises together. Phone sessions can be a simpler way to check in when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on usable skills and progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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