About William
Dr. William Thomas is a licensed clinical social worker based in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, mood concerns, and struggles with self-esteem. He works with people dealing with relationship strain, depression, bipolar mood patterns, and a range of addiction and impulse concerns.
He speaks English and accepts international clients for remote work. With 20 years of experience, he focuses on clear, goal-oriented conversations. Sessions are shaped to each person's needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all script.
Background and approach
He aims to make therapy practical and straightforward so people can try small changes between meetings. His approach blends cognitive behavioral ideas with mindfulness and acceptance strategies. He also draws on client-centered and attachment-based perspectives to support stronger self-understanding and healthier responses to stress.
These methods are used to address social anxiety, process addictions, sexual concerns, and mood symptoms among other difficulties. Dr. Thomas has worked extensively with substance use and behavioral addictions, including drug and alcohol issues, sex and process addictions, and smoking or vaping cessation.
He also supports people facing hoarding, paranoia, personality-related struggles, and the emotional fallout of infidelity. People can expect collaborative planning. He listens for values and goals, then suggests practical steps and skills to test between sessions.
The tone is direct but compassionate, focused on making daily life feel more manageable. Remote formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Session logistics and fees vary with location and subscription options, and scheduling follows a short matching process.
Approaches that fit online care and anxiety support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on identifying what matters to the person and taking small, value-driven steps even when discomfort is present. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks patterns of unhelpful thinking and behavior into manageable pieces and teaches specific skills to reduce anxiety and change habits.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to pick and adapt methods based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. That collaborative process allows trying an approach and then adjusting it if another method seems like a better fit.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which makes scheduling more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and skills practice, phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quicker check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options help people keep therapy consistent around work, travel, or busy family time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English
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