About Thom
Thom Barry is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, and self-esteem struggles. He also supports concerns related to LGBT issues, grief, intimacy, sleep, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Thom works from Tennessee and brings eight years of practice to each session.
Thom believes the relationship between therapist and client matters most. He aims to make sessions low-pressure and approachable.
How Thom works
He focuses on practical steps rather than clinical jargon, and he adapts to what a person needs. His work uses simple metaphors to explain change. He talks about an invisible bucket that fills with stressors.
Therapy helps people empty that bucket and learn ways to keep it from overflowing again. Sessions move from naming feelings to building concrete strategies for daily life. Thom draws on several approaches to craft a plan with each person.
He helps people notice patterns in relationships, rethink unhelpful thoughts, and learn skills for emotional regulation. He also uses methods that focus on connection and communication when relationship issues appear. Expect a collaborative, down-to-earth style that values small steps and real-world practice.
Thom aims to balance insight with doable tools, and he will work alongside each person to create change that lasts.
Thom lists 13 ways of working on the entry:
What Thom works with
The areas below are the ones Thom selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
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Online support options
How Thom’s approaches work online
Thom uses attachment-based work to look at how past connection patterns affect current relationships, helping people notice and change repeating dynamics. He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical skills that reduce anxiety and depressive patterns. Dialectical behavior therapy techniques are used to teach emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills when feelings feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Thom will talk with each person about their goals, habits, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative decision and can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and help with teaching skills or practicing communication. Phone sessions work well for check-ins or when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, exercises, or updates between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and daily routines.
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