About Thomas
Thomas Bentley helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to begin. He greets clients with a straightforward, supportive approach. Thomas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, based in Florida and offers several ways to connect.
He aims to help people build confidence, manage anger, and cope with life changes. In sessions he focuses on practical steps that fit each person’s needs. He listens for strengths people already have and uses those as a starting point.
How Thomas works
He works with concerns such as addictions, parenting stress, intimacy issues, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue. Thomas draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on the person in front of him. He also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to spot patterns and DBT skills for managing strong emotions.
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing show up when motivation and self-awareness are needed. He brings four years of clinical experience to his practice and uses what has worked for others in similar situations. Thomas supports people dealing with adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, blended family issues, and fatherhood concerns among other focuses.
Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. People interested in starting can use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Thomas lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Thomas works with
The areas below are the ones Thomas selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life
Thomas often uses client-centered work to keep the focus on each person's goals and values, allowing the session to follow what matters most to the individual. This approach helps when people need a trusting space to talk and decide next steps.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is another commonly used tool. It looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches simple techniques to test new ways of acting and thinking. CBT is useful for mood, anxiety, sleep, and motivation challenges.
Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, supplies concrete skills for handling intense emotions and improving communication. DBT skills can help people who struggle with anger, relationship problems, or overwhelming stress.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match goals, needs, and preferences. This means adjusting techniques over time based on what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different schedules and situations. Video calls are suited to longer weekly sessions, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people share thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while maintaining a steady course of care.
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