About Thomas
Thomas Potter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience in clinical settings. He practices in Oklahoma and focuses on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and life changes. He speaks English and approaches work with a practical, down-to-earth style.
He has worked in community mental health and hospice, and has experience with Veterans. That background informs his understanding of grief, end-of-life concerns, caregiver strain, and serious medical issues such as cancer.
How Thomas works
He also helps people deal with sleep problems, compassion fatigue, and changes that come with aging. Thomas uses a strengths-based, here-and-now approach. Sessions emphasize the client’s goals and the steps needed to reach them.
He encourages people to stay in the driver’s seat while offering guidance and tools such as cognitive strategies and mindfulness practices. Therapy with him tends to be collaborative and straightforward. He will listen, ask practical questions, and help shape strategies for communication, boundaries, or coping skills.
He supports people working through relationship concerns, self-esteem, body image, and identity matters including LGBT issues. If a person finds the fit isn’t right, he offers help transitioning to a different therapist. He aims to make the process feel manageable for someone taking the first step.
The focus remains on meeting goals and building skills that work in everyday life.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Oklahoma |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Thomas often uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the person leads the pace and topic of conversation. This approach is helpful for people who need someone to listen closely and reflect back what matters most to them.He also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, sleep problems, depression, and managing stress through concrete steps and homework between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. He collaborates with each person to match methods to goals and preferences, trying strategies and adjusting as needed. The client’s feedback helps decide whether to emphasize skill building, reflective conversation, or a mix of techniques.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video offers face-to-face interaction and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quick check-ins, and messaging lets people share thoughts between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and medical schedules while keeping focus on practical progress.
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