About Thomas
Thomas Schenck is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 30 years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship concerns. He approaches therapy with respect for each person's experience and strengths.
He begins by listening to what matters most and asking simple, direct questions. He believes people are the experts on their own lives and helps them use their strengths to face hard things.
How Thomas works
Sessions aim to build practical skills and clearer thinking, not just talk. Thomas uses several approaches depending on the need. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns.
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's experience and goals. He also draws on existential ideas and Jungian perspectives when exploring meaning and identity. Common concerns he addresses include depression, coping with life changes, ADHD, sleep and eating issues, intimacy and self-esteem, and trauma and abuse.
He also works with people facing career stress, caregiver strain, chronic illness, and first responder challenges. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules. Thomas supports people who want practical strategies and thoughtful conversation.
He aims to make therapy straightforward and useful from the first meeting.
Thomas lists 8 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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Texas |
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Online support options
Approaches and online therapy options
Thomas blends Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to meet different needs. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person's goals, which helps when someone needs acceptance and a chance to make sense of their experience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical tools for reducing anxiety, improving sleep, and changing unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Thomas will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels helpful. He tailors methods over time and checks in to make sure the approach fits the client's needs.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when more interaction is useful, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can fit into busy days and offer shorter, focused exchanges between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent despite a busy schedule.
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