About Tommy
Tommy Pool uses a client-centered style that keeps the conversation focused on each person's needs. He is an LPC with 30 years of experience in Texas. Tommy aims to make the first steps into therapy less daunting and more practical for people reaching out for help.
He helps people manage stress and anxiety and cope with depression. He also addresses addictions and substance concerns, grief, trauma and abuse, and struggles with intimacy and self-esteem.
How Tommy works
Sessions are conversational and geared toward clear next steps rather than jargon. Tommy pays attention to relationship and family concerns, including communication problems, blended family issues, divorce and separation, and codependency. He works with people on anger, boundaries, control issues, and the emotional fallout of caregiving or cancer-related stress.
Practical skills and real-life problem solving are common in his approach. His work draws on cognitive behavioral methods and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and change unhelpful habits. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas guide work around closeness and emotional expression.
Existential perspectives are used when people face meaning questions or life transitions. Sessions are intended to be straightforward and respectful. Tommy invites clients to name goals and to try small changes between meetings.
He focuses on helping people build coping skills they can use in daily life.
Tommy lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Tommy works with
The areas below are the ones Tommy 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
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Young adult 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 that translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the person says so they feel understood and can find their own solutions; it is helpful for stress, self-esteem, and relationship concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses simple exercises to try different responses, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and habit change. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand and express emotions more clearly to improve closeness and repair communication in relationships.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, try different methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps in real life. That collaborative process is part of therapy rather than a single upfront decision.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit busy schedules and different needs. Video lets people work face to face when that matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good shorter check-in. Live chat or text messaging can support quick reflections, brief updates between sessions, or a way to communicate when writing feels easier. Together these options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and flexible around daily life.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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