About Binoy
Binoy Thannikkodan Kuriakose is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 11 years of experience. He helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, and ADHD. He aims to make the first step into therapy easier and less intimidating for people and parents who are worried about daily functioning.
He creates a calm, nonjudgmental space for people to talk about hard things. Conversations focus on what matters to the client and on practical steps that fit their life.
Background and approach
Binoy listens for patterns in thoughts and behavior and works with clients to try new ways of coping. His approach borrows from several evidence-informed methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. He also uses Client-Centered techniques and mindfulness practices to help people notice thoughts without getting stuck in them.
For people with trauma or intense past distress, he draws on EMDR-informed work when appropriate. Binoy has helped clients with relationship and intimacy-related struggles, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, and grief. He also supports individuals dealing with attachment problems, impulsivity, isolation, and life purpose questions.
He pays attention to how practical life demands affect mood and functioning. Sessions are offered in English, Malayalam, and Tamil. He practices in Texas and uses a mix of talk and skill-based exercises.
If someone is ready to begin, he guides them through a simple first step to set up a session and discuss what they hope to change.
Online tools and therapy approaches that help you cope
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life-direction questions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on spotting and changing thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going, which often helps with depression, anxiety, and anger. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes understanding the client's perspective, listening closely, and building trust so clients can find their own solutions.Finding the right approach usually happens together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, what has worked before, and what feels doable. Treatment can blend methods and shift over time based on feedback and progress so the client stays involved in decisions about care.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls work well for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text messaging lets someone check in between sessions or use therapy without being on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day and keep continuity even when schedules change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Malayalam, Tamil
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