About Thomas
Thomas Buckner is an Illinois licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with 15 years of experience helping people work through anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, and relationship concerns. He writes plainly and listens closely to understand each person’s situation. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical steps someone can use in daily life.
He uses a mix of therapy styles to match what each person needs. That can include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to build values-based action, or Attachment-Based work to repair relationship patterns.
Background and approach
Thomas adapts the tools to what feels most useful in the room. People bring a wide range of concerns, from stress and self-esteem struggles to mood disorders, addictions, grief, and workplace strain. He also supports those dealing with chronic health challenges, caregiving stress, and the fallout from past abuse.
Thomas aims to help clients find steady ways to cope and move forward. His style is collaborative and straightforward. He prioritizes practical strategies such as emotion regulation skills, behavioral experiments, and communication practice.
Sessions are structured but flexible enough to address immediate worries alongside longer-term growth. Thomas offers therapy in English and works with clients in Illinois and internationally through online formats. He emphasizes respect for diverse identities and creates space for people to explore values, strengths, and next steps toward better functioning.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice unhelpful thoughts, clarify what matters to them, and take small actions in line with those values. It can help with anxiety, depression, and getting unstuck when life feels overwhelming.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going. It uses simple experiments and step-by-step exercises to change reactions and improve mood and functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Thomas will discuss goals and try methods that suit a person’s needs and preferences. He works collaboratively to adjust techniques over time so sessions stay useful and relevant.
Online formats offer several practical benefits. Video calls let people talk face to face when schedules or distance make in-person visits hard. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins and ongoing support easier between sessions. Together these options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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