My name is Thomas Smith and I graduated with my MSW from Marywood University in 2001. I use a variety of treatment modalities and work with the client to select the best approach to treatment. I am a seasoned clinician with over 20 years of experience in providing individual, group and family counseling. I am a Clinical Social Worker, with experience treating military members and their families, veterans, individuals with serious mental health conditions, substance use disorders, chronically ill patients, adolescents and families. I have extensive training in trauma treatment modalities, family violence, mood disorders and interpersonal effectiveness.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Traumatic brain injury, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
PA LCSW CW016654
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Thomas is a very talented therapist, I honestly feel like he has been an asset for me, and I'm better now than I was prior to my sessions with him. Thank you for creating this awesome app for people like myself who typically work all day and can't find a way to cope with the day to day experience or find any time for an actual sit down with a therapist.
Written on Jul 10, 2022 after therapy with Thomas for 1 year on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
A great therapist gives transformative advice.
Written on Jul 08, 2022 after therapy with Thomas for 9 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, self esteem, coping with life changes, and coaching
Tom is amazing!!
Written on Mar 14, 2022 after therapy with Thomas for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coaching,
Thomas is professional, & thoughtful. He listens and is attentive to my issues and concerns and addresses my concerns and issues with practical solutions
thanks Thomas
Joe
Written on Sep 23, 2021 after therapy with Thomas for 2 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, and anger management
Very helpful. Glad I was matched up with him.
Written on Jul 17, 2021 after therapy with Thomas for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, coa
Thomas has been very understanding of my situation and has been even more helpful in assisting me in ways to deal with life. Thanks Thomas! 10/10 would recommend
Written on Jul 11, 2021 after therapy with Thomas for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, and self esteem