Thomas Stewart
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor dedicated to helping individuals navigate addiction, anxiety, depression, relationships, and major life transitions. My approach is compassionate, practical, and client-centered. I believe in meeting people where they are, building on their strengths, and providing the support and tools needed to create meaningful, lasting change. All the while, giving dignity and respect to the individual.
First session
My clients can expect respect and caring of the individual from the very first appointment.
Strengths
I specialize in working with individuals involved in recovery, criminal justice reentry, and personal growth. My approach is compassionate, practical, and client-centered, drawing from evidence-based therapies to help clients build resilience, strengthen relationships, and create lasting change. I bring a combination of experience, compassion, and practical clinical knowledge to each session. I strive to create a space where clients feel heard, respected, and comfortable being honest about what they are experiencing. One of my greatest strengths is my ability to meet people where they are without judgment. I understand that change takes time, and I work collaboratively with clients to identify their strengths, understand the challenges they are facing, and develop realistic steps toward their goals.
Ideal clients
My ideal clients are adults who are ready to make meaningful changes in their lives. I especially enjoy working with individuals struggling with substance use, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. I also work well with those rebuilding their lives after incarceration or other difficult circumstances and who are motivated to develop healthier coping skills and a stronger future.
Treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients recognize the connection between their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. Together, we identify negative or unhelpful thinking patterns and develop healthier, more realistic ways of responding. I also use practical strategies and skill-building exercises to help clients manage anxiety, depression, stress, cravings, and life challenges while creating lasting behavioral change.
Christian Counseling
I incorporate Christian counseling for clients who desire to include their faith in the therapeutic process. I provide a compassionate, nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore their relationship with God, personal values, forgiveness, hope, purpose, and healing. When appropriate and desired by the client, biblical principles and prayer can be integrated with evidence-based therapeutic approaches to support emotional, relational, and spiritual growth.
Motivational Interviewing
I use Motivational Interviewing to help clients explore their own reasons for change in a supportive, nonjudgmental environment. Rather than telling clients what they should do, I help them identify their strengths, values, goals, and personal motivation for change. This approach is especially helpful with substance use, recovery, and clients who may feel uncertain or ambivalent about making changes.
Location
Virtual sessions
Identifies as
Christian
Man
Top specialties
Addiction
Anxiety
Depression
Other specialties
Career Counseling
Coping Skills
Family Therapy
Grief
LGBTQ
Men's Issues
Self Esteem
Sex Addiction
Spirituality
Substance Misuse
Serves
Individual Therapy
Doesn't specialize in
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
Attachment Issues
Autism
Biofeedback
Child Parent Psychotherapy
Child or Adolescent
Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS)
Compassion Focused
Couples Counseling
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Dissociative Disorders
Domestic Violence
EMDR
Eclectic
Exposure Response Prevention (ERP)
Family Therapy
Fertility & Reproduction Issues
Forensic Psychology
Foster Care/Adoption
Gender-affirming therapy
High Clinical Acuity
Hypnotherapy
Insomnia/Sleep Issues
Jungian
Learning / School Challenges
Learning Disabilities
Medication Management
Military/Veterans
Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Neurofeedback
Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT)
Perinatal / Postpartum
Perinatal Mental Health
Play Therapy
Polyvagal Therapy
Postpartum
Prolonged Exposure Therapy
Psychobiological Approach Couple Therapy
Psychodynamic
Racial trauma treatment
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Recent Hospitalization
Sandplay
Schema Therapy
School Issues
Serious Mental Illness
Serious Mental Illness / Crisis
Somatic
Licensed in
NevadaLicense 4622