I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 13 years of experience helping clients. I am a proud Appalachian-American that was born and raised deep in the mountains of Upper Northeast TN. Although my life experience is about what one would expect from this area (cue banjo music), my work experience is vastly different. I have been fortunate to get to work with individuals from all walks of life. I have worked with clients (thanks to the internet) from all over the world, various cultures, religious beliefs, race, gender spectrums and socioeconomic status. One thing I have learned in my work with all of these individuals is that although each of their stories are unique, ultimately, they all seek/want the same core things. I think much of my success in working with a wide assortment of clients is that I attempt to be open, understanding, curious and cultivate a nonjudgmental atmosphere for our sessions. The working relationship between a therapist and their client is a key factor to client’s achieving treatment goals.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
The first time meeting a new therapist can be quite intimidating for a new client. So I attempt to make the first session as laid back and stress free as possible. More often than not, new client's will remark at the end of their first meeting with me "this is not nearly as bad I thought it would be." Often first the session is spent getting a glimpse of a client's daily life (work, family, friendships, hobbies, etc.). Then we will discuss their purpose in seeking therapy at this time and what they hope to work on/what they want to change. We begin creating treatment goals and objectives from this conversation. Towards the end of the session, I will review general processes such as scheduling, cancellation/no show policies, frequency of sessions and answer any of the questions they may have regarding the therapy process.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
Rather than write a mini essay about my strengths, I'm going to list some adjectives: Respect Humility Curiosity Compassionate Adaptability Reliability Collaboration Critical Thinking Creativeness Reflectiveness Solution Focused Humorous 'Dot Connector'-ess? Hopefulness
About Thom Barry
Specializes in
Licensed in
Accepts
Appointments
VirtualMy treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
Somatic
Solution Focused Brief Treatment
Eclectic
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