Thomas Potter
Compassionate guidance for life’s transitions
LCSW Oklahoma
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Sleeping
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Thomas
Thomas Potter is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Oklahoma with 20 years of experience across community mental health, hospice care, and work with veterans.
Background and approach
He emphasizes a strength-based, collaborative approach that centers the client’s priorities while offering practical guidance through times of stress, anxiety, grief, or major life transitions. Thomas acknowledges that reaching out is difficult and aims to make the process manageable by listening closely and tailoring interventions to what matters most to each person.
His practice draws on evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness-infused techniques to address issues like depression, trauma, sleep difficulties, ADHD, relationship concerns, and caregiver stress. Thomas supports clients in identifying goals and staying in the driver’s seat, and he is open to facilitating a transition to another therapist if the fit does not feel right.
The overall focus is on helping people build coping skills, restore perspective, and move toward meaningful change while honoring their lived experience.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care
Thomas integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Client-Centered Therapy as key elements in his online practice. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress-related patterns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration so the client’s priorities shape the work and therapeutic pace.He also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to help clients develop present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity; mindfulness exercises can complement cognitive and skills-based strategies when addressing trauma, grief, or chronic stress. Together these approaches are used flexibly to match the needs and preferences of each person rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.
Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Thomas works collaboratively to determine what methods best align with a client’s goals, values, and life circumstances. Online sessions using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or other commitments. These formats make it easier to continue therapy consistently and to access tools and techniques between sessions while maintaining the same therapeutic collaboration one would expect in-person.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Oklahoma
Languages
English