About Thomas
Thomas "Tom" Wissert is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people facing relationship struggles, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, grief, and major life changes. He focuses on practical steps people can use to manage stress, improve communication, and rebuild trust in close relationships. Tom aims to make conversations straightforward and action-oriented so clients leave sessions with clear next steps.
Tom draws on about 14 years of clinical experience in Alabama and uses approaches that include cognitive behavioral strategies, mindfulness, and acceptance-based work.
Background and approach
He listens closely to understand how thoughts, habits, and attachment patterns shape the problem. Sessions often include learning skills, challenging unhelpful thinking, and practicing new behaviors between meetings. When relationship issues come up he helps people address communication breakdowns, intimacy concerns, parenting tensions, and commitment worries.
For those dealing with addiction or mood concerns he combines motivational interviewing ideas with behavioral tools to support change. He also works with stress, panic, and personality-related challenges using practical coping techniques. Tom aims to respond to messages quickly and typically checks them throughout the day.
That frequent touchpoint supports short check-ins and follow-up between sessions. He offers a collaborative, direct style that balances listening with clear, doable recommendations. People who prefer straightforward conversation and concrete skills often find his approach helpful.
He encourages clients to set small goals, test what works, and adjust the plan as needed.
Therapeutic approaches for online work and skill building
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where aligning behavior with values matters.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical strategies to challenge distorted thinking and build coping skills for panic, mood problems, and stress.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections. It helps people understand reactions in close relationships and learn new ways to connect and repair trust.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit a person's needs, and adjust the plan based on what helps. This is a collaborative process where feedback guides which techniques are emphasized.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and deeper conversation. Phone work can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can support quick check-ins, homework guidance, or shorter coaching-style conversations between appointments. These formats help people fit sessions into busy lives and keep consistent contact with a licensed therapist.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English