Auslyn Thomas , LPC

Auslyn Thomas, LPC, uses a practical, person-centered approach to help people make meaningful changes. She emphasizes what clients already do well and builds from those strengths. Her style is warm, down-to-earth, and nonjudgmental, with a focus on clear steps people can use between sessions.

Thomas brings five years as a licensed professional counselor in Tennessee. She has experience in community and residential settings and has worked across juvenile justice contexts. That background informs how she approaches mood and anxiety concerns and helps people manage everyday stressors.

She helps people who are coping with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and relationship and intimacy-related issues. She also addresses parenting stress, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include body image, chronic illness and disability, and concerns related to BDSM and alternative sexual culture.

Therapy sessions draw from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing when appropriate. Techniques are selected to match what each person needs and prefers, with practical tools for coping and behavior change.

Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. Thomas delivers straightforward guidance and collaborative goal-setting to help people regain a sense of direction and balance in daily life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that matter. It helps people facing anxiety, depression, and life transitions by teaching practical ways to move toward what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and to improve coping. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used to address memories linked to trauma by processing distressing memories in a structured way to reduce their emotional charge.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your situation. Over time, she adjusts techniques based on what helps most, and she encourages clients to give feedback about what works or doesn’t.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when bandwidth permits. Phone sessions can be a good option when video isn’t possible or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging can fit into busy days and make it easier to share thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and other commitments.