Thomas Buckner, LCPC
Illinois · 15 years in practice
Thomas Buckner is a licensed clinical professional counselor practicing in Illinois.
License and registration
- LCPC, Illinois
- 180.013446 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1184094013 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Thomas
Thomas Buckner is a licensed clinical professional counselor practicing in Illinois. He works with people facing depression, trauma and abuse, anxiety, mood disorders, and struggles with self-esteem. He also helps clients dealing with addiction, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, and career or life transitions.
His style is warm and collaborative. Sessions focus on understanding a person's history and current patterns. He uses clear, practical steps alongside deeper exploration of meaning and inner life.
Background and approach
Thomas blends Jungian ideas about meaning and symbols with evidence-based techniques like cognitive behavioral methods and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. He helps people spot unhelpful thinking, build new habits, and connect to values that matter to them. He also attends to attachment patterns and relationship dynamics.
With 15 years of experience, he draws on a range of tools to match a person’s needs. Therapy can include talking, skill practice, and reflection about personal stories and recurring themes. The aim is to create manageable changes and greater self-understanding.
Thomas offers a respectful, affirming approach for diverse backgrounds, including LGBT clients. He supports people coping with stress, compassion fatigue, chronic health issues, and grief from separation or loss. Work in therapy is paced to fit what each person can handle.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Thomas lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Thomas names
- Jungian Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How online approaches and depth work together
Jungian Therapy looks at symbols, dreams, and personal stories to find meaning in difficult experiences and recurring life patterns. It can help when people want to understand underlying themes behind their feelings and behavior.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and on clarifying personal values to guide action. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and when someone wants concrete steps to move forward.
Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current connections and emotional responses. It helps people improve communication, safety in relationships, and coping when old patterns repeat.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That process can include trying a practical technique one week and deeper reflective work another week.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quick check-ins, and text messaging can be convenient for short updates or between-session contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and different time zones.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Thomas help with?
He works with depression, bipolar mood issues, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, addictions, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, career stress, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
What is his general therapy style?
He uses a warm, collaborative approach that mixes practical skill-building with deeper exploration of meaning and patterns in a person’s life.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 15 years of experience working with adults on mood, trauma, relationship, and stress-related concerns.
What credentials and location apply to his practice?
He holds an Illinois LCPC credential and provides services while based in Illinois.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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