Thomas Wilson

As someone who has benefited from therapy myself, I know how nerve wracking it can feel to reach out to a counselor for the first time. I'm Tom Wilson, a Licensed Professional Counselor in Knoxville, Tennessee with six years in practice. I work most often with men navigating identity struggles, toxic masculinity, and the weight men often carry alone, as well as couples and families working through conflict, trauma, grief, and life transitions. My own experience with therapy shapes how I show up: with acceptance, not judgment.

My approach is person centered first, so you set the pace while I bring structure through cognitive behavioral therapy and a bit of psychodynamic work to help connect current struggles to their roots. With couples and families I often draw on the Gottman Method and solution focused techniques to rebuild communication and trust. I also weave in narrative and motivational interviewing when someone is stuck between where they are and where they want to be. Whatever brought you in, we will build a plan that fits your life, not a generic script.

Your first session starts with a free fifteen minute phone consultation, no pressure and no obligation, just a chance to talk and see if we are a good fit. In our first full session, we will talk through what brought you in, whether that is a relationship, family conflict, grief, trauma, or something you are still putting into words. I will ask questions to understand your story, we will set a few starting goals together, and you will leave with a sense of what our work will look like. Reach out, even just to talk.