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Jaisen Thomas

Jaisen Thomas, LPC

New Jersey

Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and Relationships

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  • CBT and DBT methods
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Gottman relationship skills

About Jaisen

Jaisen Thomas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and New Jersey with four years of professional counseling experience and nearly two decades of pastoral counseling. He works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, family problems, trauma and abuse, and life changes. He also addresses issues such as addiction, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, anger, and self-esteem struggles.

Clients can expect direct conversation about what is happening now and where patterns began. Thomas uses plain language and practical steps rather than clinical jargon. Sessions focus on identifying recurring family roles, communication habits, and response patterns that still affect daily life. He also helps people manage mood disorders, ADHD, and career-related concerns while considering cultural and multicultural factors.

His approach draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills. He integrates elements of Internal Family Systems to look at internal parts and the Gottman Method for relationship skills when relevant. These methods guide structured work on thinking patterns, emotional regulation, and relationship behaviors.

Thomas brings pastoral counseling experience to conversations about faith, guilt, forgiveness, and life purpose when those topics are important to the person in front of him. He aims to help people notice where family-of-origin patterns influence current decisions and relationships. Practical tools, brief skill practice, and clearer communication strategies are typical parts of sessions.

Sessions are conducted in English and are based in New Jersey. Prospective clients should confirm current session formats before scheduling. To begin, visitors are asked to complete the matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session through the site.

How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and patterns that come from family-of-origin expectations.

DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches concrete skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It can help when strong emotions or conflicts make daily life harder.

Internal Family Systems looks at different parts inside a person and how they influence decisions and relationships. This approach can be useful when exploring how childhood roles and attachment patterns continue to shape behavior.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Decisions about techniques are made together and can change as progress is made.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it, and reduce travel time. Ask about the exact session formats offered when you complete the matching questionnaire and schedule your first appointment.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodInternal Family Systems

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

New Jersey, Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does he help with?

He works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family problems plus trauma, addiction, grief, intimacy issues, mood disorders, and related concerns.

How would he describe his therapeutic style?

He uses direct, plain conversation and practical steps. Sessions focus on changing thinking patterns and building coping skills.

What is his professional background?

He has four years of professional counseling experience and nearly twenty years of pastoral counseling experience.

Where is he licensed and based?

He holds LPC credentials in Texas and New Jersey and is based in New Jersey.

Does he work in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and he is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats does he offer?

The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current options before booking.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What should I do to get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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