Thomas Floyd, LCSW-C, LICSW

Thomas Floyd is a Licensed Certified Social Worker in Maryland (LCSW-C) and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in the District of Columbia (LICSW). He has 46 years of professional experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and depression. He also supports concerns such as motivation, self-esteem, coping with life changes, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, and anger.

He keeps sessions straightforward and conversational. He encourages people to talk through what's happening and to name the feelings beneath actions like snapping, withdrawal, or avoidance. Thomas focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions alongside talk about beliefs and reactions that keep patterns going.

His work draws on client-centered approaches that prioritize the person's perspective. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and mindfulness practices to increase moment-by-moment awareness. Motivational interviewing and narrative methods appear when people want to change habits or reframe difficult stories about themselves.

Thomas aims to reduce pressure around the first appointment. He invites people to bring one or two current examples of when anger or stress shows up. From there he helps set short-term goals and reasonable steps to practice. He also pays attention to related issues like sleep, appetite, and substance use that can affect mood and reactivity.

Over decades of practice he has worked in many settings and with a broad range of concerns. People who want clear, direct conversations about irritability, recurring arguments, workplace frustration, or built-up resentment may find his style useful.

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