Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
Hello! I’m Tohm and I’m a LCSW in New Jersey. I have worked in various psychiatric hospitals since 2012. My passion in counseling is to create a relationship built on safety, trust, and hope, where people feel accepted, heard, and challenged to grow in new and meaningful ways. I specialize in working with individuals aged 18 and older who struggle with depression, stress, grief, trauma, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and life changes. It’s my privilege to assist someone through their difficulties and help them experience healing and relief.
I believe therapy is most productive when it is supportive and casual, with a conversational tone and an open mind toward different strategies to address challenges. The key is a collaborative approach between both client and therapist. I offer lunchtime, evening, and some weekend hours. All sessions are virtual. Reach out for my exact availability.
My counseling style is supportive, strength-based and rooted in direct inquiry. I believe in the dignity and worth of each person, and that the human spirit is quite resilient. As Kurt Vonnegut once boldly wrote, “It is hard to adapt to chaos, but it can be done. I am living proof of that: It can be done.”
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Themistoklis Bakelas, known to some as Tohm, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New Jersey (NJ LCSW 44SC05894900) who has worked in various psychiatric hospitals since 2012 and brings 9 years of clinical experience to his practice.
He focuses on building a therapeutic relationship grounded in safety, trust, and hope, where people feel accepted, heard, and encouraged to grow in meaningful ways. He works with adults aged 18 and older who are coping with depression, stress, grief, trauma, PTSD, bipolar disorder, and significant life changes, and considers it a privilege to support clients through their difficulties toward healing and relief.
His approach is supportive, strength-based, and rooted in direct inquiry, delivered in a casual, conversational manner with an open mind toward different strategies. Therapy is framed as a collaborative process between client and therapist, and he echoes Kurt Vonnegut’s observation: “It is hard to adapt to chaos, but it can be done. I am living proof of that: It can be done.”
He offers lunchtime, evening, and some weekend hours, and all sessions are held virtually – interested people are invited to reach out for exact availability.
Many people ask whether online therapy can truly help. For common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, or navigating life changes, online therapy has been shown to be comparable in effectiveness to traditional in-person sessions.
One major benefit is flexibility – clients can connect in the format that suits them best, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or in-app messaging. This range of options makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule.
Therapy delivered online is provided by licensed professionals and therapists, and if someone finds they need a different fit, it is generally possible to switch therapists at any time.
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