Thomas (Thom) Wilder

Thomas (Thom) Wilder is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas with 30 years of experience supporting people as they identify and cope with life’s challenges. He creates a safe listening space and tailors treatment to each person’s unique personality, history, strengths, and needs.

His areas of focus include stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, anger management, compassion fatigue, addictions, family conflict, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, sleep disorders, parenting challenges, self-esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, depression, and coping with life changes. As a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), he works specifically with childhood trauma, event-related trauma, developmental trauma, and complex trauma. He also provides support for mood-related concerns such as depression, anxiety, acute stress, bipolar disorder, anger, and grief, and assists couples and individuals with communication, pre-marital counseling, conflict management, infidelity, divorce, and gray divorce. Thomas addresses chronic health matters as well, including chronic illness, chronic pain, caregiver fatigue, and ongoing stress management.

Thomas adopts an integrative, whole-person perspective that attends to biological, psychological, and social-relational factors. He individualizes treatment plans and draws from a range of evidence-informed approaches - cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, trauma-focused therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, strength-based and client-centered techniques, solution-focused work, somatic therapy, and mindfulness practices - to match each client’s needs. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Sociology from Auburn University at Montgomery (1980) and a Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Liberty University (2016). He is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas (license TX LPC 77731) and is certified as a clinical trauma professional.