Andre Thomas

Andre Thomas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey with eight years of clinical experience. He focuses on life purpose, relationships, stress, anxiety, addictions, and identity questions that often follow big life changes. He works with people who are wrestling with direction, self-worth, intimacy concerns, and the practical fallout from trauma or family problems.

Thomas identifies as a Black, bi+ male with queer experience and centers lived experience in his work. He uses a person-centered approach that treats the client as the expert on their story. Sessions tend to emphasize practical changes to surroundings and behavior that help a person feel more validated and able to move forward.

His practice draws on a mix of clinical methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Motivational Interviewing. He explains these approaches plainly and uses them to help people explore values, patterns in relationships, and coping strategies for stress and mood concerns.

In session Thomas balances challenge with encouragement and sometimes light humor. He focuses on strengthening authenticity and self-worth, helping people notice the gap between who they are, who they want to be, and external expectations. Conversations often include concrete steps to change habits, communication, or environments that are getting in the way.

People come to him with a wide range of concerns, including LGBT issues, attachment and abandonment worries, body image, intimacy and kink questions, gender dysphoria, HIV/AIDS related matters, and family of origin problems. He also offers coaching-style support for motivation and life transitions.

How his approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small, practical steps toward them. In online sessions this often means setting short experiments between meetings and checking how those changes felt or what got in the way.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect current connections. Online conversations can trace those patterns, practice new ways of relating, and rehearse different responses to conflict or distance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will collaborate with the client to choose which methods fit best for their goals and preferences. That choice can shift as issues change, and the therapist reviews it with the client over time.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people use microphone-only options when video is not convenient or choose a time that works around work and family obligations.