Thomes Buchanan, LPC, LPCC

Thomes Buchanan is a licensed counselor who practices across Alabama, Texas, and Ohio and brings a thoughtful, person-centered approach to helping people manage emotional challenges. With credentials as an LPC and an LPCC - Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - she focuses on understanding each client’s individual story and collaborating on practical ways to improve daily functioning and relationships.

Her work emphasizes cultural responsiveness and a compassionate stance, with particular attention to women’s experiences, transitions into young adulthood, and multicultural concerns. Clients encounter a welcoming space where their lived experiences are respected and explored, and where healing from past difficulties is supported through tailored strategies for emotional well-being.

Buchanan’s practice addresses core concerns such as depression, anxiety, relationship dynamics, and self-esteem while also assisting with communication challenges, social anxiety, and questions of life purpose. She supports people through major life changes including pregnancy, divorce, and other personal transformations. Throughout therapy she aims to help clients build resilience, cultivate greater self-compassion, and strengthen healthier interpersonal connections that support sustained growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Thomes Buchanan draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide her work in accessible, online formats. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns shape current emotional responses and interpersonal needs - it can be useful for people dealing with abandonment, trust issues, or repeated relationship conflicts. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes the client’s perspective and creates a supportive, nonjudgmental space where self-exploration and self-acceptance can unfold - it often helps with self-esteem and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression and to build practical coping skills.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Buchanan works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She partners with clients to adjust techniques over time so therapy remains practical and relevant.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for people balancing work, family, or geographic distance. These options make it easier to schedule consistent care, maintain continuity during life changes, and access licensed professionals and therapists from different locations while preserving the collaborative, goal-focused nature of the work.