Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
How Thomas works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Thomas
Thomas DeRosa is a licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of practice in New York. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, career challenges, trauma, and anger. He aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space so clients can speak honestly and make changes at their own pace.
In sessions he listens closely to what matters most to each person. He helps clients name strong emotions, notice patterns, and try new ways of responding.
Background and approach
Conversations are direct and practical, with tools people can use between meetings. DeRosa brings long experience to difficult moments like loss, panic, and post-traumatic stress. He also supports those navigating identity concerns, first responder stress, caregiving and end-of-life issues, hoarding, and health-related challenges.
He adapts the work to the problem in front of him rather than using a single formula. People meet him for help with relationship strain, intimacy questions, control issues, and feelings of guilt or shame. He also works with clients on life purpose, career decisions, and the burnout that comes from caregiving or compassion fatigue.
Those coping with bipolar mood challenges or panic attacks can find practical strategies in sessions. Sessions are offered in English and Thomas accepts international clients. He uses conversational, goal-oriented work to help people make steady progress toward clearer thinking and better daily functioning.
What Thomas works with
Everything Thomas lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Thomas's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches that translate well online
Thomas often uses evidence-based techniques that focus on skills and clear steps. One common approach emphasizes identifying strong emotions and learning specific ways to respond differently; this helps with anger, panic, and anxiety by breaking down reactions into manageable parts. A second approach centers on processing traumatic events and their effects through careful, paced conversations and coping strategies to reduce reactivity and improve daily functioning.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, comfort level, and life situation. That may mean trying a few strategies and adjusting what feels most helpful as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video makes it easier to see expression and body language, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different time zones while keeping the focus on steady, usable progress.
Questions people ask about Thomas
What concerns can Thomas help with?
He helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, career challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem problems, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. He also addresses related concerns such as panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, and feelings of isolation.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He uses a direct, practical approach focused on clear goals and tools people can use between sessions. Conversations emphasize naming emotions, noticing patterns, and experimenting with new responses.
What is his professional background?
Thomas has 25 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges. His work history includes long-term clinical practice in New York.
Where is he based and what are his credentials?
He is licensed as an LMHC in New York. He practices out of New York and lists that as his location.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. He also accepts international clients for remote work.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats let people choose what fits their routine and communication comfort.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the subscription plan you select.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability. The matching step helps pair you with the right fit.