Absolutely the best therapist. Helped me and my wife out
Dr. Thomas Davis, Psychologist
Experienced mental health professional
Provides online counseling through BetterHelp
At a glance
Thomas is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.
- 4.5 stars
- Clients are very satisfied with Thomas. View 34 reviews
- Speaks English
- Offers Telehealth visits
- Licensed in North Carolina
Recent reviews
I have been in Therapy with Dr. Davis for only a few weeks but I can already tell that he is a great listener an he is also very perceptive. He makes it easy for me to express my feelings and concerns. Initially I questioned the benefit of therapy but I am beginning to see its value.
More about Thomas
- 44 years' experience
- Male
- Psychologist
I am Dr. Tom Davis. I have a PhD in Counseling Psychology from Duke University and am a Licensed Psychologist with 45 years of clinical experience. I practiced in the same medical facility for 35 of those years and treated the entire age range from age 3 to age 94. A major benefit of practicing at the same facility for all that time was that I often treated the same clients from childhood up through adulthood. It was not uncommon for me to have treated three generations of the same family. This gave me a rare and highly valuable vantage point regarding the long-term development of a client as an individual and as a member of their intergenerational family system. It also allowed me to treat adults in individual, couples and family modalities as they developed over the years.
In our therapeutic relationship, I view you as the expert and me as the professional. Your expertise is the wealth of self-knowledge and personal experiences that you bring to therapy. As the professional, my job is to help you organize this expertise into an actionable form that you can use to manage your life more effectively.
Over my decades of practice, I have honed a treatment approach that I find produces the most efficient and effective method of improvement. During the first session, I work with you to define the problem(s) that need attention and devise a practical, problem-oriented treatment plan to resolve these problem(s). We will focus on your thoughts, behaviors and emotions, in that order. In general, thoughts determine how you behave and behavior determines how you feel. When thoughts become more organized, behavior becomes more productive and both contribute to more positive emotions. I use homework assignments to make the best use of treatment between sessions. With child and adolescent clients, I use an age-appropriate version of the above treatment plan and include family members as helpful change agents for the child. The remaining sessions are spent working through the identified problems and other issues that may surface. The ultimate goal is for you to feel secure in your ability to handle current and future problems.
I have conducted psychological testing on over 5,000 individual clients. I have tested for depression, anxiety, dementias, brain injuries, personality development, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Learning Disabilities and clients’ ability to handle a variety of surgical interventions. Therefore, if you have had psychological testing, I am able to understand the test results and to provide guidance based on those results.
My overriding goal for myself is for you to end each session with a better understanding of yourself than you had when you began the session. My overriding goals for you are 1.) to gain mastery over your life that in turn enhances your self-esteem, reduces worry and leads to more positive feelings; and 2.) to have improved skills to deal with the ups and downs of daily living.
After each session, I send follow up notes that summarize what was covered/learned that day, what home work assignments were generated and what our future direction should include.
My office hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:00 AM until 5:30 PM.
Specialties:
Depression
Anxiety
Panic attacks
PTSD
Adolescent issues
Marital and family issues
Geriatric issues
General adjustment issues
Specialties
Stress
Anxiety
Relationship issues
Parenting issues
Depression
Coping with life changes
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Aging and geriatric issues
Blended family issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Family problems
Impulsivity
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Personality disorders
Phobias
Treatment Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Licenses
Dr. Thomas Davis's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457331878.
- Psychologist · North Carolina · 0742 · Expires October 2026
About online counseling
- Affordable.
- Pay a low flat fee.
- Convenient.
- Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
- Available now.
- There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.
Online counseling allows you to receive care from a mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.
Reviews for Dr. Thomas Davis
All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.
Overall rating:
Absolutely the best therapist. Helped me and my wife out
I have been in Therapy with Dr. Davis for only a few weeks but I can already tell that he is a great listener an he is also very perceptive. He makes it easy for me to express my feelings and concerns. Initially I questioned the benefit of therapy but I am beginning to see its value.
Love Dr. Davis, he's incredibly well spoken. Listens to everything and brings new perspectives on issues.
Dr. Davis is highly responsive, listens actively, and is very encouraging. He does a great job of reviewing our discussions to ensure that he has heard and understood correctly and poses probing questions to drive the conversation to deeper levels. Additionally, he reviews his notes from our sessions regularly to not let things drop through the cracks or remain unattended to. When working with Dr. Davis, you need to be prepared to do "the work" between sessions and he will let you drive your path based on your own short- and long-terms goals and needs.
I've been with Dr. Davis for years, and I can say that my life all around has improved. He's attentive, knowledgeable, and our discussions lead me to be the best version of myself.
Dr.Davis is great! He has a calming presence, great sense of humor, and a wide variety of experience all which make him an effective and relatable therapist.
Very nice and thoughtful
Absolutely the best therapist we've had.
Dr. Davis has been absolutely wonderful to work with. After having worked with more than 6 therapists in the past 10 years, Dr. Davis is absolutely the best yet, and I could not have hoped for any better. He communicates thoroughly and weekly reviews his notes with you. He also is a wonderful listener and coach. Highly recommended.
Dr. Davis is excellent. Very helpful in the way he looks at a problem and offers solutions.
Listens, is direct and honest in his assessments, very good to talk with.
Dr. Davis is world class one of a kind therapist. His wisdom in the field and ability to help has led to tremendous positive change in myself and my life.
I’ve worked with Dr. Davis twice now through a couple of challenging times in the last couple of years and it has been a wonderful and enormously helpful experience. I could not have asked for a better fit in a therapist and counselor. His insight and expertise in multigenerational family issues has been so helpful in processing an elder care situation, and his kind and patient ear combined with immense professional and life experience has been essential to me as I have navigated life after divorce and early middle age. I highly recommend Dr. Davis!
Excellent clinician clearly well versed in empowering a client in their immediate goals and helping the client to better understand their internal motivators and how to maximize their long term functioning.
Dr. Davis has been a blessing to me. I feel so much better now than I did before pairing with him 2 years ago. I feel comfortable talking with him about anything.
I am quite thick skulled, and Dr. Davis is very straightforward when talking to me and that is EXACTLY the kind of therapy I needed. He's incredible and I would suggest him for anyone.
I’ve been working with Dr. Davis for almost two years. He listens and I feel heard and understood. He helped me to see that I am not as crazy as I feel at all. I would strongly recommend him to anyone struggling to meet themselves
I have been working with Doctor Davis for over a year now. He listens to me without judgement and he listens in a way that I feel genuinely heard and understood. My perspective of self and my capacity as a person has greatly improved. I have built for myself a strong and sturdy frame which carries me through life’s hardships as well as day to day monotony. Though I built this frame myself, Dr. Davis helped me find the nails to build it with. To him and for him I am grateful.
Amazing therapist, always helpful and always around.
I’ve never had a better therapist and supportive person in my life. This platform allows for combinations of people to interact with therapists that they would normally have no access to.
I was really struggling this time last year. I am still working on a handful of things but Dr. Davis has helped me navigate the worst of it. Don't know what I would do without him!
I’ve been working with Dr. Davis for just shy of a years time. He always listens actively and is a huge support to me. He holds space for me and offers advice if it’s needed but never unsolicited. I have seen huge improvements in my mental well being and have learned many things of myself that I might not have without his insight. I can’t say enough good things about Dr Davis.
Dr. Davis is the best therapist I have ever worked with. He is an excellent listener, but also provides clarity to situations. He offers helpful strategies to address the issues at hand. He does not avoid tough questions. He has helped me through relationship issues, the passing of my mother, and personal issues with anger. He does it all with a calm, relaxed, thoughtful manner. I could not recommend him more to other potential clients.
Incredible therapist
Dr. Davis is a tremendous force of support and reflection for me, showing great care, attentiveness, and actively promoting self growth and positive solutions in day to day life.
Working with Dr Davis has been such a rewarding experience. He’s helped me out in so many ways, and I feel that my mental health has improved immensely due to his insight and support. I am very grateful to have had this opportunity to be paired with him.
We have only started working together, but he’s helped me to realize a few things not previously considered, which I believe will help me be successful in addressing my issues. He’s a good listener and will ask clarifying questions to fully understand my experience, which is crucial when one is dealing with emotional topics. I feel very comfortable with his guidance.
Dr. Davis is an amazing individual. I have not been completely truthful when talking to him. He's been able to help me work through this and get back together with my wife. He's really just amazing.
I've really enjoyed working with Dr. Davis. In a very short time I feel like I've made a lot of progress with the concerns I initially brought to the table. He's definitely had a big impact on pulling me out of my funk.
Dr. Davis is a wonderful counselor and therapist! As an experienced professional with both an academic mind and practical perspective he was a perfect match, and an invaluable resource during an intense transitional period in my life. I would and do recommend Dr. Davis and BetterHelp to anyone looking for a helping hand.
I could not ask for a better therapist. Dr. Davis is attentive, present, and he has carefully and caringly led me to make connections, build skills that help me live my life better, while overcoming professional and emotional challenges.
Dr. Davis is great! He's very encouraging and his help with getting through a difficult situation with a family member has been invaluable.
Dr. Davis has been exceptionally helpful, and he's given me stuff to work on but
Dr Davis has a ton of experience and is compassionate. His candor is appreciated. Easy to talk to and gives great feedback that is easy to absorb and understand.
Frequently asked questions
Does Dr. Thomas Davis offer telehealth visits?
Yes. Dr. Thomas Davis works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.
What language(s) does Dr. Thomas Davis speak?
Dr. Thomas Davis speaks English.
How many years of experience does Dr. Thomas Davis have?
Dr. Thomas Davis has 44 years of experience.
Where is Dr. Thomas Davis licensed to practice?
Dr. Thomas Davis is licensed to practice in North Carolina.
Does Dr. Thomas Davis accept clients outside of the United States?
No, Dr. Thomas Davis does not accept clients outside of the United States.
Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?
Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."
What treatment approaches does Dr. Thomas Davis offer?
Dr. Thomas Davis offers clients Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy.
How can I communicate with Dr. Thomas Davis?
Dr. Thomas Davis can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.
How do I get started with Dr. Thomas Davis?
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