Thomas Sweetland, LCSW

I’m committed to bringing more vitality and a deeper sense of satisfaction into your life. My approach is grounded in mindfulness, acceptance, and connecting with what matters most to you.

My starting point is meeting you as an individual and honoring your experiences, thoughts, and emotions. I try to convey my warm regard, and to demonstrate compassion and empathy while also being honest and direct. I collaborate with my clients to create a relationship that is both supportive and challenging; supportive enough to promote healing while also being challenging enough to help you grow.

Individual therapy can focus on specific issues such as depression, anxiety, relationship or family issues, creative block, grief, trauma, or substance use. Therapy can be helpful to address the pressures of oppression in our society. Or it can simply be a space to process your experiences, broaden your perspective, and take steps for personal growth.

I practice Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which is a framework that integrates cognitive behavioral therapy with Eastern psychological strategies such as mindfulness and meditation. The basic idea is to encourage flexibility and personal growth through mindful contact with your experience, clarifying what really matters in your life, and taking actions based on your values., We’ll focus on you relating to your thoughts and feelings in a way that allows you to live your life more fully just as you are. Paradoxically, it’s often the struggling to block out our thoughts or feelings that creates a lot of the suffering in life.