Dr. Thomas Davis, NC Psychologist 0742

Dr. Thomas Davis holds a PhD in Counseling Psychology from Duke University and is a licensed psychologist in North Carolina (NC Psychologist 0742) with 46 years of clinical experience. He spent 35 years practicing in the same medical facility, treating people across the lifespan from age 3 to age 94, and often maintained therapeutic relationships that continued as clients moved through different life stages.

Working with multiple generations of the same families gave him a rare vantage point on long-term development within family systems and informed his ability to offer individual, couples, and family treatment as needs evolved. He views the person in therapy as the expert on their own life and positions himself as the professional who helps organize that self-knowledge into practical, actionable steps.

Dr. Davis uses a problem-focused approach that he has refined over decades to promote efficient progress. In the first session he collaborates with the person to define the problem areas and develop a practical treatment plan. Treatment emphasizes thoughts first, then behaviors, then emotions, with homework assignments to extend work between sessions. When working with children and adolescents he adapts this plan to be developmentally appropriate and involves family members as helpful change agents.

Over his career he has conducted psychological testing with more than 5,000 individuals, assessing depression, anxiety, dementias, brain injuries, personality development, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, learning disabilities, and readiness for various surgical interventions. That experience equips him to interpret prior testing and offer informed guidance based on those results.

Dr. Davis aims for each session to leave the person with a clearer understanding of themselves, greater practical skills, and increased confidence in handling current and future challenges. He emphasizes mastery that enhances self-esteem, reduces worry, and supports more positive feelings. After sessions he provides follow-up notes summarizing what was covered, homework assigned, and suggested next steps. His clinical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy, and his practice has addressed a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep issues, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. He maintains office hours on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:00 AM until 5:30 PM.