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Hi, I'm Tim Shreve and I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). I enjoy helping people work to overcome negative thoughts that often lead to cycles of anxiety, depression, and feeling "stuck." I provide practical and applicable tools to help reduce negative thoughts and regain control back over your life.
My approach
I often use a blend of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Solution-Focused therapy. I believe in working to relieve what is blocking you now while also looking for root causes to hopefully prevent things from coming back in the future.
My focus
I enjoy working with all ages and genders. Every stage of life is unique and different and presents its own challenges. I enjoy meeting people wherever they are at and helping them work through their thoughts, behaviors, and emotions. I work with kids ages 8-18, have worked with a lot of college and young adult students in their 20s, helped many in their 30s with work/life balance struggles, and 40+ with rediscovering who they are and what they need after neglecting it for quite some time.
My communication style
I strive to create a conversational and approachable therapeutic environment. I do my best to explain how and why the brain works in a way that most people can comprehend. I enjoy keeping things light and humorous when possible but also can appreciate when things need to go deeper and more serious.
My journey to mental healthcare
I have taken a long road to becoming a therapist, but I also wouldn't change any of it because each step gave me a unique and valuable experience. I spent a couple of decades doing various social work jobs from working for Child Protective Services (CPS) to working at a Children's Hospital, to virtual therapist. I care deeply for people and want to see them work to become the best and most authentic versions of themselves. It gives me great joy when a client begins to see themselves for all the great things that they really are.
My goals for you
I believe in setting small and achievable goals and building up from there. It can be very de-motivating to set too lofty a goal and then fall short. We will work to build up and still aim for those same lofty goals, but just had a slower and more controlled pace.
My first session with you
The first session is really just getting to know you, where you are at in life, and what you want to change/improve/work on. It generally entails getting a brief background but focusing on what the current issues are that bring you to therapy. Then we prioritize what we want to focus on now and begin to get to work.
