About Tim
Tim Crosby is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with ten years of clinical experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, and a range of life challenges. Tim offers straightforward, respectful care and aims to help people make decisions that fit their values.
He works in a collaborative way, treating each person as capable of steering their own recovery. Sessions emphasize practical skills and clearer thinking so clients can handle daily pressures.
How Tim works
He also addresses trauma and abuse with targeted methods when that history is present. Tim blends several therapy styles to match a person’s needs. That can include cognitive-behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking, solution-focused steps to set achievable goals, and elements from existential therapy to examine meaning and values.
He also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and trauma-focused approaches when past harm affects current life. For clients who want faith-informed care, he offers Christian, biblically rooted counseling as an option. He approaches sensitive topics without judgment and helps people work through issues like sexuality, pornography, ministry strain, and pressure to be perfect when those arise.
Tim aims to equip people with tools they can use long after therapy ends. He encourages active involvement and gradual independence so clients can meet goals and move forward with confidence.
Tim lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Tim works with
The areas below are the ones Tim selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate to online care
Tim often uses cognitive-behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. CBT is practical and goal oriented, and it can help with anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.He also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills are useful when strong emotions or conflict make daily life harder.
Trauma-focused methods are used when past harm affects current functioning. Those approaches focus on processing traumatic memories and building coping skills to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then suggest a path that can be adjusted over time.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer discussion, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, chat can suit shorter check-ins, and messaging helps track progress between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue work consistently regardless of location.
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