About Timothy
Dr. Timothy Tobin has practiced as a licensed counselor for three decades. He holds the LPC credential and the LCMHC and brings 30 years of clinical experience to his work in Utah.
He helps people who are coping with addiction, trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and hard-to-explain life events. He listens without judgment and focuses on what matters to each person. Sessions include straightforward conversation about behavior, feelings, and what a client wants to change.
Background and approach
He uses clear tools and tailored strategies rather than one-size-fits-all solutions. His background includes extensive work with compulsive behaviors such as substance use and gambling. He also supports people processing profound loss, meaning and purpose, and shifts in spiritual or religious beliefs.
He is comfortable talking about experiences some find difficult to name, such as near-death events or other unusual encounters. Dr. Tobin blends practical methods with attention to the person’s values and life story.
He draws on approaches that teach skills for managing intense emotions, changing unhelpful thinking, and improving relationships. Together with a client he sets goals and checks progress in ways that fit their life. People who want direct conversation about difficult topics and tools they can practice between sessions tend to find this style useful.
He offers video, phone, live chat, and text options to make ongoing support easier to fit into daily routines.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s own goals and experience, with the therapist offering understanding and support while clients lead the process. It can help when someone needs space to make sense of feelings and decide what matters next.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and build different habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. It is useful when emotions feel overwhelming or when relationships keep triggering problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. He will help you and the therapist decide together which methods match your needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process can shift over time as priorities change.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when in-person meetings aren’t possible. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a brief check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging give flexible, shorter exchanges that can fit into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and adjust the format as life changes.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Utah
- Languages
- English