Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Coping with life changes
How Brian works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Oklahoma
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Brian
Brian Timms is a licensed clinical social worker in Oklahoma who focuses on helping people handle anger and related struggles. He speaks plainly and offers steady, nonjudgmental support for those feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or big life changes. He frames sessions as a place to talk through what’s happening now and to build useful tools for day-to-day life.
He helps clients work on communication, self-esteem, sleep problems, and the effects of trauma or burnout.
Background and approach
Practical skills and small changes are emphasized over jargon or long lectures. Brian uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. He draws on client-centered methods to follow the client’s lead, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior, and mindfulness strategies to ease reactivity.
He also brings narrative and motivational methods when they fit the goals. Over 11 years of practice, he has worked with many concerns including relationship strain, parenting challenges, ADHD, bipolar and depression symptoms, and issues related to identity such as LGBT matters. He also addresses less common topics like adoption and foster care, chronic illness, body image, and kink-informed concerns.
Sessions are offered through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. The focus is on clear, doable steps clients can use between sessions to reduce anger, manage stress, and improve daily functioning.
What Brian works with
Everything Brian lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Brian's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Coping with life changes
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Brian lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How his approaches translate to online work
Brian often uses client-centered therapy, which means sessions start with what the client finds most important and follow their pace. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes goals that matter to them.He also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, a hands-on method that identifies unhelpful thoughts and tests new behaviors. CBT is helpful for anger, anxiety, sleep problems, and mood struggles because it focuses on specific skills and short experiments to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Brian collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences, and he adjusts strategies as progress or challenges appear. Clients help set priorities and try techniques together in session.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video lets people work face-to-face when that matters. Phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, quick coaching, or a way to fit therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep regular contact and to practice skills between appointments.
Questions people ask about Brian
What concerns does he address most often?
He works with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship problems, grief, trauma, and life transitions. Other areas include ADHD, depression, self-esteem, and caregiving strain.
What is his style in sessions?
Sessions are collaborative and straightforward. He combines listening with practical skill-building and small homework tasks.
How much experience does he have?
He has 11 years of clinical experience supporting people with a wide range of concerns and life situations.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He holds the LCSW credential and practices in Oklahoma.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.