Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
How Timea works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 19
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Timea
Timea Tenkei is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 19 years of experience practicing in California. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Timea speaks English and accepts international clients who prefer online formats.
She approaches therapy as a collaborative process. Timea treats each person as the expert in their own story and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions emphasize clear steps and usable skills to manage difficult feelings like anger and panic.
Background and approach
Timea has long experience guiding people through trauma-related concerns and post-traumatic stress. She also helps with mood disorders, panic attacks, and grief after separation. Practical coping tools are paired with conversations about patterns such as attachment or abandonment worries.
Many clients come for help with self-esteem, body image, and feelings of isolation. Timea offers support for caregiver stress, communication problems, and forgiveness work. She also assists people facing midlife transitions and challenges around pregnancy and childbirth.
Online sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Costs vary with location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person selects the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules according to therapist availability.
What Timea works with
Everything Timea lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Timea's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Timea uses established, evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and understanding emotional patterns. One common approach centers on learning concrete coping strategies for anxiety and panic attacks, teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step behavior changes to reduce distress. Another emphasis is on trauma-informed work that helps people process difficult memories and lessen their day-to-day impact through paced discussion and stabilization techniques.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Timea listens to each person's goals, symptoms, and preferences and then suggests techniques that fit. She adjusts methods over time based on what is helpful and what the person wants to try next.
Online therapy offers flexible options to suit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues; phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a conversation needs to fit into a break. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing support, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These formats make it simpler to access care from different places and at different times while keeping the work focused on clear goals and practical tools.
Questions people ask about Timea
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include panic attacks, mood disorders, and post-traumatic stress.
What is the therapeutic style like?
The approach is collaborative and practical. Timea views the client as the expert and focuses on building skills and strengths to manage emotions and behavior.
How much experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns related to trauma, mood, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT, licensed in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs.
How does cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.