- Years in practice
- 11
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Brian
Brian Timms is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, and parenting challenges. He works with LGBTQ clients and others dealing with relationship issues, grief, sleep problems, anger, or life transitions. He writes simply and listens closely to understand each person’s situation.
He uses straightforward conversations to uncover what matters to the client. Sessions focus on practical skills for coping, clearer communication, and building self-esteem. He also supports people managing chronic illness, caregiving strain, or the stress of major changes.
Background and approach
Brian draws on several psychotherapy styles depending on the need. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with calmer responses. Client-centered work makes space for the client’s experience and priorities.
Mindfulness practices are offered to improve focus and reduce reactivity. With 11 years of clinical experience, he brings steady support to complex concerns such as trauma, bipolar mood difficulties, ADHD, and intimacy-related issues. He also addresses less common topics like attachment struggles, adoption and foster care questions, and alternative-sex-culture concerns when they arise.
He offers a collaborative approach to set goals and track progress. People can expect clear suggestions, simple exercises to try between sessions, and room to tell their story at a manageable pace.
What Brian works with
Everything Brian lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Brian helps people with.
- 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.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Brian often draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different actions to change feelings and behavior; it is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy centers the client’s own goals and experience, with the therapist following the client’s lead to build trust and clarity.He also uses Mindfulness Therapy when helpful, teaching simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus during everyday moments. Together these approaches are used flexibly rather than rigidly, and the therapist works with each person to decide which methods make sense for their situation.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging offer ongoing, low-friction support between sessions or when a shorter exchange is preferred. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or busy days while keeping therapy practical and consistent.
Questions people ask about Brian
What concerns does Brian commonly address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, grief, intimacy-related issues, and career questions among other topics.
What is his general therapeutic style like?
He practices in a collaborative, client-centered way and uses practical techniques to build coping skills and improve communication.
How many years has he been practicing?
Brian has 11 years of clinical experience as a licensed practitioner in Oklahoma.
What credential and location information is on file?
He holds an LCSW license and provides services while based in Oklahoma.
Which languages are supported and can he work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and he is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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