Tim Flaharty
Licensed Therapist, MS, LPCC
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OCD has become a specialty of mine because it has an effective treatment: Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). It's exciting to see people's lives improve using this well-tested method. ERP can feel difficult at first, especially when compared to talk therapy. However, if you stick with it and practice often, it will provide relief, and I will be with you through that process. Sessions are a judgment-free zone. I am also trained to treat PTSD.
OCD has become a specialty of mine because it has an effective treatment: Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). It's exciting to see people's lives improve using this well-tested method. ERP can feel difficult at first, especially when compared to talk therapy. However, if you stick with it and practice often, it will provide relief, and I will be with you through that process. Sessions are a judgment-free zone. I am also trained to treat PTSD.
Location
Licensed in California, Oregon
About
Clinical Expertise
OCD, Anxiety, Depression, Phobias, Skin picking, Hair pulling, Nail biting, Tics, PTSD, Children and Adolescents
Education
Capella University (MN)
Insurance
Plans accepted by Tim
Aetna, Ascension SmartHealth, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue Shield, Blue Shield of California, Central California Alliance for Health, Cigna, Curative, Forest County Potawatomi, Gold Coast Health Plan, Healthcare Management Administrators, Horizon BCBS, Independence Blue Cross, Kaiser - Northern California Region, Kaiser - Southern California Region, Kaiser Permanente, L.A. Care Medi-Cal, Moda Health, Oscar Health, Partners Direct Health, Positive Healthcare, Regence Blue Cross, Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Oregon, Regence Group Administrators, San Francisco Health Plan, United Healthcare, Western Health Advantage,
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Get to know Tim
My personal connection to OCD and mental health
I've experienced anxiety and depression, so I can empathize when I see people struggling. I have insight into what they're going through and how difficult it can be. Since learning about ERP, it's become something I use in my own life. I find it really helps me when I'm feeling pretty anxious. Practicing it myself also helps me coach others through the process.
How I create a safe, supportive environment in therapy
We go at your pace. I'll find out where you're at, and I will work with you from that point. We don't have to tackle the most difficult thing first. Every time we meet, we can just take one extra step. We do focus on ERP, and that is the primary reason that we're here, but I also want to give you space to talk about other things that are going on in your life. I want you to be able to be open with me.
My message to you if you're struggling right now
Anxiety is very distressing, but it's also something you can grow from. I know it doesn't necessarily always seem that way, but I think it can be very informative to us. Addressing things that make us anxious helps us learn to take them on. I've seen that with many members. They'll come in with many different types of obsessions, we'll challenge them, and I'll see them grow and be able to not only deal with those things, but become stronger because of them.
Why our members love working with Tim
U.N.
After years of working with several wonderful therapists, each with their own unique specialties, both within and outside of NOCD, I’ve been supported through every stage of my healing journey, from first entering therapy to processing deep-rooted PTSD. Each one helped me with exactly what I needed at the time. Currently, Tim has been the best fit for where I am now. His approach has helped me recognize that some of my past patterns of hyper-awareness and over-functioning no longer serve me. Instead of pushing myself to constantly *do* the work, he’s helping me learn how to *be*; to rehabilitate through presence, not just productivity. What once felt idle, unproductive, or even cold, both from myself and others feedback on me, has proven to be the most powerful form of compassion: quiet, gentle, and human. I’m deeply grateful for the shift he’s helping me embody that doing less can be and mean so much more.
S.A.
Tim is very professional and very helpful. My therapy has really helped me.
.D.
More spaces of calm in between my chaos since starting with Tim
S.A.
I believe I’m doing well and as hard as it can be to work through the trauma I’m very hopeful and grateful for my sessions with Tim.
S.A.
Working with Tim has been life changing and I’m a firm believer in NOCD therapy. I really am glad this therapy exists and I’ve recommended my friends and family to it.
E.C.
Tim has been my therapist for a year and he has helped me with my OCD.
E.C.
Tim Flaharty is an exceptional therapist and we are so happy with the work he has done with our daughter.
T.L.
I was a few months postpartum and my psychiatrist recommended I do therapy for my OCD. I was not hopeful at first and honestly not even halfway through until I started noticing a difference. Months later I realize my ocd has gone way down. Thanks to my therapist, Tim.
K.D.
Tim established very good rapport with our son, who is 12 years old.
E.C.
Tim is very kind, knowledgeable and patient. I know that he will be able to support my daughter.
S.D.
Great engagement and thoughtful discussion
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