TimColvin, MFT

2009-03-27T14:13:00.000-07:00

Do you feel stuck?

Have you wanted to make a change in your life, but find that the "right time" never comes?

I'd like to help. I will help you get unstuck so you can live the life you've been wanting.

Maybe you want to make changes in your relationships, start a new career, or take better care of your health but find it's just not that easy. I use time-tested therapy techniques along with my unique 6 step process, which will allow you to get unstuck and live a life of freedom, peace, and success.

You don't have to stay in the place of pain and frustration. You can do what you've been waiting so long to do. You don't have to struggle alone for one more day.

I invite you to email or call me. I look forward to hearing your story.

Tim Colvin, M.S., MFT

Contact Me

2005-03-30T10:07:00.000-08:00

My office is located at
1000 Quail Street, Suite 240
Newport Beach, CA 92626
(949) 290-4922

You are welcome to email me:
TimColvinMFT@gmail.com

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About Me

2005-03-30T09:59:00.000-08:00

My name is Tim Colvin, MFT#44052. I am in private practice at the Waters at Creekside.

My first experience with therapy was when I was a teenager, dealing with family stressors. When I entered grad school, I decided to return to therapy, and I found a very talented therapist. Through our work together, I was able to process issues on a deeper level. Old wounds seemed to lose their power. I came to understand why I was being triggered by certain people and events.

I enjoy helping people to live the life they want. Many times a person's past can impact their present life. This can be very frustrating leading to stymied work success, conflicts in relationships, and an overall sense of being held back in life. By working though these issues, people often find that instead of feeling stuck, they are able to live the life they want.

Pre-Marital Counseling

2005-03-27T14:38:00.000-08:00

Have strong feelings for someone, but you're not sure they are the one?

Want to make a strong relationship even stronger?

Enter into your marriage with new tools and insights

Learn strategies to save your marriage before it's even in danger

If you are engaged or seriously considering the future of your relationship, pre-marital counseling may be right for you. Pre-marital counseling assesses the strengths of your relationship, while highlighting some areas of potential conflict. This knowledge gives you and your fiancee the tools to have a more balanced and healthy relationship.

Pre-marital counseling is excellent for people who are engaged, or considering becoming engaged or moving in together.

Consultation - Counseling - Couples Counseling - Pre-Marital Counseling

Couples Counseling

2005-03-27T14:37:00.000-08:00

Do you feel alone in your relationship?

Having the same old fight with your spouse?

You may even be considering breaking up

It's normal for most relationships to have their ups and downs, but some problems require more than just waiting for the storm to pass.

My approach to working with couples is based upon contemporary psychodynamic principles. In the assessment period I work to clarify the nature of the difficulty and the contributing behaviors of each partner that maintain the mutual sense of impasse.

Over the course of treatment couples develop an understanding of why they are drawn in, repeatedly, to conflicts with similar content (money, child-rearing, sharing responsibilities, sex) or form (one approaches, the other withdraws; one asserts, the other submits, but resents).

By the conclusion of treatment, each member of the couple develops an improved understanding of their respective fears and anxieties about change and the skills to break the maladaptive cycle of communication or impasse on their own.

Consultation - Counseling - Couples Counseling - Pre-Marital Counseling

Counseling

2005-03-27T14:35:00.001-08:00

Do you feel stuck?

Have you lost the passion you once had for life?
Feel alone and misunderstood?
Unable to get the life you've longed for?

My work is informed by the Psychodynamic theory of therapy. Through this I seek to provide an environment which enhances your understanding of yourself, as I believe that people can and do make important and positive changes based on this sort of insight and on the process of seeking to acquire it.

Counseling is not just for people who are going through a stressful time. It is often indicated for people whose lives are essentially stable, who have achieved some success in work and relationships but for whom an enduring sense of life satisfaction or relief from troubling symptoms has proved elusive.

Patients may include pre-teen, adolescent, and adult men and women. Patients are generally seen once or twice a week.

Consultation - Counseling - Couples Counseling - Pre-Marital Counseling

Consultation

2005-03-27T14:35:00.000-08:00

The purpose of the consultation is to provide an assessment of your current difficulties and for you to obtain treatment recommendations.

A consultation is helpful for people who are deciding if they should pursue counseling. It is also helpful for people deciding if I am the right counselor for them. Choosing a counselor is a difficult process. It is important to find somebody that feels right.

At the conclusion of the consultation, I will provide the treatment recommendations. In some cases, the patient may wish to start treatment with me after the consultation. If I have time available for new patients I am happy to provide the treatment. Otherwise, I will provide an appropriate referral. If the patient is seeking a second opinion I will, with the patient’s consent, share my findings with the referring doctor or the patient’s therapist.

Consultation - Counseling - Couples Counseling - Pre-Marital Counseling

Services

2005-03-27T14:29:00.000-08:00

1. Consultation
The purpose of the consultation is to provide an assessment of the current difficulties and obtain treatment recommendations. Consultation is helpful for people who are deciding if they should pursue counseling.

2. Counseling
Counseling is not just for people who are going through a stressful time. It is often indicated for people whose lives are essentially stable, who have achieved some success in work and relationships but for whom an enduring sense of life satisfaction or relief from troubling symptoms has proved elusive.

3. Couples Counseling
Over the course of treatment couples develop an understanding of why they are drawn in, repeatedly, to conflicts with similar content (money, child-rearing, sharing responsibilities, sex) or form (one approaches, the other withdraws; one asserts, the other submits, but resents).

4. Pre-marital Counseling
If you are engaged or seriously considering the future of your relationship, pre-marital counseling may be right for you. Pre-marital counseling assesses the strengths of your relationship, while highlighting some areas of potential conflict. This knowledge gives you and your fiance the tools to have a more balanced, healthy relationship.