Timothy Dreby

My communication style

I like to let you set the tone for treatment and adjust to you so we can create safety between us. I tend to engage in lot of active listening and to be collaborative. I provide a lot of reflection to make sure I'm understanding you. I also have been around a while and do let you know my impressions of things about which you might not be familiar.

My journey to mental healthcare

I was initially interested in social justice and became a counselor reluctantly. Seven years into my career I was working for social justice in a last resort section 8 housing complex and I ended up making powerful enemies and ended up incarcerated in a state hospital. I learned a lot about what not to do based on the way I was treated.

My goals for you

I document goals along the way but tend to feel personal growth is something that happens inside you in increments that are hard to define. I don't like to document goals and hold you accountable to them because I don't feel like growth works that way. I don't feel it is constructive to be overly controlling or get into power struggles.

Our first session

A first session with me is going to be different based on your needs. People open up and tell stories in different ways. I try to meet you where your at and don't control the session to optimize what I get from you. In the second and third session I come back in and ask questions to fill in missed details and cover informed consent.

I identify as...

• Male
• Caucasian or White