FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
The process is self-pay for services, I can discuss a sliding scale for some clients on a limited basis.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
We would start with a consultation call to identify the direction you want to go in, if that is with me then we schedule a session. Together, we personalize therapy to help you uncover strengths and learn new skills that will allow you to deal with the challenges that arise in daily life without needing professional help. My goal is to give you tools and skills that allow you to thrive on your own.
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Tennessee who is trained in behavioral health with five years of clinical experience. Timothy L. Hook started his training at Middle Tennessee State University’s social work program where he learned the fundamentals of human development, the therapeutic relationship, and how people make positive changes. While in the undergraduate program he interned at Soldiers And Families Embraced in Clarksville, TN. He learned how to gather information and identifying needs of veterans, located services through supplementary organizations, and advocated for veterans in the community. After the first semester in his master’s program he started specialized training in a inpatient treatment program at The Ranch, Nunnelly, TN where he provided individual assessment, biopsychosocial interviews, and psychotherapy services to sociocultural diverse adult population diagnosed with depression, addiction, PTSD, and other affective disorders. He learned to provide crisis intervention and emergency services, co-led process groups. He also participated in somatic seminars and campus wide in-service training. After he finished with his master’s degree with University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN he started as Primary Therapist dealing with addictions at The Ranch, Nunnelly, TN in the Center for Relationship and Sexual Recovery at for treatment for men with sex or love addiction. He provided individual and group psychotherapy services to culturally diverse male adults diagnosed with psychiatric disorders, attention disturbances, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. He also collaborated with treatment clinical team of licensed professional counselor, licensed alcohol/drugs of abuse counselor, social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, and rehabilitation counselors to develop individualized treatment plans. He led daily psychotherapy groups using multi-modal approaches: cognitive therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, somatic/experiential therapy, and psycho-educational information. After he left the primary therapist position Tim’s next step was being assigned to the Emergency Department within the VAMC Tennessee Valley Healthcare System with responsibility to provide direct services to veterans and their families who present for services and/or treatment in the Emergency Department. The he evaluated psychosocial needs and applies social work interventions to complex situations that arise in the Emergency Department setting during his tour of duty. He assessed and provided appropriate social work emergency care treatment options and interventions, and ED discharge and placement options. Special attention was be provided to potential acute care admissions for reasons of self-care deficit, lack of medical necessity, homelessness, placement, acopia, and/or social or environmental factors.