Timothy Rudder , LCSW

Timothy Rudder, LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), is a Missouri-licensed social worker with more than six years of professional clinical experience and over two decades working in the mental health field. He focuses on helping adults and athletes address a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, attention difficulties, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and intimacy-related challenges.

He brings a strengths-focused, client-centered stance that encourages open expression of thoughts and emotions without judgment. Drawing on evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based techniques, motivational interviewing, and client-centered approaches, he supports clients in developing practical coping skills and clarifying personal values and goals.

Timothy also holds a Mental Game Coaching Professional certification and works with individuals — including athletes — to address confidence, focus, composure, and enjoyment in performance settings. He helps clients explore how mindset and habits affect motivation and resilience, and partners with them to rebuild drive and satisfaction in daily life and pursuits.

Known for a caring and motivating style, he combines therapeutic insight with coaching tools to guide each person through their unique journey. His practice emphasizes collaboration, skill-building, and compassion as people work through life transitions, grief, addictive behaviors, parenting and fatherhood concerns, career stresses, and persistent mood or anxiety symptoms.

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