I’m Dr. Timothy Post, and I’m a clinical psychologist licensed in Kansas. My Master of Science and Doctor of Psychology degrees are both in clinical psychology. I completed a full-time, one year internship at Griffin Memorial Hospital (formerly Central State Hospital) in Norman, OK.
I have extensive postdoctoral training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy from the Oklahoma Society for Psychoanalytic Studies and the Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute. I continue to further my psychoanalytic expertise through continuing education, reading groups, and case consultation. In my 40+ years of experience, I have worked in a variety of clinical settings and with a range of populations.
My primary areas of clinical interest have been depression & anxiety, psychosis/schizophrenia, and longstanding personality and relationship difficulties. Most of my experience has been in individual psychotherapy with adults, adolescents, and preadolescent children. In addition to psychotherapy, I have expertise in psychological testing and diagnosis with those same age groups. My therapy approach is depth-oriented, psychodynamic, and interpersonal and takes into account wider social/cultural/economic/political factors.
Throughout my career, I have done substantial undergraduate/graduate/postgraduate teaching and supervision, and a bit of research. Currently, I occasionally provide consultation for professionals in therapy and testing/diagnosis. Most of my therapy work is long-term and intensive, but I can work within a more time-limited framework when appropriate.
I believe that we are all born with a drive toward health and wholeness, but sometimes that drive gets distorted or impaired during our development. Much of therapy consists of understanding and lessening or removing those impediments, so that the natural tendency for positive growth can resume. Along the way, one learns healthier & more adaptive means of living and coping with stress & challenges. I also believe that the most important therapeutic factor is the relationship that develops between therapist and patient, which in turn affects other relationships.
I was born & raised in Kansas, not far from here. My parents both worked in the mental health field, and during my formal education I was greatly influenced by the Menninger Clinic in Topeka. Along with my professional training, I also think it’s important to just have a friendly, respectful, down-to-earth relationship with the people I’m working with. That in and of itself can be therapeutic, I think.
