Tima Tucker, PhD, LMSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Wayne, MI
Online & In-Person
About me
            
"All families have unique needs, values, culture, history, strengths, challenges and resources. 
All families are encouraged to be advocates for their own health and for the health of their family members and expect the best care."
A family's health journey is to explore and reclaim optImal health. Our licensed psychotherapist, social workers, professional counselors in the Tuckerville family system care for the entire unit.. We empower families to make healthy lifestyle choices about safety and wellness. We provide educational and holistic resources to deliver personalized care and use the best resources for our families. Tuckerville remains up to date with National Institutes of Health (NIMH’s) understanding and treatment of mental illness through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure. NIMH’s provides information and resources about mental disorders and NIMH’s research efforts.        
            Tima Tucker is a Board Certified Integrative Mental Health Practitioner, State Licensed Clinical Psychotherapist, CEO and owner of Tuckerville, LLC, mental health private practice, holding a graduate degree from Wayne State University in Clinical Social Work and an undergraduate degree from Wayne State University in Clinical Psychology. With more than 15 years of experience in Enneagram guided self-awareness, relationships and attachment disorders using therapeutic techniques informed by I. Yalom, Momma and the Meaning of Life, 1998., J. Gottman, D. Rakel and H. Palmer.
Tima Tucker respectfully creates genuine supportive therapeutic relationships in a relaxed setting implementing her unique Holistic Interpersonal Approach with her patients while using best practices and scientific evidence based approaches for alternative integrative therapies and modalities aimed to enhance the clinical therapeutic process of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), such as Hypnotherapy, Nutritional Wellbeing and meditation for the whole body. Tima Tucker is honored to supervise master and bachelor level interns and therapist with practicum and State of Michigan licensing (LARA) hours as well as guiding clinical skills and modalities for the new generation of Clinical Social Workers with the support of NASW CORE Supervisory curriculum.
Tima Tucker continued research encapsulate Integrative Therapeutic/Natural Medicine with a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Clinical Research exploring Integrating (MBCT) Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in the therapeutic practitioner and patient relationship leads to positive mental health outcomes, Sept. 2022.  Tima Tucker utilizes every opportunity to connect with her patients who experience despair, while uncovering and releasing mental blockage caused by depression, anxiety, trauma, grief while experiencing and accepting the “true self”.         
License
License(s)
Education
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
Fees and insurance
Cost per session
$ - $Accepted payment methods
- Cash
 - Check
 - Health Savings Account (HSA)
 - Credit Card
 - Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
 
Accepted credit cards
- Visa
 - Mastercard
 - American Express
 - Discover
 
Accepted insurance plans
- United Healthcare
 - Aetna
 - Anthem
 - Out of Network
 - Cigna
 - Blue Cross/Blue Shield
 - Optum
 
Specialties and clinical interests
- ADHD
 - Adoption & Fostering
 - Anger Issues
 - Anxiety
 - Betrayal Trauma
 - Binge Eating
 - Body Image
 - Borderline Personality Disorder
 - Depression
 - Eating Disorders
 - Family Conflict
 - Pre-Marital & Marital Issues
 - Race-Based Traumatic Stress (RBTS)
 - Relationships
 - Self-Esteem
 - Sexual Abuse
 - Sexual Identity
 - Sleep Disorders
 - Stress/Stress Management
 - Substance Use Disorders
 - Suicidality
 - Suicide Loss
 - Trauma & PTSD
 - Violence
 - Women's Issues
 
Therapy types
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
 - Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
 - Art Therapy
 - Client-Centered Therapy
 - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
 - Complementary or Alternative Medicine
 - Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
 - Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
 - Hypnotherapy
 - Internal Family Systems (IFS)
 - Mindfulness
 - Play Therapy & Sandtray
 - Safe & Sound Protocol
 - Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
 - Trauma-Informed Therapy
 
Location
Licensed to see clients in
Years in practice
Service types
- Medication Management
 - Therapy / Counseling
 
Types of clients
- Early Childhood (0-4)
 - Kids & Tweens (5-12)
 - Adolescents (13-17)
 - Adults (18+)
 - Individuals
 - Couples
 - Groups
 - Families
 - Parents & Caregivers
 
Languages
- Spanish
 - English
 - Italian
 - Hindi
 - Arabic
 
Website and social media