Timothy McCarthy

Timothy McCarthy, PhD, builds his practice on a single conviction: therapy should produce visible, measurable change — and produce it quickly. Over 35 years working with individuals, couples, and executives, he has developed a high-engagement style in which sessions are active, directive, and focused on breaking the self-limiting patterns that stall a person’s work, relationships, and sense of self. Clients regularly note that his involvement feels different from prior therapy — less listening from a distance, more direct challenge and collaboration.

His work extends across a wide range, from anxiety and depression to career transitions, trauma recovery, and addiction — serving teenagers, adults, and older adults alike. For couples, he developed Relationship Co-Coaching, a structured approach in which partners learn to identify their own destructive patterns, eliminate blaming, and actively coach each other toward deeper connection. A formal study of the method showed an 80% improvement rate within the first 11 hours of therapy. Many of the couples he sees arrive having spent years side by side yet genuinely unknown to each other — always reachable, rarely reached.

Dr. McCarthy offers both in-person and online sessions from his Eden Prairie, Minnesota practice, and has authored a self-help book on his couples approach. His challenge to clients is direct: unhappiness in any area of life is worth confronting, and with the right skills, change that once seemed impossible becomes achievable.