Dr. Tim Cavell is a Clinical Psychologist who uses short-term, problem-focused therapy that builds on existing strengths. He works with troubled families, strong-willed children, hyperactive students, rebellious teens, depressed adolescents, worried moms, disengaged dads, and distressed couples, as well those adults who have struggled with long-standing emotional problems.

He is also trained to treat children and teens suffering from OCD. Dr. Cavell is a Professor in the Department of Psychological Science at the University of Arkansas.

He has written three books: Working with Parents of Aggressive Children: A Practitioner’s Guide (2000), Anger, Aggression, and Interventions for Interpersonal Violence (2006), and You’re Not the Worst Parent in the World. Funding for his research has come from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), and Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA).

Dr. Cavell earned his PhD at LSU and interned at the Morrison Center for Youth and Families in Portland, OR. He and his wife, Lauri, have 3 children.