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Meet Tim Gardner

Dr. Gardner has had the priviledge of serving as a marriage counselor in the Indianapolis area for almost 20 years. In addition to his counseling practice where he cares for a limited number of clients, Tim also serves on the faculty of the College of Graduate Studies (Counseling Dept) at Indiana Wesleyan, teaching future counselors the needed skills to serve as effective marriage therapists. He is widely recognized as an authority on marriage and family health and marriage counseling, having written three books and over 20 articles and journal works.

Tim also presents workshops and seminars around the country to marriage counselors and laymen in both the faith-based and business community. Tim is charter member of the American Assoc of Christian Counselors, a leader in the Marriage CoMission (Corporate Sector), and an Associate Fellow at the Sagamore Institute for Policy Research.




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 Great marriages are not a matter of luck.
Great marriages are the result of choices ... choices that have been validated in empirical research and are founded upon God-honoring principles. Choices that you can learn to make if you have the right marriage counselor.

For 20 years I’ve had the honor of helping people from all walks of life and all industry verticals make concrete, lasting choices to improve the most important relationships in their lives: their marriages and families. My life's mission is to help people experience marriage to the fullest - the way God intended. Now, after six years of organizational leadership, I have decided to return to a more extensive counseling practice. Sadly, there is a significant shortage of marriage counselors who are committed to and capable of helping couples save and enjoy their marriages. My decades of professional service have demonstrated that I am both.

If you'll Contact Me, I would be honored to serve you as well.

My areas of counseling expertise include:

  • Effective Couple Communication
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Christian Marriage Issues
  • Sexual Adjustment Issues
  • Spiritual & Emotional Intimacy
  • Affair Recovery
  • Couples in Crisis
  • Re-marital Issues
  • Marriage Preparation
  • Rekindling Passion
  • Relational Differentiation
  • Spousal Abandonment
  • Divorce Recovery
  • Family of Origin Issues


    • For those that may worry that my commitment to keeping couples together may mean I am soft of domestic violence issues, let me assure that nothing could be further from the truth. There are always "reasons" for one spouse hitting another, but there are never excuses. I can help you with anger and violence issues as well.

    The marriage counseling profession frequently gets a bad rap in the media where counselors are portrayed as folks who simply listen, nod their heads, and ask questions like, "How does that make you feel?" Research suggests that this approach simply doesn't work. If that's the type of counseling you are looking for, I am the wrong therapist for you. However, if you want a counselor who is candid, forthright and will help you understand the choices you can make to immediately improve your marriage, then I can help you. I often tell people on the very first session: "As a marriage counselor, you will either love me or hate me. If you want somebody to simply listen and coddle you, you are not going to like me very much. But if you want someone who will listen thorougly, care deeply, and teach you and push you to make the changes you want and need to in order to make your life and marriage the best it can be, then you are in the right place, and you will like what we can accomplish together."



    I know it can be confusing
    trying to figure out where to turn for help for your marriage. Even if you don't choose me for your marriage counseling needs, I strongly encourage you to find a counselor who is a professional, painstakingly qualified, and proven. Remember, when you hire a marriage counselor, they work for you! You can fire them if they are not helping you.

    Get help -- but get the right help.

    I look forward to serving you.

    To set up an appointment, please call my office:

    Phone: 317.669.8901

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