About Philip
Philip Clary is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia. He helps people who are coping with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, life changes, addiction, and career concerns. Philip also supports people dealing with emptiness, forgiveness, questions about life purpose, and midlife transitions.
Philip brings 11 years of counseling experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Mercer University, studying philosophy and German, and completed a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling at Fort Valley State University.
How Philip works
He also spent a year studying at Phillips Universität in Marburg, Germany. Philosophy continues to shape his approach. He invites clients to look at meaning and direction in their lives.
Conversations aim to clarify values and help people decide how they want to live going forward. His clinical style mixes practical solutions with reflective work. He uses narrative techniques to revisit life stories, solution-focused steps to set achievable goals, mindfulness to ease distress, and hypnotherapy tools when appropriate.
Sessions can include references to popular culture such as video games, anime, comics, and superhero stories when those examples help make ideas clearer. Philip offers care through multiple online formats. He focuses on helping each person set realistic goals and work toward them at a manageable pace.
The emphasis is on steady progress and on finding approaches that fit each person's life.
Philip lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Philip works with
The areas below are the ones Philip selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
Approach and online options for meaning-focused therapy
Philip draws on Existential Therapy to help people examine meaning, values, and direction in life. This approach invites straightforward conversations about purpose, choice, and how a person wants to live. He also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce stress and improve emotional regulation. Mindfulness can help with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. When suitable, he incorporates Hypnotherapy techniques to support focused relaxation and guided imagery for working through difficult memories or shifting habits.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Philip collaborates with each person to find methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. He often combines techniques so sessions remain practical and personally meaningful rather than following a single method.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or times with limited bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging make shorter check-ins and note-taking easier between longer sessions. These formats help people keep therapy consistent around busy schedules and changing life demands.
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