About Phillip
Phillip Jones is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in California with ten years of experience. He aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for people who are stressed, anxious, or facing big life changes. Phillip welcomes honest conversation and focuses on clear next steps more than jargon.
In sessions he listens closely to each person's concerns about relationships, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, or addictions. He also supports people dealing with grief, intimacy questions, sleep or eating problems, and issues around identity including LGBT matters.
How Phillip works
He works with career stress, parenting strain, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and other everyday challenges. Phillip draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients identify patterns and try different ways of coping. He guides people to set small, achievable goals and practices skills between sessions.
The work is collaborative and paced to fit what a person needs in the moment. Over his ten years in practice Phillip has helped people manage intense emotions, address self-harm and sexual assault and abuse concerns, and navigate complex areas such as personality disorders, multicultural stress, and polyamory or non-monogamous relationship questions.
He also has experience related to veterans and armed forces issues. His style is direct but compassionate. He invites clients to bring their real-life problems and focuses on practical steps that help them feel better day to day.
What Phillip works with
The areas below are the ones Phillip selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Approaches and how online sessions can help
Phillip uses straightforward, evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build coping skills. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and practicing alternatives in session and between sessions; this helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Another approach centers on processing trauma and its effects by working at a manageable pace, helping people reduce reactivity and improve daily functioning. Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Phillip works together with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process can include trying different techniques and adjusting the plan as progress is made. Online formats offer practical benefits for many people. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when meeting in person is difficult. Phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is limited or when a person prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between appointments or fit brief sessions into a busy day. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family, and life commitments.Start online instead of waiting
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