About Phyllis
Phyllis Houston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 26 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship or intimacy concerns, and parenting strains. She also supports people coping with trauma, burnout and compassion fatigue.
Phyllis aims to make therapy straightforward and practical for worried parents and busy adults. Her approach is warm and focused on the person in front of her. Sessions center on what matters most to the client and on steps that can be used right away.
How Phyllis works
She blends client-centered listening with tools drawn from cognitive behavioral and emotionally-focused methods to address thoughts, feelings, and interactions. Phyllis draws on many years of clinical work across varied settings in Mississippi. That experience informs how she helps people manage life changes, career stress, anger, and issues like abandonment or codependency.
She pays attention to both immediate problems and longer-term patterns that keep people stuck. In sessions she helps set clear goals and practical plans. That can mean learning new ways to respond to stress, rebuilding connection after conflict, or making decisions about relationships and parenting.
She works with clients to track small changes that add up over time. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Phyllis explains options, invites feedback, and adjusts the plan if something is not working.
People who want direct, experienced guidance for emotional struggles may find her approach helpful.
Phyllis lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Phyllis works with
The areas below are the ones Phyllis selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 26 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Mississippi |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Phyllis commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping clients find their own solutions; it helps when someone wants a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk through feelings. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches specific skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or change unhelpful behaviors.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust the plan as progress is tracked. Clients are invited to give feedback so the approach stays useful and practical.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when meeting in person is difficult. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or fit short conversations into a busy day. These formats provide flexibility for scheduling and let people access help from different locations.
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