- Person-centered care
- Practical coping skills
- Trauma-aware focus
About Phyllis
Phyllis Houston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 26 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and the aftermath of trauma. She also supports people facing parenting strain, career transitions, compassion fatigue, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster. Her approach aims to make emotional challenges easier to manage day to day.
She uses a person-centered stance in sessions, listening first to understand each person's priorities and strengths. Phyllis blends cognitive-behavioral ideas with emotionally focused and existential perspectives to help people recognize patterns, name feelings, and try different choices. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques are added when helpful to build momentum toward goals.
In conversation she keeps things direct and practical. Clients work on small, doable steps between visits and talk about what helps in real life. She encourages reflection about values and purpose alongside skill-building for managing anxiety and mood.
Phyllis has worked across many settings over more than two decades and brings broad experience with diverse backgrounds. Her work includes attention to caregiver stress, first responder issues, domestic violence, abandonment concerns, and aging and geriatric issues. She aims to help people make clearer decisions and feel steadier in their daily lives.
Mississippi is listed as her location and sessions are offered in English. People who want to begin are guided through a brief intake and goal-setting process so therapy can match individual needs.
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects feelings, and helps people identify their own goals and strengths. This approach is useful for concerns like low self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship questions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going. Sessions involve identifying unhelpful thinking and practicing small behavioral changes to reduce anxiety or depression. CBT is often used for stress, panic, and mood management.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy emphasizes recognizing and shifting emotional responses that affect close relationships. It helps people express needs and rebuild connection, which can support intimacy issues and relationship distress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, values, and how they prefer to work. That process may combine listening, skill practice, and short experiments between sessions.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow a shorter check-in when needed, and let people maintain continuity of care during life changes. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and emotional coaching to remote sessions while working with your stated goals.
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Experience
26+ years
Credentials
Mississippi
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Phyllis address?
She supports people managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, career changes, compassion fatigue, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and practical. She listens first, then mixes skills work with emotional reflection tailored to each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of counseling experience working with diverse populations and a long history of helping people make decisions and improve emotional health.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed as a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC and practices in Mississippi.
Which languages are used for sessions and does she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.