Christina Phillips, LCMHC - Therapist in North Carolina

About Christina

Christina Phillips is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina. She brings seven years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder and depression. Christina speaks English and works with clients from diverse locations, including international clients.

She approaches care with straightforward support and practical tools that aim to reduce daily overwhelm. Christina believes clients know their own stories and strengths. Sessions focus on building skills that fit real life and daily routines.

Background and approach

She uses proven techniques like cognitive behavioral tools and trauma-focused work to address mood, panic, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. Her style includes mindfulness practices that teach present-moment awareness. Motivational interviewing helps people clarify what matters and find the motivation to change.

Solution-focused steps break larger problems into small, doable goals so progress is easier to see. Parents and families often seek help for communication, caregiver stress, and relationship strain. Christina offers a calm, practical approach that helps people sort priorities and set realistic next steps.

She emphasizes clear strategies rather than long explanations. Therapy with Christina is collaborative. She listens for what matters most, then introduces tools that match the person’s needs and daily life.

Many clients appreciate the mix of concrete techniques and steady support.

Approaches that translate to online care

Christina commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-focused therapy in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with practical actions to reduce anxiety, panic, and low mood. Trauma-focused therapy helps process distressing experiences and teaches coping strategies to manage flashbacks, hyperarousal, and post-traumatic stress symptoms.

She also incorporates mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing when appropriate. Mindfulness teaches simple breathing and attention exercises to reduce reactivity. Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and set small, realistic goals. Christina works together with each person to choose which tools fit best based on the client’s needs, goals, and preferences.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. This variety makes it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, manage caregiving obligations, or meet when travel is difficult. Using different communication formats also allows practical exercises and check-ins between longer sessions, so progress can continue at a steady pace.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Christina address?

She works with stress, anxiety, family issues, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and depression. Additional areas include communication problems, caregiver stress, guilt and shame, and isolation.

What therapy styles does she use in sessions?

Christina uses cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, solution-focused therapy, and trauma-focused approaches. These methods focus on skills, present-moment awareness, and practical goal-setting.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has seven years of professional work experience supporting clients with mood, anxiety, and trauma-related concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She holds the LCMHC credential. Her license is NC LCMHC 17325 and she practices in North Carolina.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are accepted so people outside the U.S. can connect for online sessions.

What session formats are available?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire.

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Experience: 7 years
Licensed: North Carolina
Languages: English

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