Tina Phillips, LMFT

Tina Phillips is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 31 years of clinical experience. She approaches therapy in a straightforward, practical way and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and life transitions. Tina speaks English and works from California, and she accepts international clients.

Tina draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to build short-term, goal-oriented plans. She helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns, practice simple mindfulness exercises, and set small, achievable steps toward change. Sessions are conversational and focused on real-life solutions.

Her background includes training at UCLA for undergraduate study and Pepperdine University for graduate work. Over three decades she has worked in a psychiatric facility and supported people with dual diagnosis. She also has substantial experience addressing addiction-related concerns.

Tina has spent long periods offering focused care to different age groups and situations. Her experience includes work with seniors, children and families, and young adults with autism. She has supported people navigating divorce, child custody issues, caregiver stress, and family of origin concerns.

Clients can expect practical tools for coping with eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, low self-esteem, and the challenges of parenting or career change. Tina emphasizes collaboration, pacing work to each person’s needs, and finding concrete steps forward. She encourages reaching out as a meaningful first step.

How these approaches can work online

CBT helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change behavior through practical exercises and experiments. Online work can use these tools to track thoughts, set goals, and review progress between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce stress and improve focus; these practices are easy to learn in a session and to practice at home or during short breaks in the day.

Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on small, achievable steps and what is already working. It helps people move forward quickly by setting clear, short-term goals and noting progress each week. Together, these approaches give a mix of skills, presence, and concrete planning that suit many everyday challenges including stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, grief, and relationship issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose and adapt methods based on their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions can shift focus over time as goals change and progress is made.

Confirm current session options before booking because this profile does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote sessions help keep momentum between appointments and make regular care simpler to maintain.