Christina Phillips

Christina Phillips is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with seven years of professional experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and related mood concerns. Christina emphasizes clients' strengths and views each person as the expert on their own life.

In sessions she focuses on practical skills and clear steps. That can mean learning ways to manage panic or anxiety, practicing communication strategies for tense family situations, or addressing patterns that feed guilt, shame, or isolation. She uses structured methods to break big problems into manageable parts.

Christina draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy to name and shift unhelpful thinking and responses. She also uses Mindfulness strategies to help people notice reactions without getting swept up in them. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused ideas guide short-term goal setting and deciding on next steps.

Her approach is collaborative. She helps people set specific goals and tests what works in real life. Sessions often combine concrete skills practice with reflection about values and priorities, including questions about life purpose.

People who meet with Christina usually work on symptom relief and practical changes at the same time. She invites clients to try different tools, then adjusts the plan based on what helps. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule an initial session.

How Christina uses targeted approaches in remote sessions

Christina commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy in her work. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing different ways of thinking or behaving to reduce anxiety, panic, and low mood. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process past harmful events and develop safer, more manageable responses to reminders.

She also draws on Mindfulness techniques to build awareness of physical and emotional reactions, and Motivational Interviewing to clarify what matters and to support small changes. These methods are explained and tried out together so the client and therapist can see what helps most.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Christina treats it as a collaborative process and adjusts methods to fit the client's goals, preferences, and the issues they bring. Together they set short-term aims and review progress to decide next steps.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule appointments around work, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people practice skills in the settings where problems occur, which can help translate session work into daily life.