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Christina Phillips, LCMHC
North Carolina
Licensed counselor - Anxiety and mood
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
- Trauma-focused care
About Christina
Christina Phillips is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with seven years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and depression. Her work is direct and focused on practical changes.
Christina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also uses mindfulness and solution-focused techniques to build small, manageable changes. Sessions often include clear steps, simple experiments, and brief skills practice between meetings.
She approaches trauma with trauma-focused methods that emphasize safety and paced progress. That means starting with stabilizing skills, then working toward processing difficult memories when the person is ready. Christina balances immediate coping strategies with longer-term planning.
Motivational Interviewing informs how she talks about change. Conversations focus on what matters to the person and on practical next steps rather than lengthy lecturing. This can be useful for motivation around mood, substance use, or behavior shifts.
Christina aims to make therapy straightforward and goal oriented. She listens for strengths and builds on them with targeted strategies. People who want concrete tools for anxiety, panic, relationship strain, or mood problems often find this style useful.
How CBT, mindfulness and motivational interviewing work online
CBT focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior and replacing them with more helpful ones. Online CBT sessions often use short exercises, thought records, and behavioral assignments that fit between meetings to track progress.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness. These skills are useful for anxiety, panic, and mood regulation and can be practiced in brief daily moments.
Motivational Interviewing centers on practical conversations about change. It helps people clarify goals, weigh options, and choose steps they feel ready to try rather than pushing a preset plan.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review goals, symptoms, and preferences with the client and suggest which methods to try first. Adjustments are expected as progress is tracked and new needs emerge.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Ask about available session lengths and features when you schedule to match therapy to your schedule.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
7+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and depression. Additional focuses include panic, social anxiety, self-harm, and feelings of isolation.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
CBT is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Sessions include practical experiments and skill practice to change patterns over time.
What is her background and experience?
She has seven years of professional work experience in clinical settings. That experience includes helping people with mood disorders and trauma-related concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCMHC licensed in North Carolina. Her practice is based in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the chosen plan and location.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session. That process sets up the initial appointment and matching details.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.