Therapist profile
Maria Phillips, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship patterns
- Trauma informed methods
About Maria
Maria Phillips is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with three years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting pressures, grief, trauma and abuse, and related concerns such as ADHD and compassion fatigue. Maria also addresses intimacy issues, self-esteem, career stress, and coping with life changes.
Maria uses evidence-based and trauma-informed practices in her work. She draws on approaches that look at how a person's relationships and environment shape their experience. Sessions focus on helping people notice patterns, manage strong emotions, and develop practical skills for day-to-day life.
Her style is straightforward and skill-oriented. She helps people identify clear goals, practice new ways of relating, and try out techniques between meetings. That might include emotion regulation skills, values-based actions, or strategies to reduce reactive behaviors.
Maria has a background in art therapy and counseling, holding a master's degree from Drexel University. Her clinical approach blends systemic thinking with methods that target thoughts, behaviors, and emotional responses. This combination is meant to address both immediate symptoms and the wider relationship patterns that contribute to them.
People choose to work with Maria when they want practical tools and a focus on relationships and family dynamics. She supports adults who are looking to better manage conflict, grief, parenting strain, or the effects of trauma on everyday life.
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Therapeutic approaches and working online
Maria’s work combines systemic approaches with methods that help people handle strong emotions and act on their values. For example, a systemic or eco-systemic approach looks at how family roles and relationships shape current problems and helps identify practical changes in interaction patterns. Dialectical behavioral therapy techniques teach concrete emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills to reduce reactive behavior and intense emotional spikes.Acceptance and Commitment style techniques focus on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and on choosing actions that fit personal values. These methods can help with anxiety, grief, codependency, and impulsivity by giving short exercises and everyday strategies to practice.
Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. That process includes checking which skills feel useful and which relationship patterns need attention.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, avoid travel time, and maintain continuity of care when schedules change. It also allows therapists and clients to use practical tools between sessions and to integrate new skills into daily routines.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
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Which family and parenting concerns does she address?
She works with adults on parenting strain, family problems, family of origin issues, and relationship conflict.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and skills-based, focusing on emotion regulation, behavioral strategies, and relationship patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of experience working as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is an LPC in Pennsylvania and completed a master’s degree in Art Therapy and Counseling from Drexel University.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is payment handled and what does it cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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