Therapist profile
Kevin Phillips, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting focus
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Trauma and addiction
About Kevin
Kevin Phillips is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with 14 years of clinical experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship strain, parenting struggles, and career challenges. Kevin also lists support for ADHD, bipolar challenges, grief, anger, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue.
Kevin has extensive work with victims of crime, including collaboration with law enforcement and victim advocates after domestic violence, armed robbery, sexual assault, and sex trafficking. He has many hours of experience supporting people with addiction and individuals who confront legal consequences related to mental health and behavior. He also offers counseling informed by a Biblical worldview for those who request it, and has supported clergy and spiritual workers dealing with burnout or ministry setbacks.
His approach focuses on practical steps and skills. He uses cognitive behavioral methods, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered techniques, emotion-focused ideas, existential thinking, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused work. He emphasizes moving from understanding problems to deciding what to do next.
In sessions Kevin helps people set goals, build motivation, improve communication, manage stress and impulses, and restore a sense of peace. He also supports work on blended family issues, fatherhood concerns, divorce and separation, family of origin problems, caregiver stress, and body image struggles.
Kevin describes his style as interactive and upbeat. He aims to treat people with respect and sensitivity while avoiding stigmatizing labels. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online options button.
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Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It can help when stress, anxiety, or life changes interfere with everyday roles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, impulse control, and many practical problems.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods fit the client's goals and preferences. That collaborative process can include trying different techniques and checking what helps most over time.
Session formats are not listed in the provided biography, so confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also allow people to continue care when managing caregiving duties, work schedules, or relocation. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT or CBT techniques to virtual meetings, using practical exercises, mindfulness practices, homework, and goal-setting to move from insight to action.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he help with at home?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting problems, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, anger, ADHD, and related family issues.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He takes an interactive, practical approach that emphasizes skills and actions. He combines CBT, ACT, client-centered work, EFT ideas, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 14 years of experience working in counseling settings, including extensive work with crime victims and people facing addiction and legal challenges.
What are his credentials and location?
He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in South Carolina.
Can I see him if I live outside the United States?
He accepts international clients. Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats does he offer?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm current online session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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 anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.