Tina Phillips, LMFT

Tina Phillips is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 31 years of clinical experience. She greets people with a calm, practical approach and helps them face stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and life changes that feel overwhelming. Tina emphasizes clear steps and steady support so people can begin feeling more in control.

She trained in communication studies at UCLA and completed graduate work at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Her long career includes time in a psychiatric facility and work with people who have both mental health and substance use challenges. Tina has worked across several age groups and settings, including seniors, children and families, and young adults on the autism spectrum.

In sessions she uses straightforward methods from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness practices, and solution-focused techniques. That means conversations about what is happening now, testing small changes, and building habits that reduce distress. She aims for practical tools clients can use between appointments.

Tina has helped people through divorce, child custody questions, grief, caregiving stress, and difficult family patterns. She also supports people dealing with intimacy issues, career questions, and parenting strain. Midlife concerns and coping with major transitions are within her areas of focus.

She works in California as an LMFT - which stands for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - and speaks English. Tina encourages people to take the first step and reach out when challenges start to feel bigger than they can handle.

How her approaches translate to online work

Tina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thinking and test small behavior changes that reduce distress. CBT tends to focus on clear goals and practical exercises people can try between sessions.

She also incorporates mindfulness therapy to teach attention and calm. Mindfulness exercises can help with anxiety, stress, and eating or sleeping problems by training gentle awareness of thoughts and bodily signals.

Solution-Focused Therapy is part of her toolkit for short-term goals and immediate steps. That approach narrows in on what a person wants to see change and maps small, achievable actions to get there.

Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Tina will discuss goals and preferences and adapt techniques to what seems most useful. She works with each person to choose practical strategies and tracks progress together over time.

Confirm session formats before booking so you know what options are available for scheduling. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around work, caregiving, or travel, and it allows focused check-ins, guided exercises, and continued skill practice between visits.