Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- New York
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Hazel
Hazel Phillip is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and anger. She practices in New York and offers straightforward, compassionate support for people facing emotional and life challenges. Hazel focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions.
She listens for what matters most, then helps set clear, achievable goals. Sessions tend to be direct and collaborative, with attention to day-to-day coping and decision making.
Background and approach
Her background includes work across clinical settings with people dealing with depression, substance misuse, grief, and trauma. That experience shapes a flexible way of working that mixes skills practice with problem-solving conversations. She also helps people address issues like self-esteem, career stress, communication problems, and the effects of prejudice and discrimination.
Hazel uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide sessions. She explains strategies in plain language and shows how they apply to real situations. The focus is on tools people can try right away.
People who choose Hazel often want a practical, goal-minded partnership. She supports people through changes, helps sort out what matters most, and works with them to build better coping habits over time.
What Hazel works with
Everything Hazel lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Hazel's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Communication problems
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
Approaches Hazel lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Hazel’s approaches work in online sessions
Hazel draws on approaches that help people make concrete changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors influence feelings and teaches practical strategies to shift unhelpful patterns. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own motivation for change and is useful when someone feels stuck or uncertain about next steps.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Hazel treats the first few sessions as a chance to understand needs, goals, and preferences, then she and the client decide which methods to use. That collaborative process helps match tools to the situation rather than prescribing one way of working.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and for practicing skills with real-time feedback. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching, and flexible scheduling that can fit around work or caregiving. These options help people access consistent care while balancing daily life.
Questions people ask about Hazel
What concerns does Hazel commonly help with?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, anger, grief, bipolar concerns, and life changes among other issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused, emphasizing clear steps and skills people can use between appointments.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Hazel has 20 years of experience working in a range of clinical settings with individuals facing emotional and social challenges.
What credential and location should I know about?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.