Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Phillip works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Phillip
Phillip Hawkins is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, addiction, and relationship struggles. He works with individuals on issues such as depression, grief, self-esteem, and LGBT concerns. Phillip aims to make the first step toward change feel manageable and respectful.
He practices a client-centered style that starts by listening. Sessions focus on the concerns you bring, not a rigid protocol.
Background and approach
Phillip adapts conversations and plans to each person's needs, so work can move at a realistic pace. Phillip also uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and change patterns that feed anxiety, anger, or low mood. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are part of his toolkit for learning emotional regulation and managing intense reactions.
Over two decades he has supported people recovering from high-control religious environments and people dealing with process addictions including problematic sexual behavior. He helps parents handle the strain of caregiving and supports people facing major life changes or chronic illness. Sessions are offered in English and are provided online by a licensed clinician based in Texas.
Phillip emphasizes respectful, nonjudgmental conversation and clear goals so therapy can fit real life.
What Phillip works with
Everything Phillip lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Phillip's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Phillip lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Client-centered therapy emphasizes the client's voice and priorities. In practice this means the therapist listens first, helps you name the main issues, and tailors each session to what matters most. It is useful for many concerns, including stress, anger, relationship problems, and recovery from controlling environments.Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online CBT often includes short exercises between sessions, structured practice, and clear steps to reduce anxiety, manage anger, or improve mood.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication. These skills can be practiced in live sessions and reinforced through messages or short chats between appointments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals and preferences, and he will adjust methods as progress is made. That collaboration continues whether sessions are by video, phone, chat, or text.
Online formats give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in quickly, send short updates, or work through a brief skill when a longer session isn't possible.
Questions people ask about Phillip
What concerns does Phillip address?
He helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, LGBT-related concerns, parenting strain, bipolar symptoms, and trauma or abuse.
How would you describe his therapy style?
His style is client-centered, which means sessions start with the client's priorities and progress at a comfortable pace. Practical tools are introduced as they fit the goals you set together.
What kind of experience does he bring?
Phillip has 20 years of professional experience as a psychotherapist, working with a broad range of emotional, behavioral, and relationship concerns.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling appointments according to the therapist's availability.