Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
How Phyllis works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Phyllis
Phyllis Smith is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in North Carolina. She draws on a collaborative, strengths-based approach to help people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and relationship challenges. Phyllis listens for what matters most and then helps clients set clear, practical goals.
She combines person-centered care with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. Sessions focus on understanding patterns that keep problems in place and trying small, manageable changes.
Background and approach
Phyllis helps people practice new ways of thinking and behaving between sessions so progress can stick. Phyllis has five years of clinical experience working with diverse adults and couples. She supports people dealing with depression, grief, addictions, trauma, intimacy concerns, parenting strain, and job-related stress.
She also works with issues such as attachment wounds, blended family dynamics, and body image concerns. Her style is direct but empathetic. She looks for strengths clients already have and builds from there.
When helping with relationships she may draw on Gottman ideas to improve communication and reduce damaging cycles. Therapy with Phyllis can include short-term problem solving or longer work on deeper patterns. Sessions may be adapted to focus on coping skills, understanding emotional triggers like anger, or rebuilding connection after loss.
She aims to guide each person toward clearer choices and healthier habits.
What Phyllis works with
Everything Phyllis lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Phyllis's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Phyllis lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered work focuses on listening closely to what matters to the person and building therapy around their goals. It helps when someone needs a safe space to understand emotions and decide what change looks like. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try practical experiments to change behavior and mood; it is useful for anxiety, anger, and depression. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and help with stress and emotional regulation.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about your concerns, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Then she will suggest methods to try and adjust them as you go so the plan fits your needs and goals.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and couples work, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect and respond on their own time. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try different formats to see what helps most.
Questions people ask about Phyllis
What concerns does Phyllis focus on?
She works with a broad range of concerns including anger, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, parenting stress, trauma, addictions, grief, and career stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and strengths based. She blends client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience providing therapy to adults and couples in varied settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, credentialed as an NC LMFT, and practices from North Carolina.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are fees and payment structured?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.