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Hi! My name is Melishia R. Phillips, I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I am passionate about helping people grow, change, and ultimately live their best lives. I am devoted to empowering others and creating positive awareness within the mind, body, and soul. As a therapist, I strive to assist clients find inspiration, motivation, and ultimately revelation.
My approach
I utilize a "whatever it takes" approach to assisting my clients with attaining their goals. We are in this together! I walk the journey with my clients to find hope and experience healing. I provide a safe space for clients to be their true authentic selves, free of judgment. I am empathic and compassionate while helping guide clients throughout their therapeutic process. Throughout my experience in the helping field, I have worked with multiple individuals with a variety of diagnoses. I work with children, teens, adults, individuals, couples, and groups utilizing multiple modalities. I utilize motivational interviewing, Play Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Solution Focus Therapy, Behavioral Modification for children, teens & families, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to name a few.
My focus
While I work with children, teenagers, adolescents, adults, individuals, couples, and groups. my preference is couples. I aim to guide my clients to revelation and self-awareness and acceptance. I aim to help my clients identify dysfunctional thought patterns and replace them with functional true thoughts. I challenge my clients where they are stuck and encourage them to view things through a different lens.
My communication style
As stated previously, I have a "whatever it takes approach". This is also the approach I utilize with my communication style/tone and environment for sessions. I meet my clients where they are, join them, and journey with them. I present as energetic, confident, relaxed, assertive, polite, and respectful. Building rapport is one of my superpowers!
My goals for you
My clients and I work together to build "SMART" goals= Goals that are specific, measurable achievable, realistic, and timely. By utilizing evidenced-based models in a non-judgmental environment, I assist clients with identifying their current strengths and developing new strengths. I journey with clients to rebuild self-esteem, increase self-confidence, self-awareness, and strong healthy relationships. Together, we build a foundation through communication and realistic goals & expectations.
