Key details
- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Texas / 25983
- NPI1225350259
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationTexas
About
- Client-centered approach
- CBT and DBT skills
- Trauma and addictions
About Phillip
Phillip Hawkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Texas with 20 years of psychotherapy experience. He helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship concerns, and LGBT issues. He also supports those dealing with parenting challenges, addictions, grief, trauma, and life changes.
He uses a client-centered style that starts with listening. Sessions begin with clients stating their concerns and priorities. From there, he and the client work together on practical steps and conversation rather than following a rigid script.
Phillip draws on several therapeutic methods depending on what fits best. He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thinking patterns that maintain distress. He also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Imago and existential ideas can help when relationship meaning or life direction are the focus.
He has experience addressing process addictions such as problematic sexual behaviors and helping people recover from highly controlling religious environments and church-related trauma. He also supports people facing issues like abandonment, adoption or foster care histories, body image, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and dissociation.
Sessions are conversational and practical. Phillip gives tools to try between meetings and reviews how they worked. He aims for clear, respectful dialogue and concrete steps clients can use in daily life.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Phillip commonly draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in his work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and letting the client set the agenda so sessions follow what matters most right now. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers tools to change unhelpful patterns.He also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotion regulation or distress tolerance are needed. DBT skills teach practical strategies for handling strong emotions, reducing impulsive responses, and improving interpersonal effectiveness. These approaches can be combined depending on whether the client is working on anger, anxiety, addiction, or relationship issues.
Finding the right blend of methods is collaborative. He works with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals and preferences and will adjust plans as progress is reviewed. That helps tailor sessions toward useful skills and clearer decision points.
Confirm the current online session options before booking so you know how meetings are delivered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a week - for example by avoiding travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or removing the need to be on camera for every visit. These practical benefits help people try tools in real life and bring back what worked for discussion.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he address related to anger?
He works with anger among other issues such as stress, anxiety, relationship problems, and trauma. Anger is listed as one of his supported concerns.
How would he approach work on temper and reactivity?
He starts by listening to what the client wants to change and then uses practical tools. Techniques from CBT and DBT are often part of the work to manage reactions and regulate emotions.
What is his background and experience?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of professional psychotherapy experience in Texas. He has long experience with addictions and church-related trauma.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He holds an LCSW credential and is licensed in Texas. Sessions are offered from that location.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with him?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.