Therapist profile
Maria Phillips, LPC
Pennsylvania
Licensed counselor - relationships and stress
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- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Pennsylvania / PC013867
- NPI
- 1578136040
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Pennsylvania
About
- Codependency focus
- Trauma informed
- Emotion regulation skills
About Maria
Maria Phillips is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with three years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, and codependency concerns. She also supports people dealing with parenting stress, intimacy issues, ADHD-related challenges, and career or life-change stresses.
Maria uses evidence-based, trauma-informed methods in her sessions. She draws on therapies that focus on emotions, behavior, and relationships to help people develop practical skills. Sessions aim to help clients notice patterns, practice new responses, and reduce the hold of overwhelming feelings.
In the room she pays attention to how family history and current relationships shape choices and coping. That includes looking at attachment and abandonment patterns, family of origin issues, and how caregiving roles affect stress and burnout. She also works with people affected by intimate partner violence and those carrying guilt, shame, or complicated grief.
Her background includes a master’s degree in Art Therapy and Counseling from Drexel University. Maria blends creative approaches with talk-based techniques when that fits a client’s needs. She emphasizes concrete skills for emotion regulation, boundary-setting, and reducing impulsive reactions.
Clients can expect a focused, practical conversation about what is getting in the way of feeling more like themselves. The work usually centers on small changes that make daily life more manageable and relationships less draining.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Maria often draws on dialectical behavior therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. Dialectical behavior therapy teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, reducing impulsive reactions, and improving relationships. Acceptance and commitment therapy focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action despite uncomfortable feelings, which helps when life changes or grief make choices feel unclear.She also incorporates ecosystemic structural family ideas to look at how family roles and patterns shape current problems. That approach helps when family of origin issues, caregiving responsibilities, or attachment wounds keep repeating in relationships. Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the process and will be decided together based on the client's goals and preferences.
Confirm the exact online session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific delivery methods. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote sessions helpful for keeping continuity during life transitions while still getting focused, skills-based support from a licensed professional.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Do you help with people-pleasing and codependent patterns?
Yes. She lists codependency and relationship issues among her areas of focus and helps people notice and change people-pleasing habits.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses evidence-based, trauma-informed methods that mix emotion work, behavior skills, and attention to relationships.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Maria has three years of experience working with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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