Tina Phillips, LMFT

Tina Phillips is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 31 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and codependency concerns. Tina also supports people dealing with grief, parenting challenges, sleep and eating problems, career strain, and life transitions.

She trained at UCLA for undergraduate studies in Communication Studies and completed graduate work at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. Over three decades she has worked in a variety of settings, including psychiatric facilities and programs for people with dual diagnoses. Tina has particular experience helping those affected by addiction and by family-of-origin or relationship pain.

Tina describes practical, solution-focused work. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts and behaviors that keep them stuck. She blends mindfulness practices to slow down reactivity and Solution-Focused Therapy to build concrete next steps people can try between sessions.

Her background includes about ten years each working with seniors, children and families, and young adults on the autism spectrum. She has helped people through divorce and custody concerns, caregiver stress, and serious health-related issues such as cancer. She also supports people navigating adoption, blended family questions, and recovery from domestic violence.

Sessions emphasize clear goals and everyday tools rather than long explanations. Tina invites people who have been putting others first to explore boundaries, reduce burnout, and reclaim parts of themselves they may have sidelined. To begin, the first step is a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session.

How her approaches translate to online sessions