Dr. Katherine Phillips, LMFT
Practical therapy for stress, relationships, and recovery
About Katherine
Dr. Katherine Phillips uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people manage stress and anxiety and work through addictive behaviors.
Background and approach
She draws on 12 years of clinical experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist in California. Her approach is straightforward and focused on small, doable steps.
She believes people know their own lives best and brings a supportive presence to sessions. She helps clients notice strengths, set realistic goals, and practice new ways of coping.
Sessions are a mix of talking, skill-building, and planning for real-life challenges. Katherine often helps people facing relationship strain, low mood, grief, and the emotional effects of trauma and abuse.
She also works with intimacy-related concerns and eating-related difficulties. She has additional experience addressing issues common to first responders.
Her style aims to reduce overwhelm and increase clarity. She breaks problems into smaller parts and teaches concrete tools for stress management and emotional regulation.
Progress is measured by everyday changes clients can see and use. Therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels.
Getting started is done through a short matching questionnaire and scheduling that fits the client and therapist. The subscription model can be canceled at any time.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Dr. Phillips uses practical evidence-based techniques that focus on skills people can use right away. One common approach she relies on teaches breathing, grounding, and thinking skills to manage anxiety and stress. These techniques help reduce overwhelm and improve daily functioning.Another method centers on addressing addictive behaviors through step-by-step plans and relapse prevention skills. This work focuses on identifying triggers, building healthier routines, and practicing alternative coping choices.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and current needs. Together they try strategies, review what helps, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people meet face to face, phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth or camera use is a concern, and live chat or text messaging can support shorter check-ins or ongoing skill practice. These options provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English