Rev. Phillip Deming

Rev. Phillip Deming is a licensed marriage and family therapist who centers her work on mindfulness and compassionate listening. She creates space for people to notice their thoughts and bodily responses, then uses practical tools to reduce stress and manage anxiety. Her style is calm and grounded, aimed at helping people feel steadier day to day.

With 25 years of experience in California, she has helped people facing grief, depression, and relationship or family stress. She also supports those coping with addictions, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, bipolar concerns, and compassion fatigue. She often works alongside people managing chronic illness, caregiver strain, cancer, and age-related issues.

Her approach blends client-centered care with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and narrative work. Sessions focus on listening closely, naming difficult patterns, and practicing small changes that build new habits. She is open to including a person’s spiritual beliefs in sessions when the client wants that incorporated.

She identifies as a Reverend and brings that background into conversations when it fits the client’s needs. She has professional experience assisting members of the military and their families. She emphasizes respect for each person’s values and avoids imposing beliefs.

People who choose to work with her typically describe therapy as a stepwise process. The initial sessions review immediate concerns and daily struggles. From there she and the client set simple goals and practice skills between meetings to support real-life change.

How mindfulness and talk therapies translate online

Mindfulness Therapy helps clients notice thought and body patterns without judgment and practice simple attention and breathing tools to reduce stress and reactivity. It can be useful for anxiety, sleep problems, grief, and coping with chronic conditions.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an accepting, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist follows the client’s lead and reflects what’s most important. This approach helps people feel heard and clarify their own goals.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors in everyday life. It offers concrete skills for mood, anxiety, and coping with difficult situations.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative step. The therapist will discuss options, try techniques in session, and adjust based on a person’s goals and preferences. Together they decide which methods to use and how to pace the work.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how meetings are scheduled. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also allow sessions to continue when life or health issues make in-person meetings harder. Licensed professionals help clients translate therapeutic exercises into real-world practice regardless of meeting format.