Tina Phillips

Tina Phillips is a licensed marriage and family therapist who centers her work on mindfulness-based ideas. She uses clear, down-to-earth language and practical steps to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship concerns. Tina emphasizes small, doable changes that fit into daily life.

Tina earned her undergraduate degree at UCLA in Communication Studies and completed graduate work at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. She has been a California LMFT for 31 years and describes long experience across several settings including psychiatric care and addiction services. That breadth helps her match approaches to each person's needs.

In sessions she blends mindfulness practices with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused ideas. She teaches ways to notice thoughts and feelings, try small behavior changes, and set concrete goals. These methods are aimed at improving sleep, easing intense emotions, and building steady routines.

Tina has worked with older adults, children, families, and young adults on the autism spectrum across different periods of her career. She also has many years helping people with substance use and dual diagnosis concerns. Her background includes supporting people through divorce, custody matters, caregiver stress, and the long-term effects of trauma.

Her style is practical and hopeful. She invites people to try manageable experiments, reflect on what helps, and keep what works. To begin, she asks readers to consider what they want to change and to take one small step toward it.

Mindfulness, CBT, and Solution-Focused Work Online

Tina uses mindfulness to help people notice physical sensations and automatic thoughts, then practice small shifts in attention to reduce stress and reactivity. Mindfulness work can help with anxiety, sleep trouble, and emotion regulation.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns because it links thoughts, actions, and mood in clear steps.

Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on strengths and practical next steps. It helps people set specific goals, try short experiments, and build on what already works in daily life.

Choosing the right mix of these approaches happens together. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different methods to see what fits. That collaborative process lets you shift course when something isn’t helpful.

Confirm current session formats before booking so you know which ones are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some formats may also be simpler when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to use video.