Phillip Hawkins, LCSW

Phillip Hawkins is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. He also supports clients facing grief, intimacy-related issues, addiction and compulsive sexual behavior, and challenges tied to LGBTQ identities. Phillip works from Texas and conducts sessions in English.

He uses a client-centered approach, meaning sessions begin with what matters most to the person in front of him. Phillip listens first, then collaborates to shape goals and a plan that fit each person’s life. He adapts his style rather than following a fixed program.

Phillip also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas to help with thoughts, emotions, and coping skills. He blends practical strategies with conversations about values and meaning when that feels useful. Sessions often include skill practice, problem solving, and reviewing what helps between meetings.

People looking for help with parenting strain, family conflict, or recovery from highly controlled religious environments can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space. Phillip notes concerns such as body image, codependency, and chronic illness as part of his focus areas and addresses them in straightforward terms.

He aims to tailor pace and methods to each person’s needs. Phillip frames therapy as a collaborative process where clients set the priorities and he offers tools, feedback, and emotional support along the way.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead to shape goals. It helps when someone needs a respectful, nonjudgmental space to talk through life changes and emotional pain.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many coping challenges.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships; it can be helpful for strong mood swings and intense reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Phillip will collaborate to choose methods that match a person's goals, needs, and comfort level. That process may mix listening-focused sessions with skill practice or values-based discussion, depending on what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstration, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, chat or text can suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing, and messaging allows ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try different formats as needs change.