Phyllis Siebern, LPC

Phyllis Siebern is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Arizona. She brings three years of direct counseling experience and a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions. Phyllis aims to give people tools they can use between meetings to manage symptoms and make steady progress.

She focuses on common but painful problems like stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and addictions. Phyllis also helps people who are coping with trauma and abuse, eating concerns, low self-esteem, or bipolar challenges. Additional areas she pays attention to include forgiveness, personality disorders, and self-harm thoughts.

Phyllis uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and she incorporates mindfulness practices. In-session work is straightforward and practical. She explains skills clearly and practices them together with the person she is helping.

Her manner is empathetic and genuine, and she often introduces gentle humor where it fits. Sessions are aimed at feeling heard while learning specific strategies to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

People who choose Phyllis can expect a focus on skill building, short-term goal setting, and applying new habits to everyday situations. She believes change is possible, even though it can be hard, and she works alongside clients as they make gradual progress.

How CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness work online

CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It helps with anxiety, depression, and habits that keep stress going. DBT teaches skills for managing strong emotions, improving relationships, and reducing self-harm urges through emotion regulation and distress tolerance exercises. Mindfulness Therapy brings attention to the present moment, using simple breathing and awareness practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist and client work together to choose or combine techniques based on goals and what feels most useful. Sessions begin with practical planning and then adjust over time as skills are practiced and progress is tracked.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect: video calls for face-to-face interaction, phone sessions when video is not needed, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support. These formats let people fit sessions around work or caregiving, use less bandwidth, have a shorter check-in when needed, or practice skills in real time between meetings.