Joy-Ann Phillips-Schwartz, LICSW

Joy-Ann Phillips-Schwartz is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with more than 15 years of experience in mental health care. She provides therapy to adults, couples, and families, drawing on a long record of work with people navigating depression, anxiety, personal crises, and life transitions. As a trained forensic interviewer, she has worked with victims of sexual abuse and brings that specialized experience to trauma-informed clinical work.

Her clinical training includes Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive-Behavioral techniques, and trauma-focused therapies, which she adapts to the needs of each client. She also integrates faith-based methods when clients prefer a Christian perspective, honoring spiritual values as part of the healing process. Phillips-Schwartz emphasizes a strengths-based approach, recognizing that clients are the experts on their own stories and that existing strengths can guide recovery.

She aims to understand each person’s needs and to support them through challenging situations with compassion and practical strategies. Her work focuses on helping clients process past trauma and reduce anxiety so they can move toward the life they choose. Taking the first step into therapy is acknowledged as an act of courage, and she offers guidance and support for that beginning.