Maria Phillips, LPC

Maria Phillips (she/her) is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania. She earned a master’s degree in Art Therapy and Counseling from Drexel University and brings that training to her work with individuals and families.

Over the course of her three years of practice, Maria has supported clients through grief and loss, self-esteem concerns, intimate partner violence, depression, anxiety, and specific neurodevelopmental needs. She works with people facing relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, caregiving stress, and life transitions, aiming to address both immediate difficulties and the patterns that contribute to them.

Her clinical approach blends evidence-based and trauma-informed methods, drawing on eco-systemic structural family therapy, dialectic behavioral therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy. Maria adapts these approaches to fit each person’s strengths, values, cultural identity, and emotional needs, shaping treatment to what matters most to the individual and their support network.

Throughout the therapeutic journey she aims to help people build practical skills for managing intense emotions and conflict, deepen their relationship with themselves, and form healthier patterns with others. Maria emphasizes collaborative work that honors a client’s goals and life context.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Therapy Options

Maria uses a few well-established therapeutic approaches that translate readily to online care. Dialectic behavioral therapy focuses on teaching practical skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness - it is helpful for people struggling with emotion regulation and conflict. Acceptance and commitment therapy encourages noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values and taking committed action toward those values - it is useful for stress, anxiety, and motivation challenges. Eco-systemic structural family therapy examines family roles, patterns, and interactions to shift unhelpful dynamics and strengthen healthier connections among family members.

Choosing the right approach is part of the collaborative work Maria does with each client. She partners with clients to identify goals, assess what feels most helpful, and adapt methods to fit individual needs, preferences, and cultural context.

Online therapy with Maria is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility and easier access. These options make it simpler to maintain consistent care around work, caregiving, or mobility constraints and allow clients to engage from environments where they feel comfortable while working with licensed professionals and therapists who guide the process.