Phyllis Houston, LPC

Phyllis Houston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 26 years of experience supporting individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. She practices in Mississippi and works with concerns such as stress and anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, depression and grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting and fatherhood challenges, anger and self-esteem struggles, career transitions, coping with life changes, coaching needs, and compassion fatigue. Her broader focus also includes abandonment, aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, codependency, commitment and control issues, disaster-related coping, dependent personality patterns, divorce and separation, domestic violence, feelings of emptiness, and first responder issues.

Her counseling style is eclectic and insight oriented. She integrates cognitive-behavioral techniques with psychodynamic and rational-emotive ideas, and applies reality therapy methods to help clients evaluate their present circumstances and set achievable goals. This blended approach allows her to address both underlying patterns and practical day-to-day challenges, tailoring interventions to each person’s situation and priorities.

Phyllis focuses on helping people become emotionally healthier and make clearer decisions about their lives. She approaches therapy as a collaborative process, guiding goal setting and offering support as clients work toward change. As an LPC - a Licensed Professional Counselor - she is qualified to provide professional counseling services in Mississippi.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the client’s own strengths and perspective, with the therapist offering empathy and support to help the person explore values and make choices that feel authentic. This approach is useful for people seeking a collaborative, nonjudgmental space to clarify goals and build self-awareness.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It provides concrete strategies and skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress, helping clients learn practical ways to respond to difficult situations.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps individuals and couples recognize and shift emotional patterns that affect relationships. By understanding underlying emotions and attachment needs, people can improve communication and deepen connection.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Phyllis works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts techniques as progress is made.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility and greater access to licensed professionals. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work and family, continue care during life transitions, and connect with a therapist from home or another convenient location.