About Philip
Philip Nicholas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee who focuses on helping people cope with complex emotional challenges. He draws on practical therapy methods to help clients manage anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, grief, and ADHD-related struggles. Philip aims to make sessions straightforward and useful for daily life.
He combines client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. That practical work is paired with attachment-based perspectives to better understand how relationships and early experiences shape current reactions.
Background and approach
He also uses mindfulness techniques to help people calm racing thoughts and stay grounded day to day. Philip has four years of professional experience working in mental health settings. He has supported people facing trauma, substance use issues, career stress, and complicated losses.
That experience guides a steady, task-focused style that keeps therapy goal oriented while respecting each person’s pace. Sessions typically involve talking through recent challenges, learning skills to manage strong emotions, and trying small changes between meetings. Philip pays attention to how family of origin, past losses, and attachment patterns influence present relationships and behavior.
Many clients work on rebuilding self-esteem, managing anger, or finding better ways to cope with life transitions. Philip offers several session formats including video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy helps look at how early relationships shape current reactions. Online sessions can be used to map patterns in how someone connects and reacts in their closest relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting and changing thoughts and behaviors that cause distress. In virtual work this often means learning specific coping skills, practicing them between sessions, and tracking progress together. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and improve focus, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and ADHD-related concentration challenges.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Philip works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. Early sessions often involve trying a few techniques and deciding which are most helpful, then adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people connect face to face when a visual check-in helps, phone sessions are useful when lower bandwidth or hands-free conversation is needed, and live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins or skill practice between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work even when travel or time constraints make in-person sessions difficult.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee
- Languages
- English
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