Phyllis Houston, LPC

Phyllis Houston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and life changes. She also supports those facing caregiver stress, intimacy concerns, depression, and issues that come with aging and geriatric issues. Her manner is straightforward and steady, aimed at helping people feel more capable and make clearer choices.

With 26 years of experience, Phyllis blends practical talking and problem-solving with deeper exploration of feelings and meanings. She uses client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on each person’s needs. Cognitive-behavioral techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try different responses in daily life.

She often draws on emotionally-focused ideas to address relationship patterns and attachment concerns. Motivational interviewing features in conversations about change and commitment. Existential approaches help when people face big life questions or major transitions.

In a session, Phyllis listens first, then helps set small, achievable goals. Conversations can include skill-building, reframing thoughts, or planning steps for difficult decisions. She supports caregivers working through stress and people coping with loss or trauma.

Her background includes long-term counseling across many settings and populations, bringing a broad perspective to individual needs. Phyllis aims to make therapy practical and understandable so people can use what they learn outside the session.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Phyllis uses client-centered work to keep each session focused on what matters most to the person. That approach emphasizes listening, reflecting, and shaping goals that feel right to the client. Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new responses through small, practical experiments between sessions. Emotionally-focused ideas are used when relationship patterns and attachment concerns are a focus, helping people notice and shift how they connect.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will talk with the person about goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. The plan can change as needs evolve, and she works collaboratively on which tools are most useful.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and remove travel time. They also let people use audio-only conversations if that better matches their bandwidth or comfort. Ask about the available session formats when you schedule so arrangements match your needs.