Andrea Phillips

Andrea Phillips is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with four years of experience. She focuses on everyday problems that feel heavy, like stress, anxiety, grief, and anger. Andrea approaches conversations with respect and clarity to help people feel heard and understood.

Andrea believes each person knows their own story best and brings strengths to the work. She offers calm guidance while people name goals and try new ways of responding to hard moments. The first step is often the hardest, and Andrea aims to make that step feel manageable.

Her background includes supporting people after trauma and loss, and working with issues such as low self-esteem, motivation, and relationship struggles. She also has experience with caregiver stress, adoption and foster care concerns, and challenges faced by first responders and veterans.

In sessions Andrea uses practical techniques as well as listening-centered methods. She helps people learn skills for coping with big feelings and for handling difficult conversations. Over time the focus may shift from immediate coping to deeper patterns that affect daily life.

Andrea works in Missouri and conducts sessions in English. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and helps each person pick approaches that fit their goals. To begin, clients follow a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How Andrea’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting a person as they describe their life. The therapist reflects and helps people notice their own strengths and choices. This approach is useful for stress, relationship concerns, and building confidence.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It often involves short exercises and practice between sessions to reduce anxiety and manage anger. CBT can make everyday problems feel more manageable.

EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a method used to help people process traumatic memories and reduce their intensity. It is sometimes used alongside other approaches when trauma is part of the concern.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Andrea will collaborate with each person to identify goals and try methods that match those goals and preferences. That means adjusting pace, choosing between talking-focused or skills-focused work, and checking in regularly about what helps.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, allow a shorter check-in during breaks, and avoid travel time. Talk with Andrea about what will best fit your routine and needs.