Kevin Phillips, LPC
Warm, solution-focused counseling for real-life challenges
- CBT and ACT informed
- Trauma and addiction experience
- Support for relationships
About Kevin Phillips
Kevin Phillips is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina who has spent 14 years helping people strengthen mental health, build resilience, and move toward a more satisfying life. Since becoming licensed in 2013, he has supported clients facing concerns such as depression, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, career stress, OCD, and ADHD, with a steady focus on practical progress and meaningful change.
He also brings extensive experience working with individuals impacted by physical, emotional, and sexual trauma and abuse. As an accomplished crime victim counselor, he has partnered with sheriff and police departments in criminal domestic violence situations and has worked alongside victim advocates in a team approach with people affected by crimes such as armed robbery, sexual assault, and sex trafficking. In addition, he has worked closely with legal systems to assist teenagers and adults navigating legal problems connected to mental health challenges and related behaviors.
Kevin has several thousand hours of experience supporting people with addiction concerns, and he is comfortable addressing complex and high-stress life circumstances, including end-of-life issues, bipolar-related challenges, anger management, family conflict, and separation or divorce. He also offers counseling from a Biblical world view for those who want biblically based mental health counseling, and he has experience counseling pastors and other spiritual workers facing burnout or ministry-related struggles.
His approach is warm, interactive, and grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion, without relying on stigmatizing labels. He draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), client-centered and existential approaches, emotionally focused work, mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused brief therapy. While understanding the roots of a problem can be helpful, Kevin prefers to keep sessions oriented toward solutions and clear next steps, collaborating with clients on goals, communication, stress management, motivation, impulse control, and self-esteem. He brings encouragement, an upbeat style, and a practical, team-based spirit to help clients restore peace, build healthier relationships, and move forward with hope.
He also brings extensive experience working with individuals impacted by physical, emotional, and sexual trauma and abuse. As an accomplished crime victim counselor, he has partnered with sheriff and police departments in criminal domestic violence situations and has worked alongside victim advocates in a team approach with people affected by crimes such as armed robbery, sexual assault, and sex trafficking. In addition, he has worked closely with legal systems to assist teenagers and adults navigating legal problems connected to mental health challenges and related behaviors.
Kevin has several thousand hours of experience supporting people with addiction concerns, and he is comfortable addressing complex and high-stress life circumstances, including end-of-life issues, bipolar-related challenges, anger management, family conflict, and separation or divorce. He also offers counseling from a Biblical world view for those who want biblically based mental health counseling, and he has experience counseling pastors and other spiritual workers facing burnout or ministry-related struggles.
His approach is warm, interactive, and grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion, without relying on stigmatizing labels. He draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), client-centered and existential approaches, emotionally focused work, mindfulness techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused brief therapy. While understanding the roots of a problem can be helpful, Kevin prefers to keep sessions oriented toward solutions and clear next steps, collaborating with clients on goals, communication, stress management, motivation, impulse control, and self-esteem. He brings encouragement, an upbeat style, and a practical, team-based spirit to help clients restore peace, build healthier relationships, and move forward with hope.
Areas of Expertise
Primary Focus
Also Specializes In
AddictionsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional Focus Areas
AbandonmentBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic Approach
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) Existential Therapy Mindfulness Therapy Motivational Interviewing Solution-Focused Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy
Frequently Asked Questions
How much experience does Kevin Phillips have?
Kevin Phillips has 14 years of experience providing counseling and support for a wide range of concerns.
Is Kevin Phillips a licensed therapist?
Yes. Kevin Phillips is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). His license is SC LPC 6135.
In which languages does Kevin Phillips provide therapy?
Kevin Phillips provides therapy in English.
Where is Kevin Phillips located?
Kevin Phillips is located in South Carolina.
How can I work with Kevin Phillips as my therapist?
You can work with Kevin Phillips through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, depending on what fits your needs and scheduling preferences.
Does Kevin Phillips work with international clients?
Yes. Kevin Phillips works with international clients.
How much does therapy with Kevin Phillips cost?
The cost of therapy can vary depending on factors such as your location and the therapist's availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time, for any reason. For current details, just click the "Start Therapy" button on this page.
How can I get started with therapy?
Getting started with therapy is quick and straightforward. Click the "Start Therapy" button and complete a short questionnaire that helps match you with your therapist. Depending on availability, you can then schedule your first session, which may take place by phone, video call, live chat, or in-app messaging.
Therapeutic Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, while clarifying values and taking steps that align with the life they want. It can be especially useful when anxiety, stress, grief, or life transitions keep pulling attention away from what matters most.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors interact. With CBT, Kevin Phillips helps clients identify unhelpful patterns, test new perspectives, and practice skills that support steadier mood, healthier coping, and more effective problem-solving in everyday situations.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, collaborative relationship where clients can speak openly and feel understood. This approach supports self-awareness, strengthens confidence, and can be helpful when someone is working through relationship strain, self-esteem concerns, or decisions that feel overwhelming.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Kevin works with clients as a team, tailoring sessions to the client’s needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusting along the way as new insights and priorities emerge.
Online therapy also offers practical flexibility. Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit support into busy schedules, changing routines, or times when commuting to an office is not ideal.