- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Phillip
Rev. Phillip Deming is a licensed marriage and family therapist who offers calm, practical support for parents and individuals facing stressful life changes. She brings 25 years of experience and a steady, respectful presence to conversations about parenting, relationships, and coping with loss.
Sessions are conversational and focused on figuring out what works for each person. She uses client-centered work to make space for a person's views and goals. That means listening first, then shaping the work around what the client says matters.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of coping. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness tools add skills for managing strong feelings and staying grounded. Her background includes long-term work with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and the effects of chronic illness.
She also helps people facing attachment and family-of-origin issues, communication problems, and caregiving strain. Many clients bring questions about parenting, self-esteem, ADHD, or trauma and abuse. Sessions may include skill practice, problem-solving, and talking through painful memories.
She is comfortable incorporating a client's spiritual or faith perspectives into therapy when that is helpful. The overall aim is to strengthen coping skills and help people make clearer choices about relationships and family life. Rev.
Deming works in California as a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT. She offers work in English and brings decades of clinical experience to each session.
What Phillip works with
Everything Phillip lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Phillip helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Phillip lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online parenting support
Rev. Deming commonly blends client-centered work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening and following each person's priorities, helping people name what matters and set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the thoughts and behaviors that drive stress or parenting struggles and teaches small, practical ways to test new habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds concrete emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for intense moments.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each client to try methods that match their goals, preferences, and day-to-day life. Over several sessions the plan can shift based on what helps most, and she invites clients to give feedback along the way.
Online work uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill demonstrations, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging can fit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or homework support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around parenting schedules and busy days.
Questions people ask about Phillip
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma, and issues tied to family and parenting. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, chronic illness, communication problems, and attachment concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and client-centered, with practical skills from CBT and DBT when useful. Sessions typically combine listening, skill practice, and problem solving tailored to each person's goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns related to family, parenting, mental health, and chronic conditions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, and practices in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does the cost and getting started process work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is billed through a cancellable subscription model. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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