Ariele Phillips, LPC-MHSP

Ariele Phillips is a licensed professional counselor with three years of clinical experience in Tennessee. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, anger, relationship strain, depression, and major life changes. She aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about their thoughts and everyday habits and begin making small, doable changes.

She prioritizes straightforward conversation and practical steps. Sessions typically focus on identifying unhelpful thought patterns, building coping skills, and improving communication. The work is collaborative - the person sets goals and Ariele offers tools and feedback to reach them.

Ariele emphasizes emotional safety and steady progress. She listens for patterns that make daily life harder, like avoidance or harsh self-talk, and helps clients practice alternatives. This often means learning new ways to react to stress and testing small behavior changes between sessions.

Her background includes three years of hands-on practice supporting people through transitions such as separation, blended family stress, and changes in identity or routine. She also has experience with concerns like obsessive thoughts, panic attacks, and struggles with self-love and body image.

Ariele uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions and adapts her approach to each person. Conversations are paced to the client’s comfort, and she works to make skills useful in everyday situations. If you want clear next steps and a supportive listener, she focuses on helping people move forward one step at a time.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online work

Evidence-based therapeutic techniques often include approaches that help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. For example, cognitive-focused work involves spotting recurring negative thoughts and testing more helpful alternatives; it can reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning. Behavioral skill work focuses on small, repeatable actions such as gradual exposure to feared situations or daily routines that support mood and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, comfort level, and pace. Together they decide what to try first and adjust as needed based on what helps most.

Session formats are not listed in the original biography, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when a full in-person visit would be harder to schedule. It also allows people to practice skills in the place they live and bring specific daily challenges into sessions for discussion.