Phillip Hawkins, LCSW
Texas · 20 years in practice
Phillip Hawkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, and LGBT concerns.
License and registration
- LCSW, Texas
- 25983 · expires April 2026
- NPI
- 1225350259 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Phillip
Phillip Hawkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, and LGBT concerns. He also works with issues like addictions, relationship trouble, grief, trauma and abuse, and challenges around intimacy and self-esteem. Phillip practices in Texas and holds the LCSW credential.
Phillip keeps sessions focused on what matters to each person. He uses a client-centered stance that starts by listening to the client’s needs.
Background and approach
From there he draws on practical tools from cognitive behavioral and dialectical approaches when useful. He aims to tailor discussions and goals so they feel relevant and doable. His background includes many years supporting people coping with high-control religious environments and church-related trauma.
He also has experience helping with process addictions, including problematic sexual behaviors. Phillip pays attention to life transitions, family dynamics, and long-term patterns that affect mood and relationships. Conversations are designed to be respectful and direct.
Clients can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space where concerns are named and practical steps are identified. The work often blends reflection about meaning with concrete skills for managing distress. Phillip values collaboration and pacing that fits each person.
He helps people set short-term goals and track small changes over time. The approach is meant to help people feel more agency and clearer direction as they face difficult changes.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Phillip lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Phillip names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy approaches translate to online sessions
Existential Therapy focuses on questions about meaning, choice, and responsibility; it helps people weigh life changes, identity questions, and deeper values that shape how they want to live. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration, giving clients space to name their needs while the therapist mirrors and clarifies what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and uses practical exercises to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Phillip will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That might mean combining reflective existential conversation with CBT skills or a client-centered pace that moves more slowly. The plan is adjusted as progress and preferences become clearer.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which allow flexibility for different days and routines. Video is useful for deeper sessions and visual cues. Phone calls can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth. Live chat and text work well for shorter check-ins or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, or busy schedules.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does he help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, grief, trauma and abuse, LGBT concerns, parenting strain, bipolar disorder, and related challenges such as self-esteem and intimacy.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a client-centered approach that begins with listening to a person’s needs and priorities, then adapts conversation and tools to suit those goals.
How much experience does he have?
He has 20 years of professional experience as a psychotherapist working with a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
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