About Philip
Philip Zarowny is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 11 years of practice. He offers a calm, direct approach that helps people take practical steps when life feels overwhelming. He aims to make the first conversation straightforward and useful for people managing anxiety, stress, and major life changes.
Philip focuses on the person more than a label. Sessions are goal-focused and draw on clients' strengths to build workable strategies.
Background and approach
He uses everyday language and simple tools so people can try things between meetings and see what helps. His background includes work in outpatient and residential treatment settings and recent experience as a substance abuse counselor. That work brought him face-to-face with a wide range of concerns, from addiction and trauma to depression and relationship strain.
The variety shaped a flexible approach that adapts to each person’s situation. Philip earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work in 2009 and brings earlier experience from a long career in television news. That earlier career developed his listening skills and curiosity about life stories.
He also speaks from personal experience as a parent of an LGBTQ+ child, and he aims to create an understanding environment for people from all backgrounds. In sessions he helps people identify small, achievable changes and stay accountable to their goals. He encourages creativity and practical problem solving, while exploring emotions and patterns that keep people stuck.
If someone is ready to try new ways of coping, he helps them take the next step.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Philip draws on well-established methods that translate well to online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult feelings, clarify values, and take committed action toward what matters most.He also uses motivational interviewing to support change when habits or addictions get in the way of goals. This technique helps people weigh their options, resolve ambivalence, and build motivation from their own reasons for change. Each method is explained in simple terms and tailored to the person’s needs.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. During early sessions Philip will discuss options, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what feels useful. He works with clients to set realistic goals and pick practices that fit their life and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options increase flexibility and help people stay consistent with their work.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- LGBT
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Illinois, Florida, Washington
- Languages
- English
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