About Philippa
Philippa Mariner is a licensed clinical social worker with six years of experience practicing in California. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress and anxiety or who are weighed down by depression. Philippa emphasizes a straightforward approach that honors each person's strengths and life story.
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens to what matters most and helps clients set small, usable goals. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings as well as talk that helps make sense of difficult feelings.
Background and approach
Philippa has worked with people facing relationship strain, issues with self-esteem, and big life changes. She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma, addiction concerns, and workplace stress. Her background includes helping clients navigate intimacy-related questions and parenting stresses without judgment.
People who come to her often want calm, clear guidance and a plan they can follow. Philippa treats concerns like anger, career uncertainty, bipolar symptoms, and attention-related difficulties with the same practical focus. She also addresses identity-related stress, including LGBT concerns, guilt and shame, and isolation.
Her approach aims to meet people where they are and build on what already works in their lives. Philippa helps clients find ways to cope, rebuild confidence, and move toward clearer direction and healthier patterns. To begin, she asks curious questions, reflects what she hears, and helps set a first small step.
That way people leave sessions with a concrete next action and a sense of forward motion.
Approaches that guide online care
Philippa uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear steps and personal strengths. One approach helps people break down anxiety and stress into manageable parts, teaching practical coping skills and breathing or grounding exercises to reduce overwhelm. Another approach centers on building self-esteem and improving communication, using short exercises to practice new ways of speaking up and setting boundaries.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about their goals and what feels helpful, then try methods that fit those goals. If something does not feel useful, they will adjust the plan together so the work stays relevant and doable.
Online therapy offers different ways to connect. Video calls let people read facial cues and have a conversation similar to an in-person meeting. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult. Live chat or text-based messaging can suit quick check-ins, brief updates, or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity when schedules change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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