About Phillip
Phillip Pursley is a Kentucky licensed professional counselor (LPCC) with 20 years of experience. He works with people who feel overwhelmed by stress or anxiety and those coping with addiction, trauma, or loss. Phillip aims to make the first step feel manageable and respectful of the client’s own story.
He views each person as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Conversations are straightforward and paced to match what someone can handle in the moment. Over two decades of practice have brought experience with anger, grief, panic, and social anxiety. He also addresses relationship communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation concerns, and struggles with guilt, shame, or isolation.
The room is used to unpack what feels most urgent and to create doable next steps. Phillip works to help people clarify goals and find small changes that add up. He draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the process while listening for each person’s priorities.
Sessions are offered in English and he welcomes international clients. Therapy sessions are scheduled according to availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. People choose a Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then arrange sessions that fit their schedule.
Evidence-based approaches and online access
Phillip uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical coping and skill building. One common approach involves teaching concrete skills to manage anxiety and panic attacks, such as breath work and step-by-step grounding strategies to reduce acute symptoms. Another approach focuses on processing trauma and difficult emotions through paced conversations that help people make sense of painful experiences and reduce their impact on daily life.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. He collaborates with each person to decide which techniques best match their needs, goals, and comfort level. Therapy plans are adjusted over time so methods fit what’s actually helping the client move forward.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face dialogue and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers quick check-ins, and text messaging allows shorter updates or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between appointments.
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- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
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