About Phyllis
Dr. Phyllis Ingram uses straightforward, evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people facing anxiety and related concerns. She is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 30 years of professional experience.
Her approach is calm and practical, aimed at helping people regain steady routines and clearer thinking. She helps people manage grief and loss and addresses sleep problems that often make anxiety worse. She also supports those struggling with low self-esteem, motivation, and career stress.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on concrete steps that can be tried between meetings and reviewed for what helps. Dr. Ingram aims to make the therapy space open and nonjudgmental.
Conversations center on what matters most to each person and on small changes that add up. She values direct communication and practical problem solving. People working through life changes, relationship strain, parenting pressure, or burnout from caregiving can find focused support.
She also addresses issues like panic attacks, social anxiety, and feelings of isolation. Work with her often blends short-term coping strategies with longer-term planning for goals and balance. Starting therapy can feel big, and Dr.
Ingram names that courage directly. She encourages gradual steps, regular check-ins, and adjusting the plan as needs shift. Her goal is steady progress and clearer next steps, not quick fixes.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Dr. Ingram uses plain, evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage anxiety and its effects. She focuses on skills that address sleep disruption and panic symptoms, such as relaxation and breathing practices that reduce immediate physical distress. She also works on strategies for general anxiety and stress that help reorganize daily routines, improve sleep hygiene, and build gradual exposure to feared situations.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss what methods feel most helpful and adjust plans based on the client's goals and preferences. Sessions are collaborative, with regular check-ins to see what is working and what should change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quicker check-ins, and text messaging can be useful for brief updates or tracking progress between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Emptiness
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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