About Hazel
Hazel Phillip is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. She practices from New York and supports clients who are facing relationship strain, grief, anger, bipolar symptoms, and major life transitions. Hazel uses practical, goal-focused work in sessions so people leave with clear steps to try between meetings.
Hazel draws on approaches that help people change thoughts and habits, find motivation to make healthier choices, and focus on small, workable solutions.
Background and approach
She pays attention to how trauma and discrimination can shape daily life and conversations. Sessions are conversational and collaborative, with an emphasis on what the person wants to accomplish. Clients often come with problems like low self-esteem, communication difficulties, or struggles related to HIV and AIDS.
Hazel also addresses issues of prejudice, shame, and self-love as part of broader mental health work. She aims to create a space where concerns can be talked through without jargon. In a typical session Hazel helps identify specific patterns, set short-term goals, and test new skills between meetings.
She uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor a plan that fits each person. Progress is measured by real-life changes rather than labels. Hazel works with adults seeking support for mood, substance-related concerns, and coping with life changes.
Her background in varied clinical settings informs a pragmatic style that balances empathy with concrete tools people can use right away.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Hazel commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to guide online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change, which is useful for addiction-related work and steps toward healthier routines.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Hazel works with each person to decide which methods make sense based on goals, preferences, and life demands. That collaborative process means techniques can shift as progress is made or priorities change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different days and needs. Video lets people read facial cues and practice new skills in real time. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or less bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for short updates, between-session support, or when writing feels easier than talking. These options help people fit therapy into work, family, or other routines without long commutes.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- LGBT
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English