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Phyllis Babrove

LCSW Florida 10 years of experience

Supportive LCSW for life transitions

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Phyllis Babrove
  • Compassionate listener
  • Practical goal focus
  • Evening and weekend hours

About Phyllis

Phyllis Babrove is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida who focuses on helping people cope with life changes and everyday stress. She brings ten years of experience from diverse social work roles and aims to make therapy approachable and practical for people feeling overwhelmed. Phyllis is described as compassionate and easy to talk to, and she centers respect and nonjudgmental support in sessions.

Her background includes work with children and families involved in abuse situations, crisis counseling, adolescents in diversion programs, and school social work. She has supported young people with emotional and behavioral challenges and those facing substance use concerns. This range of settings informs how she tailors conversations and strategies to each person’s situation.

Phyllis uses methods drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, and systemic ideas. In practice she listens first, then helps set small, clear goals and practical steps to address stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, grief, and addiction-related issues. She also has experience co-facilitating parenting groups about communicating with adolescents.

She works with individuals and couples and pays attention to family dynamics and communication patterns when relevant. Her schedule includes evenings and weekends to help people fit sessions into busy lives.

To begin, visitors follow the site’s Start Therapy process and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling. Phyllis aims to support clients as they make changes and move toward feeling more satisfied in their daily lives.

Practical approaches for online work and life changes

Phyllis integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in ways that suit online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building a trusting relationship so people feel heard and respected. This helps when adjusting to major life changes or dealing with grief and family conflict. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete tools to reduce anxiety, manage anger, or change unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to identify goals and test what methods fit best. That collaborative process may combine listening, goal-setting, and short practical experiments between sessions to track progress.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, such as using shorter check-ins during a work break or arranging evening and weekend times. They also reduce travel time and can let people work from a quieter spot that suits them. Licensed professionals can adapt the described approaches to suit the client's goals and daily life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPrejudice and discriminationSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Phyllis help with?

She helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting issues, grief, addiction, trauma and coping with life changes among other related concerns.

What is her therapy style like?

Her work is approachable and client-centered, with an emphasis on listening, setting clear goals, and using practical strategies from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches.

What experience does she bring?

She has ten years of social work experience in settings such as school social work, crisis counseling, adolescent diversion programs, and family services involving abuse and substance-related concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and bases her practice in that state.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Can people outside the U.S. work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are fees and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start therapy with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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