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Phyllis Rowe

Practical, collaborative therapy focused on strengths

LCSW Missouri

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing
Languages
English
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About Phyllis

Phyllis Rowe is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who draws on a decade of clinical experience to support people navigating stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. She integrates evidence-informed methods to help clients identify practical tools, strengthen coping skills, and address relationship and family concerns.

Background and approach

Her approach emphasizes collaboration and goal-oriented work aimed at uncovering strengths and improving daily functioning. Rowe brings experience addressing a broad range of challenges including anger, intimacy-related issues, caregiving stress, codependency, communication problems, and life transitions such as divorce or bereavement.

She also works with concerns related to attachment, abandonment, blended family dynamics, and aging and geriatric issues. Her practice includes attention to trauma and abuse, career difficulties, and feelings of emptiness that can accompany major life changes.

Clients can expect a pragmatic, strengths-based tone that balances problem-solving with attention to emotional experience. Phyllis holds an LCSW and practices in Missouri, where she offers flexible session formats to fit different schedules and preferences.

She encourages those ready to begin work on their concerns to take the next step toward scheduling a session.

Using evidence-based approaches in online therapy

Phyllis uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors; this approach is often applied to issues like anxiety, depression, and stress by developing practical coping strategies. She also draws on Motivational Interviewing to support people who are ambivalent about change, using guided conversation to clarify values and strengthen readiness for action.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with the client to consider goals, preferences, and the particular challenges presented, adjusting methods as needed so the work feels useful and manageable.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain continuity between appointments. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, allow clients to engage from different locations, and support ongoing access to therapeutic guidance in formats that match individual needs and comfort levels.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, family and relationship conflicts, grief, anger, intimacy-related issues, career challenges, and coping with life changes.
What therapy approaches does she use in sessions?
Her work incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients set goals, change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and build practical skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience working with individuals facing emotional, relational, and life transition challenges.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW with license number MO LCSW 2019010864 and she practices in Missouri.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted; she provides services within the regions she is licensed to serve.
In what formats are sessions available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does billing and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepression

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English