Shane Phillips

I work with adolescents and adults who are struggling with a variety of mental health, substance use, and existential problems. My patients are often looking to reduce their suffering and increase their sense of meaning and purpose in life. I especially enjoy working with people who are interested in deepening their self-understanding and working together to discover the feelings, narratives, conflicts, and motivations that may be outside of their awareness.

I received an MSW degree from the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work before gaining clinical experience in diverse settings all along the addiction medicine levels of care. I opened a private practice in 2023 and currently provide services to adolescents, adults, families, and organizations.

My first priority when working with new patients is to establish trust and help create a relationship that is safe and honest. Within the context of this secure relationship, my patients are able to better understand their self-limiting or self-defeating patterns, mourn life's losses, and establish or reestablish a life that is organized around the values that matter most to them.

My hope is that my patients will develop a reliable self-esteem, improve their ability to be in relationship with self and others, and live life with less reactivity and more flexibility.

Our first session will consist of a discussion that will focus on:

-The framework for our working relationship

-What brings you to therapy at this moment in your life

-Your history and other information that might help me to better understand where you are and what you are seeking from a therapeutic relationship at this time