Phyllis Skeeter, LCSW

Phyllis Skeeter is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Virginia who helps people facing relationship strain, family tension, intimacy concerns, low self-esteem, and depression. She also supports those coping with life changes and issues related to adoption and foster care, postpartum and pregnancy challenges, impulsivity, and young adult transitions.

She uses straightforward, practical conversations to find what feels useful. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on skills that can be tried between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a primary approach she draws on to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors.

Her style is collaborative and strength-focused. She treats clients as the expert on their own lives and helps them build on what already works. Discussions are direct but warm, aimed at small steps that add up to change.

Phyllis brings about 10 years of experience in social work to her practice in Virginia. That background includes supporting people through family problems, concentration and focus concerns, and the emotional demands that come with parenting and young adulthood.

Practical matters like coping skills, managing mood, or rebuilding self-worth are typical topics. She encourages clear goals and tracks progress over time. The work is paced to the client, with attention to what they want to try next.

How CBT and online sessions work together

Phyllis uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. CBT is practical and goal-oriented, and it often involves exercises you can practice between sessions to reduce depressive symptoms, manage stress, or improve self-esteem.

The choice of approach is a collaborative process. She will listen to concerns, discuss options like CBT, and work with each person to decide what fits their goals and preferences. The plan can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into daily life. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and for practicing skills together. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins, written reflections, and ongoing feedback between meetings. These options make it possible to work on relationship, family, mood, and life-transition goals with more scheduling flexibility.