Phyllis Jeannestal, LCSW
Compassionate, practical help for daily emotional struggles
Book with PhyllisWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
How Phyllis works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Phyllis
Phyllis Jeannestal is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida. She helps people manage stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and grief. She takes a straightforward, respectful approach and focuses on what will make life more manageable day to day.
Phyllis draws on about nine years of clinical experience that includes trauma and abuse work. She has supported people affected by community violence and has provided hospice support around grief and loss.
Background and approach
Her background includes creating care plans that mix everyday activities like exercise and art with talk work to support coping. In sessions she centers each person’s choices and strengths. She uses conversational, goal-focused work to identify small steps that make a difference.
Practical tools from cognitive behavioral methods are combined with solution-focused planning to set clear, achievable goals. Phyllis pays attention to safety, trust, and collaboration when dealing with trauma. That means she moves at a pace people can handle and chooses interventions that fit each person’s comfort level.
Her style is calm, direct, and rooted in respect for the person in front of her. Many people come to her for help with parenting stress, relationship friction, workplace strain, caregiving burnout, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She also offers support for intimacy-related concerns, bipolar mood challenges, and coping strategies for emotional overwhelm.
What Phyllis works with
Everything Phyllis lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Phyllis's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Phyllis lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How these approaches work online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and supporting each person's own goals. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects what matters, and helps build confidence and self-direction. This approach is useful for stress, low self-esteem, and relationship worries.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses clear steps to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. It is practical for anxiety, depression, anger, and work-related stress because it gives concrete strategies to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person’s needs, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay focused and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different lifestyles. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and text provide shorter check-ins and an option to process thoughts without being on camera. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent with daily life.
Questions people ask about Phyllis
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, and trauma-related issues, plus parenting and workplace strains. There are also supports for relationship and intimacy-related concerns and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She combines client-centered talk with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused methods. Sessions emphasize small, achievable steps and use tools people can apply between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of experience working in clinical settings that include trauma response and hospice support. That background informs work with grief, abuse recovery, and community trauma.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, listed as LCSW, and practices in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She meets by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.