About Philip
Philip "Phil" Giles offers practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. He uses straightforward language and calm focus to help people take manageable steps forward. Phil’s background includes long experience in uniformed roles and civilian settings, which shapes a direct, steady approach.
Phil works in a way that centres the person in front of him. He listens without judgement and helps people identify small, useful changes.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be conversational and goal-focused, so people leave with ideas they can try between meetings. Across his practice he draws on familiar counselling approaches. He uses client-centred methods to build trust, psychodynamic ideas to look at repeating patterns, narrative work to reshape personal stories, mindfulness to manage distress, and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to manage intense emotion.
Phil trained and practised in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation, and he has over 16 years of professional therapy experience. Before counselling he spent many years as a police officer and served in the armed services, and he has also worked abroad and in corporate and personal injury law contexts.
He offers sessions in English and sees people internationally by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Costs vary with location and sessions are booked via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on building a respectful, accepting relationship. The therapist listens closely and helps people find their own answers, which is useful for anxiety, low self-worth and relationship issues.Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for managing strong emotions and improving communication. It includes techniques for distress tolerance and emotion regulation that people can practise between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and how symptoms show up, then suggest methods to try. This collaborative process means approaches can be blended or adjusted as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexibility in how people meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat fits shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or caring responsibilities and to keep continuity when circumstances change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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