Rev. Phillip Deming, LMFT

Rev. Phillip Deming is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, grief and depression, addiction and trauma, and related issues such as sleep, self-esteem, and ADHD. She also lists blended family issues among her focus areas.

She uses practical conversation and listening to help people sort out what they want to change. Sessions are straightforward and focused on day-to-day problems. She can include a client's spiritual beliefs in sessions when the client wants that support.

Her background includes long experience supporting people living with chronic illness and caregivers coping with sustained stress. She also has experience with military life and its effects on relationships and family routines. That experience informs how she talks with people about role changes and ongoing responsibilities.

Her approach draws on client-centered work, cognitive-behavioral ideas, dialectical behavior strategies, mindfulness, and narrative methods. That mix lets her aim at immediate coping skills while also looking at the stories people tell about themselves and their relationships. She usually helps people identify small, practical steps to try between sessions.

People who are worried about stepping into a blended household will find help with common concerns such as role confusion, loyalty conflicts, and setting household routines. She keeps language plain and sessions focused on what a client needs to make practical changes at home.