EMDR
Trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, a structured, research-supported approach for processing trauma.
Meet your therapist
Terri Phillips, LCSW
Sixteen-plus years of walking alongside people through life's hardest chapters, with compassion, evidence, and a deep belief that care should be within reach for everyone.
Terri Phillips, LCSWFounder · Licensed in KY & IN
Her story
Care that meets people where they are
For more than 16 years, Teresa Phillips has dedicated her career to helping individuals and families navigate life's challenges and discover pathways to healing. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, she has worked with clients ranging in age from 4 to 90, providing compassionate, evidence-based care that honors each person's unique experiences, strengths, and goals.
The vision for Affordable Behavioral Health grew from Teresa's firsthand experience witnessing the barriers many people face when seeking mental health services. Too often, people delay or forgo treatment because of cost, limited availability, or stigma. Teresa founded the practice with a commitment to changing that by providing accessible, high-quality services that meet people where they are.
Teresa believes that mental health care should be a right, not a privilege. Her goal is to ensure that individuals and families have access to affordable, quality behavioral health services that foster hope, healing, and lasting positive change.
Areas of expertise
Deep experience with trauma and families
Throughout her career, Teresa has developed extensive expertise in childhood trauma, family systems, substance use treatment, child welfare involvement, and family reunification.
She has worked closely with children, parents, foster families, and caregivers involved with DCBS and CPS, helping families strengthen relationships, develop healthy coping skills, and move toward stability and healing.
Childhood & complex trauma
Gentle, paced work that helps the nervous system feel safe enough to heal.
Family systems & reunification
Support for foster, adoptive, and DCBS/CPS-involved families working toward stability.
Substance use & recovery
Nonjudgmental support for individuals and families affected by substance use.
Anxiety, depression & life transitions
Practical tools and steady support through stress, change, and hard seasons.
Advanced clinical training
Evidence-based tools, thoughtfully applied
Teresa draws on a broad, specialized toolkit, matching approach to person, never the other way around.
TF-CBT
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for children, teens, and families recovering from traumatic experiences.
WRAP
Wellness Recovery Action Plan, a personalized, self-directed framework for staying well and managing setbacks.
SPARCS-I
Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress, offering group and individual support for teens.
Perinatal Mental Health
Specialized care for the emotional health of parents through pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood.
Advanced Psychodynamic Therapy
Insight-oriented work that explores patterns and their roots to create lasting change.
Terri is EMDR-trained. She is not currently advertised as EMDRIA-certified.
Her approach
Support. Healing. Growth. Together.
Teresa's approach is person-centered, trauma-focused, and grounded in the belief that meaningful change occurs when people feel safe, supported, and empowered. Her mission is reflected in every service she provides.
Support
Through compassionate, individualized care.
Healing
Through evidence-based, trauma-informed treatment.
Growth
Through empowerment, resilience, and personal development.
Together
Through strong partnerships, walking alongside you.
Ready to take the first step?
Reach out for a consultation, or call to ask a question. There's no pressure, just a conversation.