Phil D'Agostino, LCMHC

Phil D'Agostino draws on a scientific background and decades of practical counseling work to help people move past depression, anxiety, and relationship problems. He favors focused, action-oriented methods often associated with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - an approach that clarifies current difficulties, identifies patterns that maintain distress, and builds a concrete plan to change them. Trained initially as a scientist and science educator, he later completed graduate studies at UNC-G to become a psychological counselor and added hypnosis training to address obsessive thinking and promote behavior change for concerns like smoking, overeating, and social anxieties.

Phil emphasizes practical strategies that place control back in the hands of the person seeking help, rather than relying solely on a therapist or medication. He has applied this approach since he began helping others in 1989 and has translated his clinical experience into nearly two dozen professional training courses on topics such as emotional control, conflict resolution, leadership, and management. He is the author of Ready Access CBT for Working Professionals published by Lorman Education and the public book Naked Thinking.

His work concentrates on depression and anxiety, including transitional challenges like job loss or public speaking, and on relationship concerns ranging from couples and marital issues to family and workplace conflict. Phil holds the credential LCMHC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and he practices from North Carolina.