Philip "Phil" Giles
Experienced therapist with practical focus
About Philip
Philip "Phil" Giles helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, low self‑esteem, and depression. He writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters most to each person. He draws on a long career and aims to make sessions feel calm and focused.
Phil has worked in professional roles for more than 16 years as a therapist and counsellor. Before moving into therapy he spent over 25 years in uniformed service including policing and the armed services, and he has experience living and working abroad.
Background and approach
That background informs how he approaches practical problems and crisis moments. His work includes supporting people with issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, chronic pain or illness, dissociation, and problems after divorce or separation. He also addresses concerns like guilt, shame, impulsivity, infidelity, isolation or loneliness, and finding life purpose in midlife.
In sessions he draws on a mix of conversation-based methods. He uses client-centred listening to help people feel heard, narrative approaches to examine the stories they tell about themselves, and mindfulness to build coping skills. He also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past patterns affect current life and elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for emotion regulation.
Phil works with adults in the United Kingdom and accepts international clients. He is registered with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Sessions are offered in English and are available by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
What Philip works with
How Philip works
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Sessions & fees
Approaches that suit online therapy
Client‑centred therapy focuses on listening and empathy. The counsellor creates space for people to set the pace and bring the issues that matter most, which helps with anxiety, stress and self‑esteem work.Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, or DBT, teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving responses to conflict. It can help people struggling with impulsivity, relationship difficulties or overwhelming feelings by breaking skills into simple steps.
Mindfulness therapy uses simple attention and breathing practices to reduce rumination and improve coping. It is useful for stress, anxiety and helping people become less identified with upsetting thoughts.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and how a method feels in practice, then adapt the approach as sessions progress in a collaborative way.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to meet. Video calls give a face‑to‑face feel, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat provides short typed check‑ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel and daily life while keeping a steady course of support.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
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
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
