Phyllis McColister-Cunningham
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC
Phyllis has experience working in grief and bereavement, emotional trauma, PTSD, childhood disorders i.e., ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Substance Use Disorders. She is the founder of Healing Waters Counseling, a private practice that specializes in trauma, anxiety, depression, substance use and community mental health counseling.She is a firm believer in empowering individuals and families in managing a myriad of emotional, mental and spiritual dynamics often associated with overcoming substance abuse and co-occurring mental health problems.Phyllis works easily with adults, children and adolescents utilizing various counseling interventions and modalities such as Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavioral Modification Therapy, Mindfulness and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Interpersonal Therapy and EMDR Trauma Therapy.She is highly-skilled in working with hospice patients and helping clients recover from trauma-related experiences. Phyllis has lived in the St. Lucie county community for over 15 years, enjoying many strong relationships in the mental health community, juvenile justice system, state health and human service agencies, and local school systems.Phyllis takes great pleasure in presenting public mental health seminars, stress management support groups and interpersonal skills training. Phyllis is a highly regarded clinician and speaker.
Skills and Expertise
Abandonment
Abortion Issues
Abuse / Survivors of Abuse
Addiction
Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Adult
Alcohol Use
Anger Management
Anxiety
Art
Attachment Issues
Attention Deficit (ADHD)
Behavioral Issues
Bipolar Disorder
Blended Family Issues
body dysmorphia
Breakups
Bullying
Child or Adolescent
Chronic Impulsivity
Chronic Pain or Illness
Chronic Relapse
Codependency
Commitment Issues
Communication Problems
Coping Mechanisms
Couple Counseling
Cyclothymia
Depression
Divorce
Divorce and Divorce Adjustment
Domestic Abuse
Drug Use
Dual Diagnosis
Emotional Abuse
Emptiness
Family Conflict
Family of Origin Issues
Fear
Fertility Issues
Forgiveness
grief
Guilt
Helplessness and Victimhood
Identity Issues
Impulse Control Disorders
Irritability
Isolation
Life Purpose
Loss or Grief
Marriage Couseling
Meditation
Mens Issues and Problems
Midlife Crisis
Military Issues
Mindfulness based therapy
Mood Disorders
Oppositional Defiance
Panic
Paranoia
Peer Relationships
Perfectionism
Personality Disorders
Relationship Issues
Self-Harming
Self Esteem
Sexual Abuse
Single Parenting Issues
Skills Groups
Sleep or Insomnia
Spirituality
Stress
Substance Use
Suicidal Ideation
Teen Violence
Testing and Evaluation
Trauma
Trauma and PTSD
Veteran Issues
Women's issue
Treatment Orientation
Child Parent Psychotherapy
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy
Couple and Family Systems Therapy
DBT Informed Therapy
EMDR
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy
Existential
Family/Marital Therapy
Gottman Method Couples Therapy
Harm Reduction
Interpersonal
Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Motivational Interviewing
Mindfulness
Psychodynamic
Reality therapy
Self-Compassion
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Writing
Modality
Couples
Children
Family
Group
Individuals