Hi, my name is Troy Pharis and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor based in Columbia, South Carolina. I have been in practice for almost 10 years and specialize in working with anxiety, depression, attention concerns, and assisting in processing past trauma experiences. Aside from my training in counseling, I am also retired military having served in the US Marines Corps and the SC Army National Guard on active duty. Over the past year and a half, my clinical focus has been on first responders, service members, and their families.
While my career has been around the military I have a very laid-back, personable, and casual counseling style. I want to make the process enjoyable while also moving toward the life you are seeking. Over the years I have been trained in many different therapy styles. I primarily focus on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy. I am also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). This is used to help clients process traumatic events that continue to cause problems in their lives long after the event. All of these styles are adaptable to the telehealth environment.
If you are here reading counselor profiles you have taken a great first step! Past trauma, anxious thoughts, depression, or ADHD don't have to define your life experience. I am here to help if you are ready to explore the path to healing.
Additional areas of focus: Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Codependency, Control issues, Divorce and separation, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Military and Veterans 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-Harm, Social anxiety and phobia, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Jungian Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy