Opal Phillips-Brown

Opal Phillips-Brown primarily works with children, adolescents, and young adults. She is interested in navigating early developmental transitions, behavioral issues, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, stress management, life transitions, and meaning-making. She is also LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities inclusive. 

Opal received her Bachelor of Fine Arts; Emphasis in Sculpture with a Minor in Psychology from Wichita State University, and her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). She is an artist who is interested in incorporating creative arts into her clinical practice. Arts in medicine is a rising field that is beneficial for helping those with physical and mental health concerns. Creative Arts can offer new ways of healing through using mediums such as sculpture, painting, drawing, and coloring.

Opal often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Existentialism Therapy in her practice, as she believes they both embody the human experience and acknowledge all components that come with our existence.

Opal has always been an observant and self-aware person, with a natural gift for picking up on other’s emotions. She offers empathy, genuineness, compassion, patience, and attentive listening with a safe and welcoming environment. She has always been a reliable and present figure for those in her life, offering patience and compassion for any battle they are facing with no judgment.  With the addition of her own experiences, she knew she was meant to join the field of counseling. She understands what it is like to battle with your thoughts, feel alone, hopeless, confused, and as if you are suffocating as you move through your daily life. She recognizes that it takes strength to acknowledge your current state, courage to reach out. It can be nerve-wracking asking for help and thinking about the unknown, so she wants to be there for others as they embark on their journey of healing.

In her free time, she enjoys watching anime and reading manga, playing video games, creating art, and attending concerts. She also enjoys spending time with her husband, hiking, watching meme compilations, gaming, cooking, or convincing her adopted two fur babies (cats named Frankie and Honeydew) to nap with her. Opal is looking forward to planning her honeymoon, and then adding a human baby to her family in the coming years!