Joy-Ann Phillips-Schwartz is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Maryland with 15 years of experience in the mental health field. She provides therapeutic services for adults, couples, and families and has worked across a variety of clinical settings.

Trained as a forensic interviewer, she works with victims of sexual abuse and also supports clients experiencing depression, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD-related concerns, and other personal crises. Her practice includes addressing relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, and anger management.

Her clinical training includes Motivational Interviewing, cognitive-behavioral approaches, and trauma-focused therapies, all applied with attention to each person’s needs. She holds clinical social work licenses in both the District of Columbia and Maryland and brings years of direct practice to each session.

Joy-Ann aims to understand clients’ perspectives and to help them work through challenging situations while building on their strengths. She also offers faith-based methods for clients who prefer therapy from a Christian perspective. Joy-Ann emphasizes that clients are the experts on their own stories and seeks to support and guide them through the healing process so they can live the life they choose. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and is proud of people for taking that first step.