Dr. Anita Phillips, LCSW-C is a trauma therapist, life coach, spiritual teacher, and the author of the New York Times bestseller, The Garden Within.  Widely recognized as a thought leader at the intersection of mental health, faith, and culture, Dr. Anita’s mental health advocacy work has reached hundreds of thousands and her podcast, In the Light with Dr. Anita, is transforming lives around the globe. 

 

A New Jersey native, Dr. Anita is the daughter of Pastor David Graham and Evangelist Shirley Graham.  She had early exposure to the importance of the intersection of mental health and faith as her older sister suffered from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and addiction throughout her entire life.  Dr. Anita writes, “I asked for divine revelation about mental illness that would change and save lives.  I’m so grateful He granted my request.  My sister’s illness broke me in too many ways to explain, but like the child who gave Jesus his tiny lunch to feed the masses, I put myself in the savior’s hands.  I asked Him  to make me an answer; to multiply my broken pieces for those starving for understanding and deliverance.  Now, God is doing exactly that in ways I never imagined possible and I am deeply grateful.”

 

Dr. Anita holds degrees from the University of Maryland and the Regent University School of Psychology & Counseling, and she completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.  She also serves as a fellow at Concordia University.  Her dynamic voice has been heard from some of the largest faith platforms in the world.  As a media personality she has been relied upon as an expert consultant by Tamron Hall, The Talk, Oprah, Reese Witherspoon, Red Table Talk, and the Today Show. 

 

This text is excerpted from: https://www.bettertogether.tv/our-guests/anita-phillips, https://www.anitaphillips.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/dranitaphillips/p/BtwvrkvHF3Y/?img_index=1.