Margaret Phillips
Therapist, author, missionary, pianist — and a steady voice for anyone who needs help finding their footing again.
Margaret Phillips holds an M.S. in clinical psychology from the University of Tennessee, and a competency certificate from the Institute for Family Studies in Sarasota, Florida — a two-year program concentrating on structural, strategic, and generational emphasis.
She has been a Clinical Fellow of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy since 1986, and is now in her 40th year as a Marital and Family Therapist.
She served with her husband, Gary, as a missionary in West Africa for four years and in ministry together for twenty. They were married for 55 years until his passing in 2023. Together they have three sons, thirteen grandchildren, and — presently — five great-grandchildren.
Margaret is an active member of Christ Church Nashville and continues her lifelong passion for classical piano. She is the author of The Marriage Ark: Securing Your Marriage in a Sea of Uncertainty, and the sole proprietor of Soaring Christian Counseling.
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Education
M.S., Clinical Psychology
University of Tennessee
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Training
Institute for Family Studies
Two-year competency program in structural, strategic, and generational family therapy — Sarasota, Florida
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1986
Clinical Fellow, AAMFT
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
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Ministry
Missionary & ministry partner
Four years in West Africa; twenty years in ministry alongside Gary
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Author
The Marriage Ark
An award-winning guide to securing your marriage in a sea of uncertainty
“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit.”
John 15:5