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• M.A, Counseling, 91³Ô¹ÏÍø

Phillip Brantley is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Qualified Supervisor (LCMHC-QS), National Certified Counselor (NCC) and Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist Associate (LCAS-A). He is a 91³Ô¹ÏÍø alum. While at Lenoir-Rhyne, Phillip served as president of the Lambda Rho Upsilon Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota in 2019.

Phillip has 18 years of experience in the mental health field, including seven years of licensed practice. He began his licensed practice as a licensed intensive in-home team lead before serving as director of counseling at Mars Hill University for five years. While at Mars Hill, Phillip received the Student Life Trailblazing Award in 2021 for hosting the first annual Mars Hill University Mental Health Summit. He received the Trailblazing Award again in 2024 for establishing the Mars Hill University Collegiate Recovery Community. That year, he also received the Student Life Luminary Award for his leadership and service to the university. In 2025, he received the university’s Snow Caring Award. Phillip currently provides counseling services to individuals, couples and families at Thrive Mental Health Center, PLLC, in Asheville, where he also facilitates NBCC-approved professional development and continuing education programs.

As an educator, Phillip has experience teaching at the middle school, high school, undergraduate and graduate levels. In 2024, while serving as an adjunct professor of psychology at Mars Hill University, he completed the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Institute through Goodwin University and served as a UDL mentor. Phillip also completed ACE Framework certification (Adaptability, Connection, Equity) at Mars Hill and served as an ACE mentor. He incorporates UDL and trauma-informed practices into his teaching. Phillip joined Lenoir-Rhyne as an adjunct professor of counseling in spring 2025.