Philip Douglas Lewis, JD, MA, LMFT, CGP

Philip Douglas Lewis, JD, MA, LMFT, CGP is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #150760) and Certified Group Psychotherapist in private practice at Integrative Psychotherapy Group in Beverly Hills, California. He helps couples and individuals discover effective ways to navigate their relationship challenges such as anxiety, substance use disorders, and compulsive behaviors (i.e., problematic smartphone use, social media and video game addiction, compulsive sex or gambling). Mr. Lewis brings decades of both formal and informal experience supporting individuals in recovery from addiction. Most recently, he facilitated therapy groups at La Fuente Hollywood Treatment Center’s Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Programs (PHP/IOP) for LGBTQ+ addiction treatment. He completed a two-year clinical training program at the esteemed Maple Counseling Center in Beverly Hills, where he provided psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, couples, & groups. He holds a master’s degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University, Los Angeles.

Before becoming a psychotherapist, Mr. Lewis had a distinguished career in law and public service. From 2004 to 2008, he practiced entertainment litigation as an associate at O’Melveny & Myers LLP in Century City, California. He also served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Jacqueline Chooljian at the United States District Court for the Central District of California (2008 to 2019), and to the Honorable Lisa Margaret Smith in the Southern District of New York (2002 to 2004). Earlier in his legal career, Mr. Lewis served as Deputy District Director and General Counsel to U.S. Congressman James H. Maloney in Connecticut and as Finance and FCC Compliance Director for the Congressman’s campaign committee. He also taught legal writing and real estate law as an adjunct professor at Western Connecticut State University. Mr. Lewis earned his J.D., magna cum laude, from Vermont Law School, where he was a member of the Law Review. He has been admitted to practice in California, Connecticut (ret.), and before multiple federal courts including the Central District of California, the Southern District of New York, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

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