OUR TEAM
Clinical Fellow & Approved Supervisor, AAMFT, ICEEFT Certified EFT Couple Therapist and Supervisor, Founder, and Clinical Director of The Relational Practices Ltd.
M.Sc., Registered Counselling Psychologist
Our clinicians are all advanced trained and certified mental health professionals with various backgrounds.
Jomo Phillips,
MSSW, RMFT Canada
Clinical Fellow & Approved Supervisor, AAMFT, Founder, and Clinical Director of The Relational Practices Ltd.
My name is Jomo Phillips; I founded The Relational Practices Ltd. I have over 25 years of clinical experience in various practice environments, including government social services, employee assistance, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, private residential and in-home treatment for high-net-worth individuals, and private practice. I am a couple and family therapist and clinical social worker who works with couples, families, and individuals in Barbados, the Caribbean, and worldwide. I passionately believe everyone should have an opportunity to experience safety, healing, and true love. I am affirming, willing, and happy to serve various clients, including members of the LGBTQI+ community.
I am a former Fulbright Scholar with a B.Sc. in Social Work from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, and a Master of Science in Social Work (Marriage and Family Therapy Specialisation) from the University of Louisville, United States. I am also a Registered Marriage and Family Therapist in Canada, an ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist and Supervisor, and a Clinical Fellow and Approved Supervisor with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
In addition to providing therapy, I teach social work and counselling. I have also taught nursing and medical students. I supervise and provide consults and training to clinicians and organisations interested in relational, systemic, and social justice-oriented approaches. I am one of the founders of the Caribbean EFT Community and a former President of the Barbados Association of Professional Social Workers.
When not working, I am first at spin class; I also love hanging out with my wife, family members and friends, reading, exploring nature, and swimming in the ocean with my daughter.
Kristen Steinbok, M.sc., Registered counselling psychologist.
My name is Kristen Steinbok, and I am a Registered Counselling Psychologist (Barbados). I have had six years of counselling experience in Barbados and Canada. I have worked in various settings, including mentoring at-risk youth, treatment facilities for vulnerable individuals, gender-based violence rehabilitation, trauma rehabilitation, and community outreach. However, my passion as a Counselling Psychologist is working with couples, families, and individuals.
I completed a B.Sc. with distinction in Child, Youth, and Family Studies and a Psychology minor from the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. Subsequently, I completed my Master of Science in Counselling Psychology from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus; I am also advanced trained in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy.
Due to my passion for working with couples, I have completed my emotionally focused therapy training, and I am now working on becoming an ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Couple Therapist. I also enjoy co-parenting work, and I have an interest in sex therapy. As a practitioner, I am passionate about providing safe, empathic, and non-judgemental care to all communities, especially to communities that are often marginalised, such as the individuals within the LGBTQI+ community. In my practice and daily life, I provide a warm, authentic, validating, and compassionate space for everyone I meet.
Outside my clinical work, I have various interests, including exercise and physical fitness, gardening and tending to my house plants, having dinner with friends, enjoying the sea and swimming, and spending quiet afternoons with my husband.