Jada Philips
PhD
Dr. Jada Philips is a licensed psychologist, speaker, and founder of Reserved For You® Psychological Services and The Awakening Studio. Through her clinical work, coaching, and speaking, she helps individuals reconnect with themselves through self-awareness, self-trust, and meaningful personal growth.
A veteran and biracial woman, Dr. Philips brings a unique blend of professional expertise and lived experience to her work. Her approach integrates evidence-based psychology with a deep appreciation for identity, purpose, resilience, and the human capacity for transformation. She is particularly passionate about helping people navigate life’s transitions, reconnect with their authentic selves, and create lives aligned with their values.
Known for her warm, down-to-earth style, Dr. Philips creates engaging spaces where complex psychological concepts become practical, relatable, and immediately applicable. She has presented on topics including mental health, burnout, trauma, self-care, resilience, and personal transformation for professional and community audiences.
Whether she is working with clients, speaking to organizations, or facilitating conversations about healing and growth, Dr. Philips’ mission remains the same: helping people come home to themselves with greater clarity, compassion, and courage.
The Grief of Becoming: Recognizing Non-Death Loss During Life and Identity Transitions
Grief is often associated with death, yet many clients experience profound loss in the absence of bereavement. The end of a relationship, career changes, shifts in identity, evolving family roles, healing from old patterns, unmet expectations, and life transitions can all evoke grief that frequently goes unrecognized in clinical practice.
This presentation explores contemporary research on non-death grief, ambiguous loss, identity transitions, and meaning-making. Participants will learn how grief may present as anxiety, depression, burnout, indecision, or emotional distress and will gain practical strategies for recognizing and supporting clients navigating the space between who they were, who they thought they would be, and who they are becoming.