Therapist profile
Holly Duffy, LMFT
LMFT in California - Family and parenting focus
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- CBT based
- Attachment work
- Creative approaches
About Holly
Holly Duffy is a California LMFT with 15 years of clinical experience helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and parenting struggles. She focuses on clear goals and practical steps people can take to change habits, thinking, and daily routines. Sessions emphasize concrete action as well as space to talk through what feels stuck.
Holly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside expressive and creative methods when those help build self-esteem and healthier relationships. She also draws on attachment and emotionally focused ideas to look at how early patterns show up in current relationships. Her approach blends direct feedback with opportunities for reflection.
Work in sessions is often practical. Clients set reachable goals and try small experiments between meetings. Conversations can shift to expressive techniques if that supports growth. She describes talk therapy as useful on its own or combined with creative tools depending on what each person prefers.
Holly also addresses longer term or complex concerns such as grief, addiction, bipolar disorder, chronic illness, and attachment issues. She helps people with parenting stress, blended family matters, adoption and foster care questions, and caregiver strain. She will explore what fits a person’s life and make changes in manageable steps.
People who come to her can expect a clear, straightforward working style that balances creativity with practical skill building. To begin, readers are invited to confirm session options and follow the service’s intake flow to schedule a first appointment.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns. This approach helps people who want to understand why they react a certain way with partners or family and how to change those patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on practical action. It targets unhelpful thoughts, habits, and behaviors and uses small experiments to alter daily routines and mood. This can help with anxiety, depression, and stress related to parenting or work. Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on emotions in close relationships. It helps people notice and name strong feelings, and then use that awareness to improve how they connect with others. Finding the right method is part of the work. Holly will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying CBT tasks for a few weeks or mixing talk with creative exercises. Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Ask which session options are currently offered and pick what fits your schedule. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so work or parenting responsibilities are easier to manage.Areas of focus
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps adults with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, grief, addiction, mood disorders, and related issues.
What is her style in sessions?
Her style balances clear, concrete steps with reflective conversation and sometimes expressive or creative techniques when useful.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, CA LMFT, based in California.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location and services are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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