Therapist profile
Holly Gilton, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Relationships and Family
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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Caregiver strain
About Holly
Holly Gilton is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 25 years of professional experience. She helps adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma, and abuse. Her work also covers related areas such as attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, communication problems, and midlife issues.
Holly uses straightforward conversation to help people sort through what is happening at home. Sessions focus on clear questions, listening, and practical steps people can try between meetings. She invites people to name what feels hardest and to test small changes that can ease daily life.
Her background includes long clinical experience working with adults who carry the effects of past trauma or ongoing family tension. She pays attention to patterns such as control issues, guilt and shame, isolation, and difficulties around forgiveness. That practical focus helps people see the links between feelings and everyday behavior.
Holly also works with concerns like narcissism, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and issues many women bring to therapy. She guides people through decisions around divorce or separation and the emotional work that follows.
People who come for help can expect calm, direct conversation and help organizing next steps. To begin, she asks for a short matching questionnaire and scheduling of a first session so the work can get started.
How sessions work
Approaches you may encounter online
Holly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on how thoughts, feelings, and relationships affect daily life. One common approach is cognitive-behavioral informed work, which looks at unhelpful thinking and patterns and introduces practical experiments to change behavior and reduce anxiety or low mood. This approach is useful for stress, social anxiety, and depression.She also draws on trauma-informed practices that help people name traumatic experiences and their ongoing effects. That work moves at a pace set by the client and focuses on reducing symptoms and improving functioning after abuse or other trauma.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Holly will discuss options during the first sessions and will help decide which techniques fit your goals and preferences. The plan can shift as needs change, and decisions are made collaboratively.
For practical matters, confirm current session formats before booking. The online option is framed to fit everyday life - for example, it can make scheduling easier, remove travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with her during the matching process about how sessions can best fit your routine and responsibilities.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with at home?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma, and abuse. Additional focuses include attachment, abandonment, caregiving stress, and communication problems.
How would she describe her approach in sessions?
Her style is direct conversation with practical steps to try between sessions. She helps people name patterns and test small changes in daily life.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional experience providing therapy in clinical settings and private practice.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California.
Can non-English speakers work with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during sign-up.
What do I do to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.