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- CBT strategies
- Solution-focused steps
- Motivational interviewing
About Holly
Holly Goodman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression, addictions, parenting challenges, and other life transitions.
She uses practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage feelings and get clearer about what they want. Sessions often focus on improving mood, coping with change, and addressing communication and intimacy-related concerns. Holly also brings coaching skills to conversations about work-life balance and career questions.
Holly combines Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused approaches, and draws on psychodynamic ideas when helpful. That mix means sessions can include problem-solving steps, looking at patterns that repeat in relationships, and short-term goal work. Motivational Interviewing techniques are used when people want help changing behaviors such as substance use.
In practical terms she aims to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, try new ways of relating, and build small routines that support better sleep, eating, and daily coping. She also addresses family-of-origin issues and blended family concerns when those come up in individual work.
Holly frames therapy as a collaborative process. She listens for strengths, discusses options, and supports realistic steps toward change. People seeking help with bereavement, parenting strain, or major life transitions will find concrete strategies alongside reflective conversation.
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Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Holly frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to improve mood and daily functioning. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, achievable steps and building on what already works to reach short-term goals.She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy ideas, which center the conversation on the person and their priorities. These approaches are practical and conversational, and they suit concerns like anxiety, parenting stress, grief, relationship patterns, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the early sessions. Holly will discuss goals, try approaches that match a person's needs, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That collaborative process helps people move from talk to tangible changes.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the exact options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people attend from quieter surroundings. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and conversation to suit the rhythm of remote sessions without changing the therapeutic focus.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does Holly usually address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, addictions, and related family issues.
What is her therapy style like?
She blends Client-Centered Therapy, CBT, solution-focused work and psychodynamic ideas for practical and reflective sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has about 30 years of experience working with people in North Carolina on a wide range of life and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use 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.
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