Holly Abbott, LPC

Holly Abbott is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 16 years of experience. She works from Georgia and helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, parenting stress, and life changes. Holly aims to be warm and straightforward so conversations feel easier to start.

Before moving into private practice she worked in schools and local agencies. That background gave her experience with youth, adolescents, and people encountering a wide range of concerns. Her work has included trauma and abuse, ADHD, autism-related needs, grief, and caregiving stress.

Holly uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. She incorporates cognitive behavioral ideas, client-centered listening, dialectical behavior strategies, and motivational interviewing when helpful. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than jargon.

In sessions she emphasizes compassion and acceptance while helping people set reachable goals. She offers straightforward tools for coping with anger, stress, and communication problems. She also supports exploration of identity and intimacy concerns in an open way.

Her style is collaborative and flexible. Holly works with each person to build skills they can use outside of sessions. She encourages steady progress, even when change feels slow.

How evidence-based tools translate to online sessions

Holly regularly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered methods, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas in her work. CBT helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Client-Centered work focuses on listening closely, reflecting feelings, and helping clients find their own solutions. DBT strategies teach practical skills for managing intense emotions, distress tolerance, and improving communication.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Holly will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. Video sessions are useful for longer therapy work and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or when writing helps someone process feelings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the same therapeutic tools a licensed professional would bring to an in-person session.