Holly Powell, MD, LCSW-C

Holly Powell is an LCSW-C and medical doctor with 15 years of experience in behavioral health. She focuses on practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage stress, and address trauma and related concerns. Her style is calm and grounded, with an emphasis on listening and building a respectful working relationship.

Holly uses straightforward methods to help people with anger, mood changes, ADHD, addictions, and depression. She also supports those coping with grief, life transitions, and relationship or parenting challenges. Sessions emphasize clear goals and steps that people can try between meetings.

Her background includes work in settings where a client-centered, solution-focused start was common. From there she adapts to approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, or EMDR when those fit the person's goals. That flexibility helps shape a plan that matches individual needs.

Holly pays attention to attachment concerns and developmental factors that affect behavior and relationships. She draws on mindfulness practices to teach skills for managing strong emotions and reducing reactivity. The aim is to build practical skills, not just talk about problems.

People who choose her can expect a steady presence and clear steps to try between sessions. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions are scheduled from Maryland and conducted in English.

How Holly’s approaches translate to online care

Holly commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques and attachment-based methods in sessions. Cognitive behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and address panic or phobias. Attachment-based work looks at early relationship patterns and how they affect current connections and emotion regulation, which can help with relationship strain and caregiving stress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Holly will talk with the person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before, then suggest options and adjust the plan as therapy unfolds. That way each person helps shape the methods used in sessions rather than following a preset program.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different needs. Video sessions let the therapist and client work face to face for skill practice and emotion work. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat or text messaging can support ongoing tracking, brief coaching, or when fitting therapy into a busy day is easier. These options make it simpler to keep continuity of care while using the therapeutic approaches that suit each person.