Holly Gardenier , LPC

Holly Gardenier is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 35 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and identity questions. Holly often supports those dealing with trauma, eating concerns, and struggles around intimacy and commitment.

Holly uses clear, practical methods in session. She listens first and helps people name what matters most. From there she offers tools drawn from several approaches to manage overwhelming feelings and make steady choices.

Her work pays attention to how past relationships shape present behavior. She helps people notice patterns like codependency, attachment wounds, or family-of-origin struggles. That awareness becomes a starting point for change.

Holly also brings experience supporting clients through major life shifts, loss, and the aftermath of abuse or disaster. She uses strategies to tolerate intense emotions and reduce self-destructive reactions, while encouraging small steps toward values-based living.

Mindfulness and simple daily practices are part of her routine suggestions. Holly encourages clients to try short experiments between sessions and to build habits that clarify decision-making and ease distress.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values despite painful feelings. It can be useful for depression, anxiety, grief, and navigating major life changes. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist reflects and listens so clients can find their own solutions; this approach supports people facing identity questions and relationship concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication, which can help with anger, self-destructive impulses, and addiction-related behaviors.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Holly will listen to the client’s goals and try methods together to see what fits. She often blends elements from different approaches and checks in regularly to adjust the plan based on progress and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging work well for short check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy day and to keep steady momentum toward change.