Holly Henderson , LMHC, LPCC

Holly Henderson is a licensed mental health counselor who centers the therapy relationship on respect, curiosity, and partnership. She brings 19 years of clinical experience and uses a strengths-based, client-centered approach to help people understand who they are and where they want to go. Holly offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

Her background includes a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University Seattle and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Florida with a minor in Women’s Studies and Gender Issues. She has worked across inpatient, crisis, community-based, home-based, residential, and telehealth settings. This range informs a practical style that adapts to each person’s situation.

Holly often helps people dealing with depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem struggles, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, grief, and burnout or compassion fatigue. She also supports concerns such as attachment and abandonment, communication problems, mood disorders, panic, and life transitions.

In sessions she blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral strategies, emotionally-focused techniques, existential reflection, and mindfulness practices. Holly emphasizes clear communication, practical tools, and occasional humor to make work feel manageable.

Her aim is to collaborate with each person to set goals and try approaches that fit their life. She encourages people to bring their whole selves to therapy so progress can feel meaningful and sustainable.

How Holly’s approaches work in online care

Client-Centered Therapy centers the person in the room. The therapist listens closely, follows the client's lead, and offers support that respects each person's values and goals. This approach is useful for people who need a supportive space to sort identity, self-esteem, and life purpose concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It often includes simple exercises and homework to reduce anxiety, depression, panic, and mood-related symptoms in everyday life.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and change patterns in how they connect and respond in close relationships. It can be helpful when addressing intimacy-related issues, attachment concerns, or communication problems.

Finding the best fit is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose approaches that match a person's needs, goals, and preferences. That can mean trying one method, mixing techniques, or shifting focus as progress and needs evolve.

Online sessions offer practical benefits. Video calls let therapists and clients read facial cues and body language when needed. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter check-ins, in-the-moment coping, or conversations that fit into a busy day. Together these options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into real life.