Holly Keyser , LPC

Holly Keyser is a licensed professional counselor with 24 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people dealing with self-esteem struggles, addictions, grief, bipolar challenges, and LGBT-related concerns. Holly uses straightforward language and a warm, direct style to help clients make practical changes.

Holly favors client-centered work that keeps the person's needs and goals at the center of sessions. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. For trauma-related concerns she uses trauma-focused approaches to help people process difficult experiences and reduce their impact on daily life.

Sessions are conversational and focused on real steps a person can try between meetings. Holly aims to be both nurturing and clear, so people leave with concrete tools and a plan. She encourages collaboration and pacing that fits each person's comfort level.

Holly has worked with a wide range of issues across her career, including relationship and family concerns, communication and commitment difficulties, attachment and abandonment issues, and problems related to chronic illness or caregiving stress. Her background includes helping people recover from abuse and manage complex emotional reactions.

Holly practices in Wisconsin and conducts sessions in English. Her approach suits people who want a blend of empathy and practical skills in a steady, experienced clinician.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person and their goals, giving space for people to tell their story and guide the pace of work. It helps when someone needs understanding, acceptance, and a nonjudgmental place to sort through feelings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and for building skills that make daily life easier.

Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on processing painful memories and reducing their hold on everyday functioning. It is aimed at people recovering from abuse or other traumatic events and complements other approaches when trauma is part of the picture.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels comfortable, and then adapt techniques over time. Clients and the therapist check progress and shift plans together if something isn’t a good fit.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a break during a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging can work for shorter check-ins, journaling between sessions, or when a written format feels easier. These options help people fit therapy into varied schedules and communication styles.