Holly Powell , MD, LCSW-C

Holly Powell is a licensed clinician who blends a calm, down-to-earth style with practical therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and life changes. She holds an MD and is a licensed certified social worker-clinical, LCSW-C, with 15 years of experience in behavioral health in Maryland.

Holly often begins by listening closely and using a client-centered stance to understand what matters most. From there she adapts her approach to each person's goals, adding cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, or EMDR when those methods fit the situation. Sessions are straightforward and goal-focused rather than full of jargon.

Her background includes work with children, adolescents, and young adults, and she has focused on attachment, anxiety, trauma, and anger. That experience informs how she helps with relationship and parenting concerns, grief, mood challenges, and coping with big life transitions.

Holly also supports people dealing with ADHD, addictions, and self-esteem struggles, and she lists wider focus areas such as adoption and foster care, domestic violence, and post-traumatic stress. Her style aims to be calm, nonjudgmental, and practical so people can try new ways of coping between sessions.

People who prefer a collaborative therapist will find her approach adaptable. She works in English and provides remote session formats like video calls, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs.

How Holly’s approaches translate to online care

Holly uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral therapy to help people clarify goals and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and collaboration so people set the pace. Cognitive behavioral therapy breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills for anxiety, mood problems, and stress.

She also incorporates EMDR when trauma processing is needed, using guided eye movement or similar techniques adapted for remote work to help reduce the intensity of traumatic memories. Each approach is introduced gradually and chosen together based on the person’s goals and comfort level so the plan stays collaborative.

Online therapy with Holly can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper work and guided techniques, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and messaging works well for brief updates or ongoing support. These options provide flexibility to fit sessions into busy days and different routines, while keeping treatment focused on achievable steps and real-life coping strategies.