Hope Holman , LCSW

Hope Holman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma, and self-esteem concerns. She brings ten years of clinical experience to sessions and strives to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where people feel heard and supported.

Hope uses practical, straightforward methods so conversations feel useful from the start. She helps clients name problems, notice what matters to them, and build small habits that create real change. Sessions are guided by the client’s goals and paced to fit each person’s needs.

Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with client-centered care and acceptance-based ideas. That mix can help when worries, mood, or painful memories get in the way of daily life. Mindfulness and motivational strategies are used to strengthen coping skills and clarify motivation for change.

Hope has worked with a wide range of concerns, including grief, parenting challenges, eating and sleeping issues, intimacy-related struggles, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and caregiver stress. She also supports people facing abandonment, adoption and foster care questions, blended family dynamics, and family of origin problems.

In sessions people can expect straightforward discussion, practical tools, and encouragement to try new approaches between meetings. Hope aims to help clients take manageable steps toward feeling more balanced and in control.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Hope commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in sessions. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral changes, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people name their values and take meaningful steps even when difficult feelings are present, which can be useful for relationship strain, trauma responses, and life transitions.

Finding the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try approaches that match your needs. Over a few sessions you and the therapist can decide which combination of techniques feels most helpful and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let you use visual cues and teach coping skills in real time. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, quick coaching, or ongoing written support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.