- Life purpose questions
- Anxiety and depression
- Trauma and PTSD
About Holly
Holly Skillern is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 10 years of clinical experience. She focuses on life purpose questions and common struggles such as anxiety, depression, stress, and changes related to work, relationships, or health. She also works with mood disorders, trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, and concerns around intimacy and self-esteem.
Holly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people build coping skills and make clearer decisions about what matters next. Sessions emphasize practical steps: noticing patterns, trying new ways of responding, and reviewing what helps or gets in the way. Conversations are collaborative and focused on what the person wants to change in daily life.
Her background includes a decade of working with adults facing grief, career uncertainty, communication problems, and the aftermath of difficult experiences. She draws on approaches that have research support to address post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, and compassion fatigue. Her work also attends to control issues, guilt, and isolation when these come up.
Holly speaks English and accepts international clients. She practices in Texas and holds the LPC credential. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment. That initial step helps identify immediate goals and which techniques might be most useful moving forward.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Holly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that are practical and goal-oriented. One common approach she draws on focuses on identifying and changing thought and behavior patterns that keep anxiety and depression active. This helps people test small changes and see what reduces distress in everyday life.Another approach addresses the effects of trauma and post-traumatic stress by helping people process difficult memories and learn skills to manage strong emotions. This work often includes paced exercises to regain a sense of control over reactions and reduce avoidance.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Holly will discuss options and together decide which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. The plan can change as new information emerges from sessions and real-life feedback.
Because the therapist’s specific session formats are not listed in the biography, confirm current session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals adapt methods for video or phone work so that practical skill-building, homework, and follow-up can continue between sessions.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Holly works with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, ADHD, and life purpose questions.
How does she approach someone feeling stuck?
She uses evidence-based techniques focused on building coping skills, identifying unhelpful patterns, and testing practical changes in daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience working with adults on mood, trauma, and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
She accepts international clients and offers sessions to people outside the U.S.
In what language are sessions held?
Sessions are offered in English.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.