- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Holly
Holly Goodman is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with three decades of experience in North Carolina. She brings a warm, affirming style and a practical focus to conversations about parenting, relationships, stress, and mood. Holly aims to help people notice small changes that make daily life easier.
Her work often centers on depression, anxiety, grief, and relationship difficulties. She also addresses sleep and eating concerns, addiction-related struggles, career stress, and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
Parents seeking support around family stress and parenting challenges will find straightforward, practical guidance. Holly blends client-centered techniques with cognitive behavioral and psychodynamic ideas. She also uses solution-focused methods and motivational interviewing to set clear goals and stay on track.
Sessions tend to be collaborative and focused on what a person wants to change next. In practice she combines education, compassion, and skills-building. That can mean learning new ways to handle tough conversations, changing a morning routine to improve sleep, or finding small shifts in thinking that reduce anxiety.
Holly emphasizes understanding what each person wants from therapy and tailoring work to those goals. People meet her for support when life feels heavy or confusing. She guides gentle, practical steps toward better mood, improved communication, and clearer priorities.
Holly describes therapy as a partnership aimed at helping people move forward.
What Holly works with
Everything Holly lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Holly helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Holly lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online parenting support
Holly commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused therapy in online sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it can help with anxiety, low mood, sleep, and parenting-related stress. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, achievable steps and clear goals so parents can make immediate, practical changes and track progress.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Holly talks with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts methods as work progresses. She combines teaching, coaching, and reflective conversation so the plan fits each person's life and parenting priorities.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people share brief updates or get quick coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family schedules and keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Holly
What concerns does Holly commonly work with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating issues, addictions, anger, career stress, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Holly uses a warm, client-centered style combined with cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, solution-focused, and motivational interviewing approaches to set goals and teach practical skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of clinical experience working with individuals, couples, and in family-related concerns in North Carolina.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in North Carolina.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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