- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LPC, LMHC
- Licensed in
- Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Holly
Holly Knapp is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 17 years of experience in mental health. She practices from Wisconsin and brings a steady, nonjudgmental presence to conversations. Holly focuses on practical steps that make daily life feel more manageable for people under stress.
She has worked across outpatient, crisis, inpatient, residential, correctional, college, and community mental health settings. That range shaped a skill set for clear problem-solving and calm support when things feel overwhelming.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to help people regain balance and move toward goals that matter to them. Holly emphasizes connection and whole-person wellness. She looks at how emotions, physical health, social life, nutrition, medical needs, and spiritual concerns interact.
In sessions she listens closely, offers straightforward strategies, and helps people try things that fit their life. Her approach is collaborative and strengths-focused. She helps people process hard experiences and build practical habits for coping with anxiety, depression, addiction, parenting strain, grief, and major life changes.
Holly also addresses concerns such as self-esteem, career stress, and managing anger. People who choose her often want someone direct but compassionate. She supports clients as they experiment with new ways of responding and work toward clearer priorities.
Her goal is to help each person feel more capable and more grounded in everyday life.
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
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Holly lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- 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 and online flexibility
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that add meaning to daily life. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and when people feel stuck and want concrete ways to move forward.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches straightforward skills to reduce worry, improve sleep, and change habits that feed depression or anxiety.
Holly treats therapy as a collaborative process. She will work with each person to decide which approach or combination of approaches fits their goals and preferences. That means trying methods together, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as needed.
Online sessions offer practical options for busy lives. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be a simpler check-in when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not convenient. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter updates, coaching-style check-ins, or ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and parenting routines while keeping momentum between appointments.
Questions people ask about Holly
Which concerns does Holly commonly address?
Holly works with many issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, addictions, grief, trauma, and parenting challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens closely, offers practical strategies, and helps people try new habits that fit their daily life.
What background and experience does she bring?
She has 17 years of experience across outpatient, crisis, inpatient, residential, correctional, college, and community mental health settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
Holly holds credentials as LPC and LMHC and practices from Wisconsin.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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