Holly Abbott, LPC

Holly Abbott is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 16 years of clinical experience. She practices in Georgia and helps people facing relationship strain, trauma, anxiety, grief, parenting stress, and life transitions. Holly favors a direct, compassionate style and aims to make the first step feel manageable and clear.

Holly has worked in schools, private practice, and community agencies. That background shaped a practical approach to everyday problems. She uses short, goal-focused conversations alongside skill building to address issues like ADHD, depression, communication problems, and intimacy concerns.

Sessions focus on what each person needs in the moment. Holly listens first and then works with clients to set simple, achievable goals. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client’s lead and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thinking patterns that sustain distress.

Holly also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and Motivational Interviewing to help with ambivalence about change. She adapts techniques when people are coping with caregiver stress, chronic illness, or aging and geriatric issues so progress fits daily life.

Her tone is warm and nonjudging and she aims to help people feel heard. Holly supports parents through parenting challenges and people navigating separation, adoption, or blended family stress. She encourages practical steps and steady progress toward clearer routines and calmer relationships.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following what matters most to the person. Online sessions can use that approach to let clients set the pace and focus on immediate concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try simple behavior experiments; it works well in an online setting because homework and short skill practice fit into daily life. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides clear skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, which can be taught and practiced in regular online check-ins.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Then she adapts methods so sessions feel useful and realistic for each client’s routine.

Session formats are not specified in this profile, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to schedule appointments around work, caregiving, or medical needs. It also allows for focused skill practice between meetings and makes shorter check-ins possible when people need quick support rather than a longer session.