Holly Abbott, LPC - Therapist in Georgia

Client-centered approach
Practical coping skills
Experience with adoption

About Holly

Holly Abbott is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 16 years of experience helping people through difficult transitions. She welcomes people who are facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, anxiety, or questions around identity and belonging. Her style is warm and straightforward, and she aims to make first steps feel manageable for worried parents and individuals.

Holly draws on practical, goal-focused methods to help clients make steady changes. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's pace and priorities. She applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when stress and intense emotions become overwhelming.

Many clients come with concerns tied to adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment, or blended-family dynamics. She also supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, ADHD, and life transitions. Conversations focus on real-life problems, problem-solving, and skills clients can use between sessions.

Sessions combine empathy with clear steps - building coping strategies, improving communication, and reducing distressing patterns. Holly adapts tools and feedback to each person's situation rather than using one fixed plan. She aims to help people feel more confident in parenting, relationships, and daily routines.

Holly practices in Georgia and works in English. Her background includes school settings, agency work, and private practice, which shapes a practical approach to family and individual concerns.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and following the client's concerns so sessions focus on what matters most to the person. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes goals around their priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress that get in the way of daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Holly will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match goals and preferences. She checks in about what is helping and adjusts the plan so sessions remain relevant and practical.

Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow check-ins during breaks or between commitments. Different formats can suit different needs - for example a shorter audio check-in when bandwidth is limited or a full session for deeper work - so discussing logistics during the matching process helps find the best fit.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety LGBT GriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepression Coping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

Abandonment Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issues Caregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issues Forgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

16+ years

Credentials

Georgia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What types of concerns does she address?

Holly works with relationship and family stress, trauma and abuse, anxiety and depression, parenting issues, grief, and many related concerns including adoption and foster care.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm, straightforward, and practical. She focuses on listening first and then using goal-focused tools to help people change patterns and feel better in daily life.

What is her professional background?

She has 16 years of experience across schools, agencies, and private practice, working with youth, adolescents, and adults on a wide range of issues.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds an LPC credential and practices in Georgia.

Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not specify the exact formats offered.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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