- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LCPC, LMHC
- Licensed in
- Illinois, Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Holly
Holly Caruso is a licensed counselor with twenty years of clinical experience. She practices in Florida and brings a calm, direct style to sessions. Parents will find straightforward help for stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, and relationship strain.
Holly focuses on real problems people face every day. She helps clients manage anxiety, cope with grief, address trauma and addiction-related concerns, and navigate big life changes. Her work also covers concerns like self-esteem, body image, work stress, and intimacy-related issues.
Background and approach
Her approach centers on listening and tailoring methods to each person. She uses client-centered techniques to follow what matters most to the client. She combines practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused work to change unhelpful thinking and build useful routines.
Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing are woven in when they fit the client's goals. Those tools help with emotional regulation, motivation for change, and clearer choices in difficult moments. Sessions aim to leave people with small, doable steps between meetings.
Holly holds Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor credentials. She offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, and text messaging. Getting started involves a short matching form and scheduling through the service.
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
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Holly lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Holly uses client-centered therapy to shape sessions around each person's priorities, which means conversations focus on what feels most urgent to the client and on building trust. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used to identify patterns of thinking and behavior and then test new, practical ways of responding to stress and anxiety.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Holly discusses options in early sessions and adapts techniques based on the client's goals, comfort, and progress. That collaborative process helps decide whether to emphasize skills, mindfulness practice, motivational interviewing, or brief solution-focused steps.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy parents and working people. Video calls allow fuller conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text messaging supports brief ongoing reflection. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a schedule and to keep momentum between sessions.
Questions people ask about Holly
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting issues, relationship and intimacy-related problems, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and a wide range of related concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens first, then uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and solution-focused methods to make small changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has twenty years of experience supporting people through life changes, trauma recovery, and stress-related problems.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule.
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