Holly Powell

Holly Powell is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C) based in Maryland. She has spent over 15 years helping people manage anxiety, trauma, anger, and attachment concerns. She often works with children, adolescents, and young adults and aims to make sessions feel calm and approachable.

Holly favors a client-centered start to care, which means she begins by listening to what matters most to the person in the room. From there she brings in practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing when they match a client’s goals. She also uses attachment-focused work when relationships and early experiences are part of the struggle.

Her style is relaxed and steady. Sessions tend to be conversational and focused on concrete steps people can try between meetings. She pays attention to safety, behavior patterns, and the everyday challenges that make coping harder.

Over her career she has supported people facing grief, mood disorders, ADHD, substance concerns, self-harm, and the stress of caregiving or parenting. She also has experience with autism, intellectual disability, adoption and foster care issues, and domestic violence-related concerns.

Holly describes her approach as flexible and goal-driven. She and the client work together to pick methods that fit current needs. Her experience in varied settings informs a practical, down-to-earth way of working that aims to make change feel achievable.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships influence current patterns. In practice this means talking about important relationships, noticing how they affect feelings and reactions, and trying new ways of relating that feel safer and more effective for everyday life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Sessions often include simple experiments and steps to change unhelpful thinking or behaviors that keep anxiety, depression, or panic going.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to goals and try methods that suit the person's needs and preferences. Decisions about approaches are collaborative and can shift as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also make it possible to keep sessions consistent during vacations, school breaks, or work changes. Licensed professionals can help match a format and pace that fit everyday life rather than forcing a particular schedule.