Holly Powell, LCSW-C

Holly Powell is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical (LCSW-C) practicing in Maryland. She has 15 years of experience helping people cope with anxiety, trauma, anger, and relationship challenges. Holly keeps a calm, relaxed manner in sessions and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.

Her work centers on attachment concerns and anxiety, with additional attention to grief, ADHD, mood shifts, and addictive behaviors. She adapts methods to each person's situation and goals rather than following a single rigid plan. That makes sessions feel more personal and goal-focused.

Holly often begins with a client-centered, solution-focused conversation. From there she adds tools from cognitive behavioral approaches, motivational interviewing, or other methods that match the goals people bring. She also uses EMDR and mindfulness techniques when those tools fit the situation.

Sessions aim to identify patterns that cause distress and test out new ways of coping. Practical homework and simple strategies are introduced when helpful. The overall pace is steady and collaborative, with attention to what feels doable in daily life.

People come to Holly for help with family stress, parenting strain, relationship problems, self-esteem, depression, panic, and trauma-related symptoms. She also has experience supporting those facing adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, and personality or developmental concerns.

How Holly’s approaches translate to online work

Holly integrates attachment-based work, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral techniques into her practice. Attachment-based work looks at patterns in relationships and how early bonds influence current trust and closeness. It can help people change repeating relationship patterns that cause stress.

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. Sessions are paced to what the client brings, with the therapist asking questions and reflecting back to build understanding. Cognitive behavioral work examines thoughts and behaviors, teaching practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or change unhelpful habits.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Holly will talk with each person about goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts strategies when something is not working.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people use mindfulness practices and CBT exercises from home or another convenient place while working with a licensed professional.