Holly Goodman, LCSW

Holly Goodman is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina with 30 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families. She also holds a certificate in coaching, which informs her ability to address employment concerns, work-life balance, and life coaching when appropriate. Holly brings a positive, affirming stance to clinical work and approaches each person with warmth, openness, and respect for their inherent value.

Her practice has supported change for people facing depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, communication challenges, and grief and loss. Holly blends cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and solution-focused methods to tailor care to each person’s needs, using compassion, education, and motivational techniques to increase self-awareness and improve mood and daily functioning. She emphasizes an interactive, sensitive, and caring process that helps clients clarify goals and move toward meaningful change.

Creating an emotionally safe space for exploration is central to Holly’s work. She aims to help people understand what they want, build practical skills, and discover new perspectives that support better outcomes in relationships, work, and personal well-being. Holly welcomes those ready to take a first step toward change and offers supportive guidance throughout the therapeutic journey.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Holly Goodman uses cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and everyday stressors. She also draws on psychodynamic therapy to explore how past experiences and relationships influence current feelings and behaviors, which can be useful for deeper self-understanding and long-standing relationship or emotional patterns. In addition, solution-focused techniques are used to set clear goals and build on existing strengths so clients can make concrete changes in areas like communication, coping, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Holly works with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and she adapts methods over time so the care best fits the individual’s situation. Clients are invited to participate actively in shaping the plan of work.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, access care from home or work, and maintain continuity during life changes, while allowing licensed professionals to provide consistent therapeutic support across different formats.