Bernadette Holyoke, LPC - Therapist in Oklahoma

Emotionally-Focused Therapy
Client-Centered methods
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

About Bernadette

Bernadette Holyoke is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma with seven years of experience. She focuses on concerns such as trauma and abuse, parenting struggles, mood and personality challenges, anxiety, and relationship and communication problems. Bernadette also supports people dealing with addiction, grief, stress, and life transitions.

Her approach centers on Emotionally-Focused Therapy, client-centered work, and cognitive behavioral methods. She uses these approaches to help people identify difficult emotions, notice unhelpful thinking patterns, and try new ways of relating. Sessions are practical and direct, with attention to everyday problems and how feelings influence behavior.

Bernadette has experience with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), dissociation, and trauma-related conditions. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment struggles, adoption and foster care, blended family challenges, and domestic violence. Her background includes working with people who struggle with codependency, substance use, self-harm, and control issues.

In sessions she draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-focused ideas alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. That combination supports work on values, present-moment noticing, and changing patterns that keep problems going. Conversations include skills practice and checking what is working between sessions.

Practical matters are handled through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Sessions are conducted in English. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment to get started.

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on naming and shifting strong emotions that shape how people relate. It helps when patterns of feeling and responding lead to repeated conflict or distance. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck and to act toward personal values despite hard emotions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early patterns of connection and helps people recognize how those patterns show up now.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then use one or a mix of these approaches. This collaborative process helps decide which methods to try and how to adapt them for the client's situation.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and making scheduling around work or family obligations simpler. Therapists also adapt exercises and between-session practice to fit a client’s everyday routines, so progress can happen in small steps that suit daily life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression Coping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesGriefAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stress Codependency Communication problems Control issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / loneliness Life purpose Mood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobia Women's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness Therapy Motivational Interviewing Narrative Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Listed in

Oklahoma

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, mood and personality disorders, anxiety, grief, addictions, relationship and communication problems, and related issues such as abandonment and attachment concerns.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centered and cognitive behavioral approaches to help people identify emotions and test new ways of thinking and relating.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has seven years of professional experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Oklahoma.

What are her credentials and practice location?

She holds the LPC credential and practices in Oklahoma.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How does payment and cost work?

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

What are the first steps to begin?

Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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