Holly Duffy, LMFT - Therapist in California

Emotionally-Focused Therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Creative expressive methods

About Holly

Holly Duffy is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship patterns, trauma and abuse, and life changes. Holly often supports work on self-esteem, coping skills, and issues like addiction, sleep or eating difficulties, and ADHD-related concerns.

Holly describes her style as connected and creative, while also straightforward when needed. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address thinking and behavior patterns in concrete ways. She combines CBT with expressive or creative methods when those help a person build self-esteem or improve how they relate to others.

She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and Attachment-Based Therapy to look at emotions and attachment patterns that keep people stuck. Existential and Jungian ideas sometimes appear in sessions to explore meaning, identity, and personal themes. Holly adapts the mix of approaches to what a person prefers and what their goals require.

Sessions may include focused skill practice, talk therapy, creative exercises, and checking progress toward goals. Holly frames change as practical steps people can try between meetings. She views the therapeutic process as collaborative and action-oriented when concrete change is wanted.

To begin, clients use the directory's online process to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session. Holly accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

How her approaches guide online sessions

Holly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help name and work with hard-to-identify emotions and the interaction patterns that keep them active. EFT is useful when emotions are central to what someone wants to change and when understanding relationship dynamics matters.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current attachment needs shape reactions and relationship behavior. That perspective helps when people notice repeating patterns tied to safety, closeness, or distance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify and shift thinking and behavior habits with concrete exercises and homework between sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Holly will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts the focus over time as progress or challenges arise.

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into busy schedules, shorten check-ins when time is tight, or reduce the need to travel. Licensed professionals can still use experiential exercises, emotion-focused conversation, and CBT skill work effectively in remote sessions when those formats are supported.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteem Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsGrief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issues Caregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Men's issuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPostpartum depression Post-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-love Social anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential Therapy Jungian Therapy Mindfulness Therapy Narrative Therapy Psychodynamic Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Somatic Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

California

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

Holly works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and a broad range of relationship and life-change concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic approach?

She combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Emotionally-Focused and Attachment-Based approaches, adding creative or expressive methods when helpful.

How long has she practiced therapy?

Holly has 15 years of clinical experience working with adults on emotional, behavioral, and relational issues.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing from California.

Does she work in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are sessions priced?

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

How do I begin working with her?

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

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