- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Mindfulness and DBT skills
About Holly
Holly Gardenier is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Wisconsin with 35 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are facing grief, trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, and major life changes. Her work also addresses intimacy-related concerns, eating and anger issues, and a range of attachment and identity questions.
Holly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered methods, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and existential ideas to guide sessions. She draws attention to feelings and relationship patterns, and also brings practical tools for coping with intense emotions and stress. Mindfulness and cognitive techniques are part of her approach to help clients notice thoughts and respond differently.
Her background includes long-term practice with trauma, grief, and problematic behaviors such as substance use. She pays attention to how early relationships and family of origin issues shape current patterns. Work can include addressing abandonment, codependency, commitment concerns, dissociation, and shame or guilt.
Sessions aim to make difficult emotional material more understandable and manageable. Holly encourages regular practices like meditation when helpful, and uses concrete strategies from DBT and ACT for regulating emotion and building values-based action. She explains ideas plainly and helps people try new ways of relating to themselves and others.
Holly accepts international clients and conducts work in English. For people who want a mix of emotion-focused exploration and skills-based tools, she combines responsive listening with step-by-step practices to support change.
How Emotion-Focused and Skills-Based Approaches Work Remotely
Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and changing the emotional patterns that shape how people relate to themselves and others. In sessions this often means naming feelings, tracing how they show up in close relationships, and practicing new responses to shift long-standing patterns.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It emphasizes values-based action and simple exercises that build willingness to face hard experiences while moving toward what matters.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which methods fit the client's goals, needs, and values, and adjust over time. This collaborative planning makes it easier to try emotion-focused work alongside practical DBT or ACT skills when needed.
The original biography did not list specific session formats, so please confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let someone attend from a quieter setting, use less bandwidth with audio-only calls, or choose video for face-to-face interaction. Licensed professionals can help arrange a format that works with daily life and commitments.
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Experience
35+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, anxiety, depression, eating issues, anger, bipolar concerns, and stress related to life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with ACT, Client-Centered methods, and DBT skills to balance feeling work with practical coping tools.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Holly brings 35 years of clinical experience working with trauma, grief, addictions, and long-term behavioral concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Wisconsin and practices from that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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