About Holly
Holly Karchaske is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 14 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, low self-esteem, or career transitions. Her approach is calm and direct, focused on practical steps a person can use day to day.
Holly listens first and then works with each person to build a tailored plan. Conversations are respectful and sensitive, and she pays attention to what matters most to the client.
Background and approach
She aims to help clients notice small shifts that add up to real change. In sessions she focuses on clear goals and usable skills. That might look like breaking problems into manageable parts, practicing new ways of responding, or building routines that support mood and motivation.
She adapts pacing and tools to match each person’s needs. Her background includes practice in both Colorado and Texas, and she brings 14 years of professional experience to the work. Holly values collaboration and keeps explanations straightforward so people can use what they learn between sessions.
People commonly come to her for help with adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, chronic pain or illness, caregiving stress, substance concerns, relationship communication, and feelings of isolation or shame. She also supports those navigating divorce, midlife shifts, and seasonal mood changes. Sessions are offered in English and designed to fit into busy lives.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Holly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on skills people can use in daily life. One common approach emphasizes building coping skills and practical strategies for anxiety and stress, such as step-by-step breathing exercises, activity scheduling, and breaking tasks into smaller parts to reduce overwhelm. These techniques help with day-to-day symptom management and smoother routines.Another approach she uses centers on processing trauma and difficult memories through careful, paced conversation and grounding tools. This work aims to reduce intrusive reactions and increase a person’s sense of stability when memories or reminders arise. It can be helpful for people dealing with past abuse, post-traumatic stress, or complicated grief.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Holly will work with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. She frames therapy as collaborative and will explain options in clear, everyday language so clients can decide what fits their life.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions can fit into a work break or when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging support short check-ins or ongoing written reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to keep continuity of care and integrate therapeutic work into busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
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- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Texas, Colorado
- Languages
- English
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