About Holly
Holly Navarrete is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress and anxiety. She offers steady support for those feeling overwhelmed by grief, depression, relationship strain, or big life changes. Her style is straightforward and calm, aiming to make hard conversations easier to manage.
Holly brings 25 years of professional experience in California to her work. She focuses on creating an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters most.
Background and approach
Sessions prioritize clear goals and practical steps that fit each person's daily life. Her approach centers on listening first and then working together to find helpful strategies. That may include developing coping skills for panic or worry, planning small changes to reduce daily stress, or finding ways to navigate loss and relationship issues.
Holly supports people through steady, paced progress rather than quick fixes. She encourages clients to take the first step toward feeling more in control. Holly helps set realistic expectations and offers guidance tailored to each person’s situation.
This work is collaborative, with attention to what each person needs in the moment. Clients in California will recognize an experienced clinician who aims for practical tools and thoughtful listening. Holly’s long experience means she can draw on many ways to help people handle life’s transitions and regain balance.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Holly works from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical tools and steady support. One approach emphasizes building coping skills for anxiety and stress, teaching breathing, grounding, and problem-solving steps to use when worry rises. These techniques aim to reduce immediate distress and improve daily functioning for people facing panic or constant worry.Another common thread in her work is grief and loss support, which helps people make sense of change and find ways to carry on. This often involves pacing conversations about loss, naming emotions, and identifying small routines that restore a sense of normalcy. The work is paced to each person’s readiness and need.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Holly will talk with clients about their goals, try methods that fit their situation, and adjust plans as progress is made. She treats the therapeutic relationship as a partnership where feedback shapes what happens next.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, chat can suit quick check-ins, and messaging helps when a shorter touchpoint fits a busy day. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit into work, family, and daily routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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