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Hope Holman, LCSW

Hope Holman, LCSW

10 years in practice · based in Virginia · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Hope

Hope Holman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing anxiety, stress, depression, relationship strain, and phobias. She brings ten years of professional experience and a calm, encouraging presence to sessions. Hope aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.

She uses clear, practical techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and build values-driven action.

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Background and approach

Hope also draws on client-centered and mindfulness approaches to make sessions feel accepting and grounded. Conversations are warm and nonjudgmental and focus on small, doable steps. Hope has worked with a wide range of concerns including trauma, grief, parenting stress, eating and sleeping issues, ADHD, and intimacy-related challenges.

She has experience across settings such as outpatient care, in-home work, and group support, which informs how she adapts sessions to each person’s needs. In therapy she helps people identify goals, practice new skills, and track progress in everyday life. Sessions often include thought-challenging exercises, behavioral experiments, and mindfulness practices to reduce avoidance and build confidence.

Hope encourages people to approach therapy as a collaborative process. She listens first, then offers tailored strategies that fit the client’s situation and preferences. Simple changes over time are the focus, not overnight fixes.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Hope commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice unhelpful thinking, clarify their values, and take small actions that matter to them. ACT is useful for anxiety, avoidance, and life transitions because it emphasizes action aligned with what a person cares about.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and test thoughts that increase worry or low mood. CBT offers concrete exercises and behavioral experiments that people can try between sessions to see real changes in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist listens to current concerns, goals, and preferences and suggests strategies to try. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques fit best and adjust them as progress is tracked.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer, face-to-face conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a camera is not wanted. Live chat and text allow brief check-ins, quicker coaching, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and try methods that match how a person prefers to communicate.
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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Hope address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, phobias, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, ADHD, and related challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is warm, nonjudgmental, and supportive, focusing on practical steps and steady progress during sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Hope has ten years of experience in the mental health field working in outpatient, in-home, and group settings.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a LCSW licensed in Virginia and practices with that credential in the state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How do costs and subscriptions work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
Virginia
Languages
English

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