Holly Goodman, LCSW
North Carolina · 30 years in practice
Holly Goodman is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who brings three decades of experience to her practice.
License and registration
- LCSW, North Carolina
- C003041 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1962557918 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Holly
Holly Goodman is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who brings three decades of experience to her practice. She takes a warm, open-minded stance and focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, and life transitions. Her style is positive and affirming, aimed at finding practical steps forward.
She uses conversational, down-to-earth sessions to identify what matters most to each person. Holly blends Client-Centered Therapy with cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused approaches to support clearer thinking and better day-to-day habits.
Background and approach
Motivational strategies are used when people want help making lasting changes, such as with addictions or career shifts. Her background includes long experience across many concerns, from communication and intimacy-related issues to eating and sleeping problems. She also addresses caregiving and end-of-life topics, blended family concerns, and fertility or family-of-origin worries.
Holly pairs compassion with practical coaching tools when work-life balance or career decisions come up. Sessions emphasize listening, gentle challenge, and teaching skills that can be applied between appointments. Goals are set together and revisited as progress is made.
People who need help processing loss, repairing relationships, or coping with big life changes will find a steady, experienced clinician ready to collaborate. Holly offers help in English and works with clients in North Carolina. She encourages anyone unsure about next steps to begin with a short matching questionnaire and a conversation to see if her approach feels like the right fit.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Holly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Holly names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Holly’s Approaches Work Online
Holly combines Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people make practical changes. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and understanding what each person values so they can define goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors together and teaches skills to reduce anxiety, improve mood, and change unhelpful habits.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Holly will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, so the work fits the person’s life and needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet when it works for someone. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simple check-in when bandwidth or a schedule makes video hard. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief updates, coaching-style check-ins, or when someone prefers shorter, written exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days while still using the same therapeutic approaches.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Holly commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, self-esteem, sleep and eating concerns, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are warm and collaborative, using client-centered listening plus practical techniques from cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused approaches.
How much experience does she have?
Holly has about 30 years of clinical experience working with adults across a wide range of life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, practicing in North Carolina.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with Holly?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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