Holly Karchaske is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 14 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and career concerns.
01About Holly
Holly Karchaske is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 14 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and career concerns. She speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what feels most urgent for each person. Holly aims to create a respectful, compassionate space for people to begin changing things that feel stuck.
Holly adapts sessions to what each person needs. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on clear, workable steps you can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Conversations are practical and goal-oriented, with attention to emotions, behaviors, and everyday routines that affect well-being. Her work also covers related challenges like adoption and foster care issues, attachment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic health conditions, codependency, communication problems, and substance concerns. She supports people facing divorce, guilt and shame, isolation, midlife transitions, post-traumatic stress, and seasonal affective disorder.
Holly is licensed in Colorado and Texas as an LPC and draws on years of clinical experience to shape the direction of care. She collaborates with each person to match pace and focus, balancing short-term coping skills with deeper work when needed. Sessions center on practical tools and honest conversation.
Holly helps people sort priorities, try new ways of responding, and track what changes help. Her approach is steady, straightforward, and rooted in respect for each person’s story.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 70520 · expires February 2027
- LPC (Colorado)
- License LPC.0019627 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1255708665 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Holly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- 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-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
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04Online support
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Holly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical tools and emotional processing. One common approach involves skill-building for stress and anxiety - learning simple breathing, grounding, and thought-management strategies to interrupt worry and reduce overwhelm. These methods help with daily stress and anxiety symptoms by giving clear steps to practice.Another frequent focus is trauma-informed work that helps people process painful memories and reduce their hold on daily life. This type of approach blends emotional pacing with coping skills so that memories can be addressed without becoming overwhelming. It is commonly used for post-traumatic stress and complex reactions to past harm.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Holly collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, comfort level, and schedule. She adjusts pacing and techniques as progress is made so the plan stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone is handy when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging can fit quick check-ins or shorter sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other life demands.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist help with?
Holly supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, and career questions. She also addresses related issues such as attachment, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and substance concerns.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Therapy is practical and collaborative, focusing on clear steps and useful skills. Conversations balance emotional understanding with concrete strategies to try between sessions.
What is Holly's background and experience?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with people facing a range of life challenges. That experience informs a flexible, problem-solving approach.
Where is she licensed and located?
Holly holds LPC credentials in Colorado and Texas and is based in Colorado.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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