- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness work
- Narrative approaches
About Holly
Holly Gerety is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in Massachusetts with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief and loss, relationship challenges, self-esteem concerns, and life transitions. She also lists blended family issues among her focus areas.
Holly uses straightforward talk and practical tools in sessions. She listens to what matters and helps people name problems and try concrete steps. Her aim is to help people develop coping skills, gain insight, and reduce overwhelm in everyday life.
Her approach draws on several methods. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the pace and goals of the person in front of her. She brings Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques when patterns of thinking and behavior are getting in the way. Mindfulness practices and Narrative Therapy ideas are used to help people notice habits and rewrite unhelpful stories about themselves.
Sessions often involve setting small, achievable goals between meetings and practicing skills like breathing, thought-challenging, and values-based choices. Holly also uses motivational interviewing to help people clarify what they want to change and stay focused on next steps.
Her work is practical and steady. She helps people untangle complicated feelings about relationships, parenting, work, and identity. Many find the emphasis on skills and clear plans useful when routines shift or household roles change.
How Holly’s approaches translate to online work
Holly commonly draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Mindfulness Therapy. Client-Centered Therapy means conversations focus on what matters most to the person and the therapist follows their lead to set goals and pace. CBT looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and uses small experiments and thought-challenging to reduce unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and breathing practices to manage stress, sleep problems, and anxiety.Choosing an approach is part of the work together. Holly treats the selection of methods as a collaborative decision based on the client’s goals, daily demands, and what feels most useful in real life. She checks in and adjusts methods as progress or needs change.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also let people try exercises between meetings that fit into their normal routines. Licensed professionals typically adapt CBT exercises, mindfulness practices, and narrative work to an online setting so skills can be practiced between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief and loss, relationship challenges, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and lists blended family issues among her areas of focus.
What is her general style in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She uses clear tools, goal-setting, and conversational work to help people try different ways of coping.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience as a practicing clinician in social work settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds an MA and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) practicing in Massachusetts.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.