Kate Holly (she/her)

My Approach to Helping

I enjoy building relationships with my clients with genuine care, warmth, and a sense of humor. I help my clients to build confidence and executive function skills and heal from chronic shame by strengthening self-compassion and building on the strengths and resources that are already in place. I bring a holistic approach that is informed by my background as a theater artist, yoga teacher, and certified coach, as well as my clinical training and interests. I balance a direct, solution-focused approach with an exploratory, existential approach that values depth, meaning, narrative, and self-insight. I utilize interventions from ACT, Narrative therapy, IFS, CBT, Ecotherapy, and somatic approaches informed by my 25-year practice as a student and teacher of Yoga and Eastern Philosophy.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

Working from a feminist and existential lens, I believe that cultural narratives and power dynamics influence our sense of self-worth and identity, and I am passionate about noticing where we have “internalized” these stories, so that we can work to reclaim our sense of worthiness and identify our own values as a guiding light. I resonate deeply with clients who feel systems-level anxiety and grief about the political and ecological challenges in our world, and I strive to help clients find agency and empowerment despite the sometimes overwhelming problems we face. I see my clients as whole, capable, and possessing a natural capacity for healing and wisdom. I enjoy supporting clients in identifying and cultivating their own unique gifts, their resilience to grow through adversity, and their capacity to achieve their most meaningful goals.