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About Hope

Hope Holman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years in the mental health field. She practices in Virginia and works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, and ADHD. Her approach is warm and nonjudgmental, and she aims to help people feel heard and supported from the first conversation.

Hope uses straightforward talk therapy that focuses on strengths and practical change. Sessions tend to center on clear goals, coping skills, and small steps that build confidence over time.

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Background and approach

She blends techniques to match what each person needs rather than using a single method for everyone. Clients can expect a calm, encouraging space to unpack difficult feelings and life events. Hope draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral work to address thinking patterns, client-centered listening to validate experience, and mindfulness to build present-moment coping.

She also uses motivational strategies when someone wants practical help toward change. Her background includes a mix of settings and populations, and she has experience with concerns across the lifespan. That breadth helps her adapt sessions for people at different stages, whether someone needs short-term coaching or longer-term therapy.

Hope supports parents dealing with behavior and sleep concerns as well as adults navigating career, intimacy, or family-of-origin issues. Therapy is collaborative and paced to the individual. Hope helps people set realistic goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track progress as they go.

She encourages small, steady steps and celebrates practical changes along the way.

Approaches and flexible online care

Hope commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as part of her online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while identifying values and committed actions that matter to them. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and life transitions when someone wants clearer direction and purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, low mood, or sleep problems.

Finding the right way to work together is part of therapy. Hope will talk with each person about goals, try approaches that fit their situation, and adjust methods if something is not helpful. The process is collaborative and paced to what the client needs and prefers.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more accessible. Video lets people work face-to-face when schedules allow. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter audio check-in is needed. Chat and messaging support shorter check-ins or ongoing coaching between longer sessions. These options let people match format to their routine and make it easier to keep therapy consistent.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does Hope commonly address?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and family problems, ADHD, and related challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm, nonjudgmental, and supportive. Sessions combine listening with practical exercises aimed at building coping skills and meeting goals.
What is her professional background?
Hope has ten years of experience in the mental health field and practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a Virginia LCSW and is based in Virginia.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule per the therapist's availability.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
Virginia
Languages
English

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