About Bernadette
Bernadette Holyoke is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) based in Oklahoma who uses practical, person-focused methods in therapy. She offers straightforward support for people dealing with mood and trauma-related concerns, ADHD, relationship struggles, and stress. Sessions are calm and goal-oriented so parents can get clear next steps.
She draws from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral strategies to help people notice patterns and try different ways of responding. That often means identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing new behaviors, and practicing skills between sessions.
Background and approach
She also brings trauma-informed perspectives when past hurt affects day-to-day life. Bernadette has seven years of clinical experience working with a broad variety of concerns, including depression, anxiety, addictions, grief, anger, and attachment issues. She also supports people facing parenting stress, caregiver burnout, and life transitions.
Her background includes work with mood disorders and disruptive behavior concerns as well. Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. She focuses on what a person needs now and on practical tools they can use quickly.
Sessions aim to feel manageable and useful rather than overwhelming. People who choose her often appreciate clear suggestions and concrete practice. She encourages small changes that add up over time and checks in about what is working.
The goal is to help people regain steadiness and move toward the life they want.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values even with hard feelings present. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where values-based action matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills for changing unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, mood difficulties, ADHD-related routines, and coping strategies.Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and the problems getting in the way. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video works well for longer sessions and skill practice. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can fit short check-ins or between-session coaching. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving, and busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical tools and progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma
- Languages
- English
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