About Holly
Holly Gerety is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) based in Massachusetts who helps people coping with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, self-esteem issues, and ADHD. She brings 20 years of clinical experience and a calm, practical style to sessions. She offers a welcoming space where people can talk through what feels overwhelming and find clearer ways forward.
Holly focuses on building skills that make daily life easier. She works collaboratively to identify small, useful changes clients can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Mindfulness and cognitive tools are often part of the work to reduce anxiety and improve sleep. Her approach centers on listening first and matching strategies to each person’s needs. She uses client-centered methods to help people feel heard and motivated.
Narrative techniques and motivational interviewing support shifts in thinking and goal setting. Sessions emphasize practical steps for coping with life changes, improving communication, and restoring a sense of purpose. Holly also addresses issues like compassion fatigue, workplace stress, body image, and blended family challenges when those problems come up.
People who come for help leave with clearer next steps and tools to try at home. She encourages trying small experiments to see what works. The overall goal is more resilience, steadier moods, and better day-to-day functioning.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Holly combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral tools to help people manage symptoms and make practical changes. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience so they feel respected and able to set their own goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which can reduce anxiety and improve sleep.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Holly will discuss goals, preferences, and which methods fit best. Together they try techniques and adjust the plan based on what helps most in day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow for a full conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins, and messaging supports short updates or coaching between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work consistently over time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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