About Donald
Donald Holland is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in North Carolina with 40 years of clinical experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, ADHD, LGBT concerns, relationship strain, parenting stress, sleep and eating problems, and low self-esteem. He supports those managing depression and a broad range of related issues.
His practice focuses on meeting people where they are and helping them build practical skills.
How Donald works
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. He listens for patterns that cause pain and helps clients try new ways of coping and relating. Donald draws on several therapeutic approaches to tailor work to each person.
He uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and strengthen valued actions. Attachment-based ideas guide work with long-standing trust and connection difficulties. Clients with complex histories such as childhood abandonment, adoption and foster care adjustments, or autism spectrum concerns can find targeted support.
He also addresses caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, codependency, and communication problems. Over four decades he has helped people navigate addiction recovery, trauma and abuse recovery, and life transitions associated with aging or blended family changes. He encourages steady progress in manageable steps and helps people build stronger routines and healthier relationships.
Donald lists 14 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
What Donald works with
The areas below are the ones Donald selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 40 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and managing long-term challenges by focusing on what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches specific skills to change patterns that keep problems going. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current trust and closeness, which can help with abandonment, attachment issues, and relationship struggles. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences and then recommend strategies to try. Sessions are collaborative so approaches can be adjusted as needs change. Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit daily life. Video is helpful for in-depth talk and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when you need a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, skill coaching between sessions, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options aim to increase flexibility and make consistent care easier to maintain.Start online instead of waiting
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