About Holly
Holly Erskine is a licensed clinical social worker in Wisconsin who helps people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. She writes and talks plainly, and she aims to make beginning therapy feel manageable for someone taking a first step. Holly uses a trauma-informed approach that treats difficult reactions as understandable responses to hard events.
She values a calm, steady relationship where people feel heard.
How Holly works
Early sessions focus on what brought someone in and what they most want to change. Her work draws from several methods, including client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior methods, mindfulness, and trauma-focused therapy. Those tools are mixed to match each person's needs rather than following a fixed script.
Practical skills and short-term coping strategies are often balanced with deeper trauma work when it fits. Holly has practiced in mental health since 2008 and holds a Wisconsin LCSW, which stands for licensed clinical social worker. Her background includes treating post-traumatic stress, mood and personality challenges, dissociation, and self-harm concerns.
She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, and family of origin issues. She offers calm, structured sessions that aim to reduce distress and build skills for everyday life. Conversations look at patterns, practice new behaviors, and make space for processing painful experiences.
Holly works in English and provides care to people in Wisconsin.
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What Holly works with
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wisconsin |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist follows the person's lead, helps clarify goals, and brings focus to the issues that matter most in daily life. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and practicing concrete steps to change them; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and many stress-related problems. Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills to manage strong feelings and reduce impulsive actions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they try methods, track progress, and adjust the plan when needed to find the best fit.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people see one another and do exercises together, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for shorter check-ins, and text messaging suits ongoing brief support. These options make it easier to schedule appointments, fit therapy into a busy day, and keep momentum between meetings.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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