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Holly Bankston
Calm, practical support for life's challenges
LPC Texas
- Experience
- 17 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Self esteem
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Holly
Holly Bankston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, self-esteem concerns, and ADHD-related challenges. She builds a practical, compassionate space aimed at helping clients identify unhelpful patterns and develop skills that support daily functioning and emotional balance.
Background and approach
With 17 years of clinical experience, she integrates strategies from evidence-informed modalities to tailor work to each person’s needs. Holly emphasizes collaboration and measurable progress, offering a mix of skill-based interventions and supportive exploration.
She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside acceptance-oriented and emotion-focused methods to address thoughts, behaviors, and relational patterns. Clients have options for evening, weekend, and holiday appointments to fit busy schedules, and Holly is accepting new clients with availability in many cases.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online care
Holly commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching practical coping skills. ACT emphasizes values-driven action and learning to accept difficult emotions while committing to meaningful change, which can be useful for persistent worries, low mood, and life transitions.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Holly collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their goals and preferences. She blends skills training and reflective work as needed and adjusts plans over time so treatment stays aligned with a client's evolving needs.
Practical benefits of online therapy include flexible scheduling and easier access to care via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats allow people to attend sessions from home or work, use evening and weekend appointment times, and maintain ongoing contact for skill practice and check-ins when needed.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Holly works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, low self-esteem, and ADHD, along with focused issues such as abandonment, attachment, body image, chronic illness, and communication problems.
What is Holly's therapeutic style and approach?
She uses a collaborative, practical style that blends skill teaching with supportive exploration, drawing on methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, DBT, and emotionally-focused work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Holly has 17 years of experience working with a range of concerns and brings that background to treatment planning and skill development.
Where is Holly licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with license number TX LPC 71584.
Can non-English speakers work with this therapist?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Holly provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are therapy costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
17+ years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English