Osa Holmes

Compassionate, experienced LCSW for life changes

LCSW Florida

Experience: 25 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Family
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Osa

Osa Holmes is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 25 years of professional experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, and a wide range of relationship and parenting challenges.

Background and approach

She combines practical, evidence-informed techniques with a client-centered stance to help clients reduce symptoms, clarify goals, and improve daily functioning. Osa emphasizes approaches that encourage skill-building and insight so people can manage mood swings, ADHD-related struggles, compassion fatigue, and other life disruptions.

Her practice draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside attachment-focused and mindfulness-informed methods to address patterns that underlie recurring difficulties. Osa has longstanding experience across behavioral health, educational settings, and independent practice, and she offers care to people navigating eating and intimacy issues, anger and communication problems, adoption and foster care transitions, and substance concerns.

Based in Florida, she works collaboratively to tailor treatment to each person's needs and preferences, helping them move toward greater ease in relationships and everyday life.

How specific approaches translate to online care

Osa Holmes uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practice concrete skills that reduce anxiety, manage mood symptoms, and address addictive patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy is applied to understand relationship dynamics and early relational patterns, which can be useful when working on communication, intimacy, and family challenges. Both approaches are presented in straightforward, practical ways so clients can try strategies between sessions and track progress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Osa will work with each person to explore goals, preferences, and the issues that feel most urgent, and together they will adjust methods over time to find what helps most. This collaborative stance helps make therapy feel relevant and responsive to changing needs.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible access for different lifestyles and time zones. These formats allow for continuity of care whether someone prefers real-time conversation or brief check-ins, and they make it easier to fit therapeutic work into a busy schedule while maintaining consistent progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly support?

Osa Holmes addresses a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related challenges, eating and parenting concerns, ADHD, bipolar mood disturbances, and many family-related problems listed in her profile.

How would you describe the therapeutic style and approach?

Her work blends client-centered listening with evidence-informed techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based strategies, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas to promote insight and practical coping skills.

What is her professional background and experience?

She has 25 years of experience in mental health, substance abuse, educational settings, and independent practice, with extensive work involving children, teens, adults, and families across behavioral health contexts.

What credentials and location are on record for this therapist?

She is licensed as an LCSW in Florida, listed as FL LCSW SW7733, and maintains a practice based in Florida.

Can she work with clients who live outside the United States?

Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions with people who are located outside the U.S.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps are involved in beginning therapy?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Depression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesGuilt and shame ImpulsivityInfidelityVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English