Holly Stone

Holly Stone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Utah with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes, and lists life purpose among her additional focus areas. Holly works with people who are trying to make sense of change, manage difficult emotions, or find more direction after a setback.

Holly offers a straightforward, collaborative approach. Sessions aim to produce practical tools that can be used day to day. She uses exercises and conversation to identify patterns in thinking and behavior and to test new ways of responding to old problems.

The therapist draws from evidence-based methods including dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness techniques. These methods are used to address depression, anxiety, trauma-related concerns, attachment and abandonment issues, dissociation, mood and personality-related challenges, and questions about life purpose.

Holly has worked for eight years in clinical settings and with young adults and adolescents navigating school, work, and transitions. She keeps sessions direct and down-to-earth, and includes brief skills practice alongside deeper reflection when helpful.

People can expect a conversational style that mixes structured exercises with open discussion. The aim is to increase self-awareness, reduce distressing symptoms, and help people make more intentional choices about relationships, work, and personal goals.

How evidence-based methods translate to online work

Holly uses dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach concrete coping strategies for overwhelming emotions and relationship distress. DBT skills focus on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which can help when stress or mood problems interfere with daily life.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to identify and test unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often involves simple exercises and behavior experiments that can be practiced between sessions to reduce anxiety and depressive patterns.

Mindfulness practice is part of her approach to help people notice thoughts and bodily responses without getting swept up in them. Short attention exercises and breathing practices are used to build tolerance for difficult feelings and to improve focus during transitions or stressful moments.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Holly treats the choice of methods as collaborative and will adjust techniques to match a person's needs, goals, and preferences. She combines skills practice with discussion to test what helps in real life.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow brief check-ins that can be done between commitments, and let people use skill practice in the moment. These practical benefits can make regular work on life purpose, relationships, and coping strategies more manageable.