Holly Duffy

Holly Duffy is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 15 years of experience helping people make concrete changes in their lives. She invites clients to set clear goals and then works with them to take small, practical steps toward those goals. Her manner is warm and connected, and she balances honesty with creative flexibility to match each person's needs.

Holly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, paired with expressive or creative techniques when that helps someone build self-esteem and improve relationships. She also offers straightforward talk therapy when that fits a person's style and goals. Sessions focus on changing unhelpful thoughts, routines, and habits while strengthening everyday coping skills.

People come to Holly for a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, addictions, sleeping and eating difficulties, and career stresses. She pays attention to attachment patterns, abandonment, and other background issues that shape how people relate to themselves and others.

In sessions Holly is both an observer and a collaborator. She may suggest concrete actions to try between meetings and uses creative exercises when they support growth. Her aim is practical: to help people notice small shifts in thinking and behavior that add up to lasting change.

Holly practices in California and conducts sessions in English. Prospective clients are invited to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

How Holly blends mindfulness and action online

Holly often combines Mindfulness Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try small, practical changes. Mindfulness Therapy involves learning simple present-moment awareness and breathing or body-based exercises to reduce reactivity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on shifting thoughts and behaviors through concrete experiments and new routines.

She also uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape present-day reactions and connection. That approach helps people understand patterns in close relationships and develop different ways of relating. Deciding which mix of methods to use is collaborative; Holly works with each person to try approaches that match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than prescribing one path from the start.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific formats available before booking since the biography does not list them. Many people find online work helpful because it can fit into workdays, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and make it easier to practice skills at home. Licensed professionals can adapt mindfulness exercises, CBT homework, and attachment-focused conversation to remote sessions so progress can continue even when meeting virtually.