Dr. Jerard Holton
Compassionate, practical therapy for life challenges
- Credentials
- LPC
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed in
- Oklahoma, Texas, Idaho
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Jerard
Dr. Jerard Holton helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes. He also supports those facing career challenges, addiction concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, anger, and ADHD.
Dr. Holton presents as calm and straightforward in sessions, focusing on practical steps that a person can try between meetings. He uses clear language and works to make therapy feel like a shared effort toward realistic goals.
Background and approach
Dr. Holton holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential - LPC - and has six years of experience in mental health practice. He earned a doctorate in public health with a focus on population health management for behavioral health.
His background includes training in several therapy approaches that help with thinking patterns, emotional regulation, and personal storytelling. In conversation he aims to tailor the plan to the person’s needs. Sessions often mix skill building with talking through past experiences to find new ways forward.
He draws on approaches such as cognitive work to shift unhelpful thoughts and strategies for managing overwhelming feelings. People can expect a collaborative tone where the therapist asks questions and offers tools to try between appointments. The focus is on practical changes that fit day-to-day life.
Dr. Holton emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in his work. He practices in Texas and conducts sessions in English.
His listed credential is LPC, and he brings both clinical training and public health perspective to planning care.
How specific approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and meeting people where they are; the therapist reflects concerns back and helps the person identify their own goals, which is helpful for situations involving self-esteem, life changes, and relationship worries.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. This approach is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping skills practice.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improved communication. Those skills can help with anger, intense emotions, and relationship challenges.
Deciding which approach to use is part of the work in early sessions. The therapist will ask about needs, goals, and daily routines, and will work together with the client to try methods that fit their life. Plans can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face to face when schedules or travel make in-person visits hard. Phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging give options for shorter check-ins or regular support between meetings. These formats let clients practice skills in the context of their everyday environment and keep continuity when life gets busy.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma, Texas, Idaho, District of Columbia
- Languages
- English
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