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Online therapist

Lia Hollis

Practical, patient support for parenting and personal strain

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Credentials
LMSW, LISW
Experience
15 years
Licensed in
Michigan, Texas, Ohio
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Lia

Lia Hollis is a licensed social worker who helps people handle stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and addiction concerns. She writes plainly and listens carefully to understand what matters most to each person. Lia aims to make early sessions feel manageable for a worried parent checking options on a phone.

With 15 years of clinical experience, Lia draws on practical approaches to support emotional healing. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts and still act on what matters to them.

Background and approach

She also works from a client-centered stance, offering steady, respectful listening as people sort through hard choices. Lia has experience guiding people through relationship strain, intimacy-related issues, and parenting challenges. She also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, domestic violence, and substance use concerns.

Additional focuses include caregiver stress, blended family issues, abandonment, body image, and aging and geriatric concerns. Her Ohio and Michigan licensure is reflected in her credentials as LMSW and LISW. Lia blends mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing when that fits a person’s goals.

She favors straightforward language and concrete steps over jargon. Starting therapy with Lia typically means setting clear, practical goals and checking progress along the way. She works collaboratively to tailor strategies to everyday life.

Readers who want to move forward are encouraged to use the site flow to match and schedule a first appointment.

How Lia's Approaches Translate to Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that reflect their values. This approach can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by focusing on small, meaningful steps. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person in the room and uses empathic listening to help them find their own answers; it is useful for rebuilding self-worth and making clearer decisions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people map and understand emotional patterns that show up in relationships and close connections, which can aid intimacy-related concerns and communication problems.

Finding the best approach is part of the therapeutic process. Lia will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person's goals and preferences. She will check in regularly and adjust techniques as needs shift, so sessions evolve from practical needs rather than fixed labels.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use mindfulness or ACT exercises in their daily context and practice communication skills between sessions. Ask about how sessions are structured during the matching and scheduling steps.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
Lia works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and addictions among other issues. She also focuses on parenting stress, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and caregiver concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a person-centered approach that emphasizes listening and collaboration. Sessions often include practical steps, mindfulness exercises, and goal-focused discussion.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working with people facing life transitions, trauma, and relationship strain. That background guides her practical and steady approach.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LMSW and LISW credentials and practices in Michigan. These credentials are shown as MI LMSW and OH LISW in her professional details.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is shown in the matching and scheduling flow.
How do I get started if I want to book?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. That process connects you with scheduling options and next steps.

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
Michigan, Texas, Ohio
Languages
English

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