Holly Bankston, LPC

Holly Bankston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, low self-esteem, and relationship struggles. She focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions and on building clearer communication and healthier habits. Her style aims to make therapy feel doable on a busy schedule. Holly uses techniques that help people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them. She also helps people identify values and take small actions that match those values. Sessions often include skill-building for emotion regulation and changing patterns that cause repeated problems. With 17 years of experience, she draws from several established approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. Those methods guide how she helps people make changes in thinking, behavior, and relationships. She works with a wide range of related concerns such as attachment issues, adoption and foster care experiences, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, body image, and communication problems. These areas often come up alongside primary concerns like anxiety or depression. People who choose her typically want clear tools, steady support, and a straightforward plan for next steps. To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule based on available times.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting them control behavior. It focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small, concrete steps toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on emotional patterns in close relationships and helps people change how they respond to emotions to improve connection. Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust over time. Clients and therapist work together to see what helps and fine-tune the plan based on progress and preferences. If you plan to try online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or letting people choose a quieter setting. It also supports continuity when schedules or locations change. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and EFT techniques effectively in remote sessions, using exercises, guided practice, and follow-up tasks to support change.