Ms. Molly Holmes LMHC, LPC-S

To me, the process of therapy is always collaborative. Your job in the process is to be open and honest about your present reality - what's going on in your life, how you feel about it, etc - and to keep checking in with yourself about what you want (your goals). It's my job to share resources, insight, information, and techniques with you to help you achieve your goals. Much of therapy is feedback, and in a healthy dynamic, that should go both ways! I give you feedback about the patterns I see, and you give me feedback about how the solutions are working (or not working!) for you so that we can keep improving them.

I'd say they're nearly one and the same. One of my mantras for both work and life in general is "work smart, not hard" - I believe the path to sustainable, maintainable change is focusing on baby steps. I fundamentally believe that everyone is acceptable, loveable, and deserving of respect as they are, so when we make changes, we're focused on changing behaviors, not the person themselves!

• New York, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, 014421
• Louisiana, Licensed Professional Counselor - Supervisor, 6458