Holly works with clients aged five through adulthood. Holly is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Social Work and currently holds an Independent Social Worker license with a supervision designation (LISW-S) in the state of Ohio. Holly plans to pursue her Ph.D. in clinical psychology or a related field.

Holly comes from a background in community mental health, working with a wide range of mental health issues, including PTSD/trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. She has specialized training/experience in PTSD/trauma, intergenerational trauma, adoption issues, parenting issues, and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Holly recently completed training in Telehealth. She is passionate about helping individuals and families address root causes for mental health symptoms to find hope and long-term healing. Holly has training and experience in individual, family, and group therapy.

While at U of M, Holly was a research assistant, working closely with a professor who specializes in adoption. Her passion for adoption issues led her to co-author and publish a comprehensive literature review, from the perspective of internationally adopted persons, in the Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment.

Holly has taken on several speaking engagements regarding trauma/PTSD, secondary trauma, adoption issues, FASD, and the effects of institutionalization.

In addition to social work, Holly also holds a Management and Organizational Development degree from Spring Arbor University. Holly is married with four children, including one internationally adopted child. In addition to her professional training and experience, Holly has personal experience with adoption issues and parenting a child with developmental delays and post-traumatic symptomatology. Holly sees clients at our Toledo location.

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