Holly Bankston, LPC
Therapist in Texas
Holly Bankston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD.
- License 71584 · Texas Expires June 2027
- NPI 1841978749 · national registry
- Experience and languages 17+ years in practice English
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About Holly
Holly Bankston is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her approach aims to make everyday life easier and more manageable.
Holly uses methods drawn from cognitive behavioral ideas and acceptance-based work to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new responses. She also incorporates relationship-focused tools from the Gottman Method to improve communication and reduce conflict.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and goal oriented, with room for skill practice between meetings. People who come to Holly often want clear strategies and steady support during transitions. She offers techniques for handling intense emotions, improving communication, and rebuilding confidence after setbacks.
She also addresses concerns like attachment patterns, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and adoption-related issues. With 17 years of experience, Holly blends listening with practical skill teaching. She uses client-centered principles to shape each plan around what matters most to the person in front of her.
That means goals are concrete and progress is tracked in ways that feel useful. Sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Work begins by selecting a Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a time based on therapist availability.
Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 71584 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1841978749 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Holly lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Holly names
- Gottman Method
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the approaches Holly names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
How these approaches translate to online work
Holly commonly draws on the Gottman Method and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in her online practice. The Gottman Method offers practical tools for improving communication, reducing blame, and rebuilding connection, which can be practiced in sessions and at home. ACT helps people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and chronic stress.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy ideas to keep sessions attuned to each person's needs, offering a collaborative process to find the best mix of techniques. Clients and the therapist decide together which approach fits the goals, and that plan can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and teaching new skills, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works well for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports shorter, frequent contact and homework reminders. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work between sessions.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Holly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and ADHD, plus related issues like attachment, body image, caregiver stress, and chronic illness.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach mixes clear skills training with empathic listening. Therapy is practical, conversational, and focused on small changes that add up.
What is her professional background?
Holly has 17 years of clinical experience working with a range of common and complex concerns.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and needs.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Holly?
Click the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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