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high performers often carry the most invisible pressure.
Athletes, expats, and high-achieving individuals are used to functioning at a high level — pushing through stress, meeting expectations, and maintaining composure. But over time, something begins to shift. Confidence falters. Anxiety grows. Performance feels fragile. Identity becomes less clear.
My work focuses on helping people move through those moments with clarity, resilience, and a stronger sense of self.
Holly's Story
My path to becoming a therapist didn’t start in a counseling office — it started on a softball field.
I spent fifteen years playing competitive softball and was fortunate to compete at Texas A&M University, where our team advanced to the Women’s College World Series twice. Athletics taught me discipline, resilience, and the realities of performing under pressure.
After graduating with a degree in Communication, I began coaching and later earned a master’s degree in Sport Management. My desire to remain connected to the world of athletics was strong, but life eventually led me down a different path.
Moves across states and overseas, raising children while navigating expat life, and experiencing identity shifts of my own ultimately brought me to pursue a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling.
Today, those experiences shape how I work with clients — especially athletes and expats navigating performance pressure, transition, and identity.
What sets us apart
clinical perspective
I view psychological struggles not as signs that something is “wrong” with you, but as patterns that have developed over time—often for good reason. The ways you think, respond, and cope are shaped by your experiences, your environment, and what has been required of you to function or succeed.
At a certain point, those same patterns can begin to feel limiting—showing up as anxiety, emotional overwhelm, performance blocks, or a sense of feeling stuck despite knowing what you “should” do. In some cases, these patterns may also include ways of coping that feel difficult to talk about—such as substance use or self-harm—which often serve as attempts to manage overwhelming internal states.
Insight is important, but insight alone is rarely enough to create lasting change. In our work together, we focus not only on understanding these patterns, but on actively shifting how you relate to them—both mentally and physically. This includes building awareness of your internal responses, increasing tolerance for discomfort, and developing more adaptive ways of coping.
My clinical experience includes working with individuals navigating recovery from substance use and self-harm, where the focus is not on judgment, but on understanding the function these behaviors have served and creating safer, more sustainable alternatives.
My approach is grounded in the understanding that change happens through both awareness and experience. The therapeutic relationship itself is an important part of that process—offering a space where you can explore, challenge, and begin to move differently.
For many of the clients I work with, including athletes and those living abroad, this also means exploring identity, pressure, and the complexity of navigating high expectations or major life transitions.
supportive
I combine lived experience with clinical theories and approaches to help clients by teaching you how to regulate under pressure, shift limiting mindsets, build practical coping skills, and reconnect with a stronger sense of identity.
strategic
Sessions often include education using metaphors, pop culture references, sports analogies, and humor to make the information relatable and applicable.