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Holly Partin

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Holly Partin, LPC

South Carolina

Licensed Professional Counselor - Anger and Life Changes

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, South Carolina / 4065
  • NPI1023122082
  • Experience25 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationSouth Carolina

About

  • ACT and CBT
  • Attachment work
  • Practical coping skills

About Holly

Holly Partin is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in South Carolina with 25 years of experience. She works with adults who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and life transitions. She also supports people facing career strain, parenting stress, sleep and eating problems, and challenges related to ADHD and bipolar mood issues.

Her approach is practical and conversational. Sessions focus on learning coping skills that apply to everyday situations. She uses methods that help people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and practice different ways of responding to strong emotions. The aim is to build tools that carry over into work, home, and relationships.

Holly draws on a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy. She also uses Client-Centered and Emotionally-Focused approaches when they fit the concern. Those methods are used to address mood, relationship patterns, and how past experiences shape current reactions.

Over her career she has helped people manage grief, recover from traumatic events, and reduce persistent anxiety and anger. She guides people toward clearer goals and practical exercises they can try between sessions. Progress is handled as a step-by-step process rather than a one-time fix.

Sessions are conducted in English and reflect her practice in South Carolina. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away by them, and it supports making values-based choices when emotions run high. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce reactivity and improve mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people try different ways of connecting and responding in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That may mean using ACT tools one week and CBT exercises the next, or focusing on attachment patterns when relationship reactions are central.

The original biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, or avoiding camera use when that helps someone engage. Licensed professionals can still use practical exercises, behavioral experiments, and values-based practice in virtual sessions to help manage anger and related concerns.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Listed in

South Carolina

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger issues are supported?

She helps adults who snap at loved ones, struggle with workplace frustration, or carry building resentment. Anger is addressed alongside related concerns like stress, anxiety, and relationship difficulties.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions are conversational and practical, focusing on skills to manage emotions and change unhelpful patterns. Exercises and real-life practice are commonly used between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

Holly has 25 years of professional experience working with adults on mood, trauma, grief, and behavioral concerns. That background informs the range of methods she offers.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is an LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor, practicing in South Carolina.

Which languages are used in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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