Bernadette Holyoke, LPC
Narrative-informed counselor focused on practical change
Details
| Name | Bernadette Holyoke |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Oklahoma |
| Licensed in | Oklahoma |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About Bernadette
Bernadette Holyoke is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oklahoma. She brings seven years of experience helping people manage mood concerns, trauma, and stress. Her style is straightforward and personal.
She aims to make sessions feel approachable and focused on real-world change. Bernadette uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe their stories and find new meaning in difficult experiences. She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) tools to address anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors.
Background and approach
Sessions often involve identifying unhelpful patterns and trying small, practical changes between meetings. She offers support for a broad range of concerns including trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, grief, anger, relationship strain, and attention difficulties like ADHD. Additional focuses include attachment issues, adoption and foster care questions, codependency, caregiver stress, and substance use concerns.
Bernadette works directly with individuals who bring these issues into therapy. Her approach centers on listening first and then co-creating goals with each person. She aims to build a calm, respectful space where people can test new ways of coping.
Bernadette also incorporates coaching elements to help clients apply what they learn in daily life. Sessions are available in multiple online formats to fit different schedules. People who want to begin can use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to find a time that works.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Parenting issues among the things Bernadette works with, alongside the areas below.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Bernadette among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Bernadette among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Bernadette among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Bernadette among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Bernadette among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Bernadette among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Bernadette among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Bernadette among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Bernadette among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Bernadette among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Bernadette among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Bernadette directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Bernadette directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Bernadette blends Narrative Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people who want a clearer sense of direction. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and their experiences, helping them notice alternate perspectives and shift unhelpful narratives. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify values and take small, meaningful steps even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to identify thinking patterns that contribute to anxiety or low mood and then to practice different ways of responding. Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan as you go.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can be helpful when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging make brief check-ins and ongoing coaching easier to fit into a busy day.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does Bernadette help with?
She helps with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, addictions, grief, anger, parenting stress, relationship and communication problems, and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends Narrative Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools. Sessions focus on listening, reframing personal stories, and practicing concrete coping skills between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
Bernadette has seven years of professional experience working with people facing mood disorders, trauma, and related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Oklahoma.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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