Holly Bankston, LPC
Compassionate counselor for practical change
Details
| Name | Holly Bankston |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Texas |
| Licensed in | Texas |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 17 |
About Holly
Holly Bankston is a licensed professional counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD. She uses practical, down-to-earth methods so folks can feel heard and start making small changes that add up. Holly keeps sessions focused on everyday goals and skills people can use between meetings.
Holly draws on Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered ways of working to match what each person needs.
Background and approach
That mix lets her address thoughts, feelings, and behavior in ways that fit a person’s life. With 17 years of experience as a Texas LPC - licensed professional counselor - Holly has supported people through life transitions, communication problems, and long-standing patterns like codependency and avoidance.
She also works with concerns tied to adoption and foster care, attachment, chronic illness, body image, caregiver stress, and aging issues. Sessions focus on clear goals such as reducing anxiety symptoms, improving communication, strengthening self-worth, or managing ADHD-related challenges. Conversations are practical and collaborative, with attention to what changes are realistic for each person.
Holly offers multiple session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules. She practices from Texas and holds her LPC credential in that state.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Self esteem among the things Holly works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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 listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Holly among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Holly among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Holly among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Holly among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Holly among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: Listed by Holly among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Holly among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Holly among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Holly among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Holly among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Holly 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 Holly directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Approaches that translate well to online care
Holly commonly uses Narrative Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in online sessions. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and helps separate problems from identity, which can open new ways of responding to stress and relationship patterns. ACT helps people notice thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values, useful for anxiety, depression, and ADHD-related challenges.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Holly will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as things change.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues during deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a voice check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, brief skills practice, or ongoing encouragement between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the work practical and goal-focused.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns can Holly help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD. She also works on related topics like communication problems, codependency, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Sessions are practical and collaborative with a focus on everyday skills. She uses Narrative Therapy alongside approaches that address thoughts and behaviors to help clients make small, usable changes.
What background and experience does she bring?
Holly has 17 years of experience as a counselor. Her work includes helping people through life transitions, relationship strain, chronic health challenges, and adoption or attachment concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential, which stands for licensed professional counselor, and practices in Texas.
Can sessions be held in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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