- Grief and loss
- Addiction recovery
- Trauma support
About Donald
Donald Holland is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 40 years of experience who helps people facing grief, addiction, trauma, anxiety, and life transitions. He focuses on practical support for stress, sleep problems, self-esteem, and parenting challenges. He works with individuals navigating ADHD, relationship problems, eating concerns, and caregiving strain. Donald practices in North Carolina and speaks English.
He emphasizes creating an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about hard things. Sessions aim to make thoughts and feelings easier to handle and to find small, useful steps forward. He often addresses abandonment, attachment, and blended family adjustments alongside more common concerns like depression and anxiety.
Donald uses a mix of approaches suited to each person’s needs. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify thinking patterns that keep stress and worry active.
For relationship and attachment issues he brings in Attachment-Based ideas and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice interaction patterns and emotions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills are needed.
He has worked with people affected by trauma, sexual and physical abuse, addiction, and the challenges of aging or chronic illness. Donald supports those facing adoption or foster care adjustments and people on the autism spectrum. He helps people seeking recovery from substance or sexual addiction and those rebuilding after loss.
Donald asks clients to take one step at a time and offers steady, practical guidance. To begin, clients use the site process to match and schedule a session according to availability.
He emphasizes creating an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about hard things. Sessions aim to make thoughts and feelings easier to handle and to find small, useful steps forward. He often addresses abandonment, attachment, and blended family adjustments alongside more common concerns like depression and anxiety.
Donald uses a mix of approaches suited to each person’s needs. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify thinking patterns that keep stress and worry active.
For relationship and attachment issues he brings in Attachment-Based ideas and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people notice interaction patterns and emotions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills are needed.
He has worked with people affected by trauma, sexual and physical abuse, addiction, and the challenges of aging or chronic illness. Donald supports those facing adoption or foster care adjustments and people on the autism spectrum. He helps people seeking recovery from substance or sexual addiction and those rebuilding after loss.
Donald asks clients to take one step at a time and offers steady, practical guidance. To begin, clients use the site process to match and schedule a session according to availability.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy
Experience
40+ years
Credentials
North Carolina
Languages
English
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice what matters and take small actions that match those values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and when life changes make choices feel confusing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce worry and improve sleep and mood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Attachment-Based methods focus on how emotions and connection show up in relationships and help people change repeating patterns that cause pain.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to test methods and adjust as needed. Sessions start by identifying goals, then try techniques that fit the client’s needs and preferences rather than insisting on one style.
Confirm available session formats before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also lets people use approaches like CBT exercises, ACT values work, and emotion-focused conversations from wherever they are, while the therapist and client keep adapting methods to what helps most.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Donald commonly address?
He helps people with grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, relationship and communication problems, and caregiver stress.
What is his general therapy style?
He creates an open, nonjudgmental space and focuses on practical steps. Sessions emphasize talking through feelings and finding skills to manage stress and emotions.
How long has he practiced?
He has 40 years of professional experience working with a wide range of issues including trauma, addiction, and family adjustments.
What credentials and region are listed?
He holds an LMFT license and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.