Holly StarrLMFT

Holly Starr is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 25 years of clinical experience in California. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship wounds, grief, low self-esteem, trauma, intimacy concerns, and major life transitions. People often come to her with fertility or pregnancy-related worries and postpartum depression among other perinatal concerns.

She trained with a BA in English Literature and a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology, and she has practiced in both residential settings and private practice. Early work on a suicide prevention hotline and as a grief therapist and supervisor shaped how she responds to loss and deep sadness. That history informs her focus on mood disorders, bereavement, and caregiver stress.

In sessions she listens closely and watches for patterns in how people describe their lives. She encourages curiosity about feelings and helps name experiences that can be hard to put into words. Conversations may move toward how thoughts affect choices and behavior, and she works with clients to try small changes that can improve day-to-day functioning.

Her approach draws on attachment ideas, psychodynamic insight, cognitive behavioral tools, Jungian perspectives, and solution-focused practices. These methods are used to untangle relationship patterns, address shame and guilt, and support recovery from trauma or dissociation.

Holly offers therapy in English and practices in California. She understands how life stage changes can feel destabilizing and aims to make the therapy process straightforward and practical for people juggling parenting, work, and health concerns.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Holly often draws on attachment-based ideas to help people understand how early relationships shape current bonds and emotional reactions. This approach can be useful for intimacy issues, attachment concerns, and patterns that repeat in adult relationships.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns. Solution-focused techniques are used alongside these methods to identify small, practical steps toward a client's goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Holly collaborates with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. Clients help set priorities and decide which strategies feel most useful.

Session options are not specified here, so confirm current formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow follow-up conversations without needing extra commute. It can also make shorter check-ins or focused skill-building sessions simpler to schedule, depending on what the client and therapist agree will work best.