Holly Powell , MD, LCSW-C

Holly Powell is a Maryland-based clinician with 15 years of experience who combines social work training and clinical expertise to support children, adolescents, and young adults. She holds an MD (Doctor of Medicine) and an LCSW-C (Licensed Certified Social Worker - Clinical), credentials that reflect both medical and advanced social work preparation. Over her career she has focused on attachment concerns, anxiety, trauma, anger, and related issues, bringing experience from a range of care settings to each therapeutic relationship.

Her work often begins with a client-centered, solution-focused stance that prioritizes the person in front of her and the goals they bring. From that starting point she adjusts methods to meet individual needs, incorporating cognitive behavioral techniques, motivational interviewing, or a more eclectic mix when indicated. This flexible approach helps tailor interventions to the developmental stage and presenting difficulties of younger clients and young adults.

Powell brings a relaxed, calm demeanor to sessions and values learning about each person she meets. She aims to create a supportive space where exploration leads to practical steps forward, and she welcomes the opportunity to connect with those seeking help with attachment, mood, and stress-related concerns.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that meet you where you are

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on interpersonal bonds and early relationship patterns, helping clients understand how past connections influence current feelings and behaviors. It can be especially useful for those dealing with attachment issues, adoption and foster care concerns, or difficulties forming secure relationships. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and collaboration, giving clients space to set the pace and direction of work while the therapist offers acceptance and reflective support; this approach is helpful for stress, self-esteem, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, teaching practical skills to manage anxiety, depression, anger, and related symptoms through structured techniques.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Holly Powell will work collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best align with their goals, needs, and preferences, and may combine approaches as appropriate. Licensed professionals and therapists often adapt techniques over time as progress is made.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility to fit sessions into busy schedules and makes it easier to maintain continuity of care. These options allow clients to engage in meaningful work from locations that suit them while preserving the therapeutic focus and continuity of the relationship.