- Client-centered focus
- Mindfulness practices
- 11 years experience
About Hollis
Hollis Greenspan is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) who centers sessions on the person in front of her. She uses a client-centered approach that puts the client's experience and goals first. Her style is warm, straightforward, and aimed at helping people find more agency in daily life.
She often blends mindfulness practices with psychodynamic ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and patterns. That can mean learning simple body-focused skills to name sensations, slowing down to notice reactions, and tracing how old beliefs keep showing up. Hollis describes therapy as a collaborative experiment rather than a lecture.
Her background includes a master's degree in social work from the University of Connecticut and advanced counseling training from The Synthesis Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. She also studied cultural anthropology at Tufts University, which informs her attention to different life stories and cultural views.
Hollis has worked for 11 years helping people with depression, bipolar mood problems, anxiety, stress, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, and identity questions. She also addresses concerns such as body image, chronic illness, communication problems, and life transitions.
In sessions she brings practical habits like sleep and nutrition into the conversation when relevant. Her manner is gentle and often light-hearted, while staying focused on what the client wants to change. She encourages clients to try small, doable steps toward the life they want.
How these approaches guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's viewpoint and priorities, so sessions focus on what matters most to the individual and move at their pace. This approach helps with relationship worries, self-esteem, and decisions about life direction.Mindfulness Therapy emphasizes noticing thoughts and bodily sensations without judgment. It teaches practical skills to reduce reactivity to stress, manage anxiety, and bring steadiness during mood shifts.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will explore goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs together and adapt methods as those needs change. That means trying an idea for a few sessions and checking in to see what helps.
Confirm the specific online session formats before booking, as current options are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. It also makes it possible to bring attention to real-life routines like sleep and eating when those are part of the work. Licensed professionals can use these methods effectively over distance, and the therapist will help plan sessions that match the client's practical needs and goals.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Massachusetts
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Hollis commonly address?
Hollis works with relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, grief, eating and body image concerns, stress, bipolar mood issues, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her work is client-centered and collaborative, using mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas to notice patterns and try new responses in day-to-day life.
What is Hollis's professional background?
She holds a master of social work and has 11 years of clinical experience, plus advanced counseling training from The Synthesis Center in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Where is Hollis located and licensed?
Hollis practices in Massachusetts and holds the LICSW credential noted in her profile.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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