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KD Holmes, LPC: Mar 10, 2024 10:09:18 AM
I am told by my clients I am gentle, approachable, easy to talk to, and silly. However, working in a room with just one other person can make it...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Dec 2, 2023 4:15:54 PM
One of my most cherished memories of my grandfather, Pappa Joe, is the time we all gathered and had a blast breakdancing. Of course my grandmother...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Oct 29, 2023 2:21:46 PM
One of the fundamental pillars of my therapeutic approach focuses on adults who find themselves entangled in the intricate web of anxiety and...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Sep 22, 2023 7:48:02 AM
The effects of trauma can have a long-lasting impact on a person's mental health, disrupting their daily functioning and relationships. The true...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Aug 24, 2022 1:36:57 PM
Sometimes in my office people are curious about me. Some ask what do I struggle with? There is an assumption that therapists do not struggle because...
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KD Holmes, MS, LPC & Tyler LaFleur RN, BSN, CPT, CEP, CFMP, MLAS: Jul 12, 2022 11:55:49 AM
During my first session with a client (also known as “the intake session”) I always ask no matter what the mental health issue—
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KD Holmes, MS, LPC & Tyler LaFleur RN, BSN, CPT, CEP, CFMP, MLAS: Apr 14, 2021 9:28:45 AM
Conventionally, most people understand the concept of how our bodies operate. The brain, as the central processor, conjures up the command for an...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Feb 23, 2021 8:48:17 AM
I wish I could say that my inner wisdom led me to recognize the need to cease my overachieving tendencies and that I promptly did so. My...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Oct 20, 2020 9:48:28 AM
I have been called "nervous" since I was a child. I would venture to say that large doses of caffeine and chocolate probably did not help my...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Dec 5, 2019 9:40:28 AM
Many people have what I call Trauma Brain and have no idea that it is the cause of their current symptoms.
