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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: May 21, 2023 8:19:56 AM
Have you ever had a dream that seemed so out of reach, so impossible to achieve? And the shame of not being able to achieve it became unbearable so ...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Feb 2, 2023 11:06:10 AM
Many of my clients often inquire about the meaning of ERP. Exposure and Response Prevention may sound formal and technical, but in simple terms, it...
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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, LPC: Jul 25, 2022 5:27:20 PM
Have you ever had a thought that just keeps popping up in your head? These kinds of thoughts can be images, phrases, even feelings that intrude upon...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Jul 25, 2022 12:22:00 PM
I began working with individuals who have OCD about 10 to 12 years ago. I was taught about OCD in my graduate program, but did not have an accurate...
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KD Holmes, LPC: Jul 25, 2021 10:11:26 AM
Many of the individuals I work with (myself included) are plagued by an obsessive brain. Obsessive brains are repetitive and stuck, living in a...
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KD Holmes, LPC: May 26, 2021 10:15:56 AM
Many of my clients would never guess that I have social anxiety. If you watch my videos, it would seem highly unlikely that I become overwhelmed when...
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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: Jan 31, 2020 11:57:55 AM
Recently I relearned about inhibitory learning. I love knowledge that challenges me to look at things in an alternative way. It is probably due to my...
