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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jul 21, 2025 7:36:38 PM
There’s a kind of love that doesn’t bloom gently-it twists in your chest, tight and unrelenting. It’s not love’s absence that hurts, but the constant...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jul 21, 2025 7:25:59 PM
Do you often think or feel something’s off." not dangerous, not dirty-just... wrong. The book isn’t crooked, but it isn’t straight enough. The...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jun 12, 2025 8:20:57 AM
There’s a kind of fear that hides in the ordinary. A doorknob. A grocery cart. The memory of a word. Contamination OCD is not about being tidy-it’s...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jun 12, 2025 8:07:45 AM
There’s a particular pain that comes not from sin itself, but from the fear of it. A weariness that settles into the bones, not from wrongdoing, but...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jun 5, 2025 8:24:32 AM
Some fears arrive like thunderstorms-loud, visible, and unmistakable. Others creep in quietly, like fog-unwelcome, disorienting, and hard to explain....
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: May 31, 2025 2:06:35 PM
There is a particular kind of suffering that lives within people with POCD-a heavy, choking, and insessient nagging of what ifs. If these sufferers...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Mar 10, 2024 10:09:18 AM
Clients often describe me as gentle, approachable, easy to talk to, and even a little silly. And while those qualities matter, the therapy experience...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Feb 2, 2023 11:06:10 AM
Many clients ask me, “What exactly is ERP?” Exposure and Response Prevention Treatment, or ERP, may sound formal or technical, but at its core, it is...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jul 25, 2022 5:27:20 PM
Have you ever had a thought that pops into your head uninvited and unwelcome? These experiences can show up as disturbing images, unsettling phrases,...
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KD HOLMES, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED, BTTI TRAINED: Jul 25, 2022 12:22:00 PM
I began working with individuals who have OCD about 10 to 12 years ago. My journey into understanding OCD started in graduate school, where I was...