KD HOLMES, MS, LPC, EMDR CERTIFIED

Overachieving

Just Right OCD collage image

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When Perfection Feels Like Survival: Just Right OCD

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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Venn Diagram of success, female experience, and mental health

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Navigating Success Through the Lens of Women’s Mental Health

In today’s fast-paced and often unrelenting world-where success is measured by tangible achievements and milestones-it’s essential to center an...

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KD Holmes, LPC, MS, LPC, EMDR Certified

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Working With KD: A Thoughtful Therapy Experience

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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Cycle of a goal, anxiety, compulsive over achieving, followed by relief

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Achievement Pressure: What’s So Wrong With Being an Overachiever?

One of the core pillars of my therapeutic approach centers on adults who are caught in cycles of anxiety and depression driven by achievement...

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KDH Counseling | Anxiety | Adventure

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Adventures in Anxiety Treatment

Have you ever buried a dream so deeply that you’ve forgotten it was there at all? A dream that once felt so unattainable that even allowing yourself...

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Overachieving Therapy

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How Can I Stop Overachieving?

Overachieving is a complex web of behaviors, personality traits, mental health challenges, personal history, and social influences. Stopping...

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KD Holmes, LPC and Overachieving

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My Story of Perfectionism and Burnout

Overachieving is made up of emotional urges, ingrained habits, and an incredible amount of lost time. I was constantly driven by the need to achieve,...

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Overachieving cycle

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Perfectionism Burnout: Why Always Achieving Stops Working?

This specific type of anxiety and depression can be particularly challenging to address because it feels intertwined with what many overachievers...

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Image of KD when she was a child looking exuberant

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Why Am I so Anxious?

I’ve been called “nervous” for as long as I can remember. Even as a child, the label stuck. Looking back now, I can see how early experiences like...

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