Donald Holland, LMFT
Therapist in North Carolina
Donald Holland is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 40 years of experience.
- Licensed inNorth Carolina
- License1050
- NPI 1811929995
- Experience40+ years
- LanguagesEnglish
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About Donald
Donald Holland is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 40 years of experience. He helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, grief, ADHD, and concerns about self-esteem and sleep. He also supports LGBT clients and people facing challenges around parenting, eating, or body image.
He focuses on building a calm space where clients can talk through painful memories and current struggles. He listens closely and helps people name what is happening and what they want to change.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and paced to each person’s needs. Donald draws on attachment-based approaches, acceptance and commitment therapy, and cognitive behavioral techniques to address patterns that keep people stuck. He uses tools to manage difficult feelings, reduce avoidance, and build new routines.
He helps people reconnect with what matters to them and practice new ways of relating to themselves and others. Across four decades he has worked with trauma, addictions, ADHD, and grief along with issues tied to abandonment and adoption and foster care. He also offers support for caregiver stress, chronic illness, and the challenges of aging.
This background shapes a steady, experienced approach in session. People who choose him can expect a thoughtful, down-to-earth therapist who matches approaches to goals. He works from North Carolina and communicates in English.
He is a licensed marriage and family therapist, LMFT.
Credentials
- LMFT (North Carolina)
- License 1050 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1811929995 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Donald lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Donald names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How attachment work and practical therapies translate online
Donald uses attachment-based ideas to help people understand how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach focuses on recognizing needs, processing difficult feelings, and trying new ways of relating that feel safer and more connected. It can help with trauma, abandonment issues, and ongoing relationship concerns.He also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice painful thoughts without getting hooked and commit to actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is another tool he uses to identify unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going. Both approaches offer concrete skills for anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors.
Finding the right fit is a shared process. He will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and daily life, then pick or blend methods that suit those needs. That collaboration helps keep work focused and practical.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow more face-to-face interaction, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can be useful for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping the same therapeutic methods in place.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Donald commonly address?
He helps with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, self-esteem, sleep and eating issues, and related concerns such as abandonment and attachment issues.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He keeps sessions practical and grounded. He listens, helps name patterns, and teaches tools from attachment-based work, ACT, CBT, and related approaches.
How much clinical experience does he bring?
He has 40 years of professional experience working with trauma, addictions, ADHD, grief, and a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is he licensed and based?
He is licensed in North Carolina as an LMFT, which stands for licensed marriage and family therapist, and practices from that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and he is able to work with international clients as well.
What formats are used for sessions?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do fees and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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