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Holly Gerety, LICSW

  • Experience20 years
  • LocationMassachusetts
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Holly

Holly Gerety is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) in Massachusetts with two decades of clinical experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She works with a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting and blended family dynamics, workplace stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and issues related to body image, isolation, and women's health. Holly’s practice also attends to practical problems like sleep difficulties, career questions, and divorce or separation.

Her style is empathetic and collaborative, offering a warm, nonjudgmental environment where clients can explore emotions, gain perspective, and strengthen coping skills. She blends introspective and evidence-based methods to increase self-awareness, reduce distress, and support practical change.

Holly draws on approaches such as Internal Family Systems along with client-centered, cognitive behavioral, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, narrative, and psychodynamic techniques to tailor care to each person’s needs. She encourages clients to build on existing strengths, develop resilience, and create healthier patterns for a more authentic, purposeful life.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Holly integrates Internal Family Systems and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in ways that adapt well to remote formats. Internal Family Systems invites clients to notice and dialogue with different parts of themselves to reduce internal conflict and increase self-leadership, which can be explored through guided reflection and supportive conversation online. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and trying new behavioral experiments; its practical tools and skill-building exercises translate easily to video or phone sessions and can be supported with written or chat-based follow-up.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust techniques as the relationship develops so that interventions feel relevant and manageable for the client.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, review materials between meetings, and use brief check-ins when helpful. Licensed professionals can adapt interventions to each format so clients can progress without traveling to an office while maintaining a steady therapeutic rhythm.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Holly address in therapy
Her practice supports people coping with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem challenges, trauma and abuse, parenting and blended family concerns, workplace problems, ADHD, and related life transitions.
What is Holly's general therapeutic style
She offers a warm, nonjudgmental, and collaborative approach that emphasizes listening, emotional exploration, and practical skill building to help clients find insight and sustainable coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have
Holly has 20 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of emotional, relational, and life adjustment issues.
What are her credentials and where is she located
She is a licensed independent clinical social worker with credentials listed as MA LICSW LICSW110452 and practices in Massachusetts.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients
Sessions are provided in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available
She conducts sessions through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are therapy costs and billing handled
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a brief matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

Massachusetts

Languages

English