Holly Merrill

(she/her)

LMFT, 10 years of experience
Warm
Authentic
Solution oriented

Hello! Are you struggling with anxiety or feelings of depression? As a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), I can help guide you through these uncomfortable feelings and support you in reaching your mental health goals. My goal is to guide you to develop tools and insights to help you navigate life's challenges and lead your most fulfilling life.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

In our first session together, we'll introduce ourselves, discuss challenges and symptoms you have been facing, and establish goals for treatment.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

I am calm, empathic, and supportive. I am passionate about mental health and enjoy working with clients to help them overcome current challenges in their life.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I utilize evidence-based approaches to help clients manage anxiety, depression, and other life stressors. These approaches focus on building insight into thought patterns, developing emotion regulation skills, and practicing effective coping strategies. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed by daily stress, struggling with low mood or worry, or working through challenges in communication and connection to others, these approaches can support in providing relief. I am best positioned to serve clients who are open to learning the benefits of therapy and are committed and ready to make meaningful changes in their lives. While ambivalence about beginning therapy is normal, progress is most prevalent when committing to attending scheduled sessions. This allows us to work together to support you in managing or overcoming the symptoms you are experiencing.

Specialties

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Grief

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Location

Virtual

My treatment methods

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

I utilize CBT in therapy to help clients struggling with anxiety and/or depression learn to identify and challenge unhelpful thoughts. I have utilized CBT in various clinical settings in both group and individual therapy sessions.

Daialectical Behavior (DBT)

I utilize DBT to help clients learn distress tolerance skills, effective interpersonal skills, and emotion regulation. I have experience utilizing DBT as a treatment modality in group and individual therapy sessions, in various clinical settings.

, 48 ratings

6 ratings with written reviews

March 19, 2026

Really great listener, very engaging in conversation to let me know she's actually processing what I'm saying and ready to give feedback when necessary. Provides solutions and affirmations when needed. Overall, a FANTASTIC therapist. I feel like I can talk to her about anything :)

Verified client, age 25-34
Review shared after session 5 with Holly

March 3, 2026

I felt as though Holly was asking the right questions and actually allowed me to answer. I felt heard, and that is rare.

Verified client, age 55-64
Review shared after session 1 with Holly

October 31, 2025

Holly referred me to a different provider to better suit my individual needs, I appreciated her being direct and honest.

Verified client, age 35-44
Review shared after session 1 with Holly