Holly Gardenier, LPC

Holly Gardenier is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Wisconsin with 35 years of experience. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and addictions, and helps with relationship and intimacy-related concerns. Her approach aims to help people notice what matters and make practical changes in day-to-day life.

Holly uses a mix of thoughtful talk therapy and evidence-informed methods to address difficult memories and upsetting patterns. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful action. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when strong emotions make coping feel impossible. Client-Centered ideas guide the way she listens and reflects what matters to each person.

Her background includes focused training in trauma work, grief resolution, and addictive behaviors. Over many years she has integrated mindfulness and meditation practices into sessions to support clearer decision making and steadier attention. That experience shapes brief exercises, homework, and gentle pacing that feel doable between sessions.

Sessions tend to move from practical coping skills toward understanding deeper patterns that keep problems repeating. Holly encourages exploring emotions, early attachment issues, and family of origin themes when relevant. She also works with concerns such as eating and food-related problems, anger, codependency, and issues linked to gender and identity.

People who want straightforward, consistent support for handling anxiety, life changes, or painful memories often find her style helpful. To begin, she asks a few simple questions to understand current struggles, goals, and what a workable next step looks like.

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