Dr. Holly DeGrand

Dr. Holly DeGrand is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Georgia who holds a doctorate in counselor education and supervision as well as a master’s degree in professional counseling. With 16 years of experience, she has worked as a counselor, educator, and supervisor across community-based clinics, non-profit organizations, and private practice, and she has taught at the master’s level, led professional development workshops, and presented at national conferences.

Her clinical specialties include anxiety and panic disorders, anger management, substance use, and complex trauma. She has also lived abroad and acknowledges the particular joys and complexities that come with expatriate life. As an ethical disclosure about the limits of her scope, she does not have specialized training in borderline personality disorder, dissociative disorders or DID, obsessive-compulsive disorder, ADHD/ADD, porn or sex addiction, or eating disorders.

Dr. DeGrand has extensive experience working with LGBTQ+ clients, people of color, and persons living with HIV. She integrates Adlerian, feminist-intersectional, and systems theories into a direct, practical approach that focuses on concrete skills and meaningful change.

She helps clients build tools to manage stress and related symptoms, supports decision-making when weighing life options, and provides deeper therapeutic work for those ready to pursue significant change. She typically responds to messages within 12 hours.

Dr. DeGrand expects active participation and commitment in therapy. While messaging can be used for information and brief updates, she requires regular live sessions by video or phone and offers text-based sessions only on a limited basis. Regular sessions are 45 minutes in length and should occur at least every two weeks, with weekly sessions preferred for skill building, symptom relief, pattern work, and trauma resolution.

She practices in Georgia and uses she/her/hers pronouns.