Shauna Holder

Shauna Holder is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who helps people facing anger, stress, anxiety, and related life challenges. She presents a straightforward, respectful, and compassionate presence in sessions. Shauna aims to make therapy a practical place to talk through immediate problems and learn tools that change day-to-day reactions.

She uses methods drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral approaches, dialectical behavior strategies, and emotionally-focused ideas. In practice this looks like noticing patterns that trigger anger or anxiety, testing small changes, and building skills to manage intense emotions. Shauna keeps the pace focused and collaborative so clients leave with usable steps.

Shauna has 13 years of experience supporting people with depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and parenting concerns. She also addresses trauma, attachment and adoption issues, body image, caregiver stress, and problems with control and communication.

Sessions aim to balance practical strategies with attention to values and meaning. This can include straightforward skill-building for emotional regulation alongside conversations about what matters most to the client. The work is tailored to each person's goals and life context.

If someone is weighing therapy for anger or related struggles, Shauna encourages a first step of a brief questionnaire and a scheduling conversation. That helps define priorities and match session timing to the client’s needs.

How Shauna’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered work focuses on the client’s perspective and priorities and helps people feel heard while figuring out goals and next steps. It is useful for sorting out what matters most and building motivation for change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete strategies to shift unhelpful thinking and reduce reactive behaviors, which can be useful for anger and anxiety. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills to handle intense moments without making them worse.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose or blend methods based on the client’s needs, goals, and preferences. That may mean trying a skill-based focus first, then bringing in deeper conversations about values and relationships.

Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, scheduling a shorter check-in during a work break or choosing a format that needs less bandwidth. Many people appreciate keeping therapy practical and tied to everyday routines when working remotely.