Location
Mary Holland Counseling, LLC
1033 3rd Ave SW, Suite 103, Carmel, IN 46032
(317) 606-4884
Philosophy of Counseling
Mary Holland is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Indiana and a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas. She specializes in helping individuals and couples process and manage challenging times, such as relationship difficulties, infertility, life-limiting diagnosis, grief, loss, and medical trauma. Mary has over 20 years of experience in the cognitive behavioral field and is certified in the Brainspotting method. Mary’s training in birth trauma, perinatal mental health, and neuroscience helps her bring a compassionate, respectful, and adaptable approach to her work.
Education and Training
Mary is in private practice in Carmel, Indiana. She holds an undergraduate degree in Justice Studies from Arizona State University. She also graduated with honors from the University of Texas at El Paso, completing a Master of Education degree in Community Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy.
Mary is a Certified Brainspotting Therapist who has completed Phase 1, 2, 3, and 4 as well as the following subspecialty trainings:
- Connecting the Rainbow: Brainspotting to Treat Perinatal Trauma
- From Freeze to Thaw: Unlocking Trauma in the Body with Brainspotting
- From Freeze to Thaw: The Next Level
- Brainspotting from a Neurobiological Point of View
- Brain Science
Areas of Expertise
Mary has a background in Developmental Therapy and training in Perinatal Loss. She offers Perinatal, Trauma, and Bereavement Therapy in a comforting and compassionate environment. These vital supports help families process and navigate the loss of their pregnancy, infant and child loss, normalcy of life, and future family plans. Mary also helps clients navigate fertility challenges, birth trauma, and pre and postpartum depression/anxiety.
Mary has a unique, compassionate, and personal approach to her adult therapy sessions. She specializes in helping individuals and couples work through complex times, such as relationship difficulties, medical trauma, life-limiting diagnosis, grief, loss, bereavement, and challenges or transitions. Prior to opening her practice in Indiana, Mary and her family lived in El Paso, Texas, where her husband was stationed with the U.S. Army for 15 years. Serving soldiers and their families has always been a passion and one that she hopes to continue. Mary’s goal with all clients is to provide a comfortable, respectful, and non-judgmental space to work through life’s challenges.
Therapeutic Approach
Mary offers Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (verbal processing or talk therapy) and Brainspotting. Clients do not have to commit to one method or the other. She provides the space, opportunity, and attunement for clients to download that which they desire to process. Many clients do not know what, specifically, they want to process, and Mary helps with this discovery as well.
What is Brainspotting?
Developed by David Grand, Ph.D., Brainspotting is a powerful method of treatment that accesses the brain and body‘s processing capabilities through the client’s visual field. This modality of therapy was developed to help individuals process and overcome trauma, negative emotions, and physical and emotional pain. This method can also be used for performance and creative enhancement.
Brainspotting utilizes sound and eye position to identify, process, and release emotional and/or physical pain that is held in the subcortical part of the brain. At times, using a pointer, the therapist will help a client find a spot in their visual field where their body responds with activation. Once this area has been located, deep and rapid processing can occur using this method.
Brainspotting can help treat the following conditions:
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Birth trauma
- Depression
- Disturbing thoughts or memories
- Grief
- Medical trauma
- Obsessive thoughts
- Panic attacks
- Performance or creative enhancement
- Perinatal and antenatal issues
- Physical abuse
- PTSD
- Somatic symptoms
- Stress
Mary is a Certified Brainspotting Therapist with speciality training in Perinatal Trauma and Body Spotting. Please visit Brainspotting.com for more information on this method.
Hobbies and Interests
Mary and her family stay busy, and they love to participate in activities or sports that involve the outdoors. She is also an avid dog lover and enjoys travel. Her family enjoys frequent adventures throughout the Midwest and regular visits to the desert. Mary strives to stay active and balanced with a variety of physical activities and mindfulness work.
Fees
- Individual Sessions: $175 for 55 min session
- Couple Sessions: $195 for 55 min session
- Longer session times and intensives are also available
Pay by American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa
Client Focus
Adults: 18+ (some exceptions may apply for adolescent clients)
Types of Therapy
- Brainspotting
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Family/Marital
- Family Systems
- Gottman Method
- Imago
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Telehealth
