Carrie Holland-Lee, MD, LCPC

Carrie Holland-Lee is a Maryland licensed clinician with 11 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low mood, and relationship worries. She aims to make the first steps toward change feel doable and straightforward for worried parents who are reading on a phone.

Carrie believes people know their own story and brings that respect into each session. She listens for strengths and practical steps clients can use between meetings. Sessions often focus on small, achievable changes rather than big, abstract promises.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact to keep problems going. She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s experience and goals. Together these approaches steer conversations toward what works in everyday life.

Carrie has helped people with trauma and abuse, intimacy and sexual culture concerns including BDSM and kink, blended family issues, and non-monogamous relationship questions. She also supports those facing parenting stress, sleeping problems, anger, career transitions, and coping with life changes.

People can expect clear, direct conversation about coping skills, communication tools, and ways to rebuild confidence and self-love. Carrie aims to empower people to make choices that fit their values and family life. She welcomes talking through practical next steps and planning how to move forward.

How Carrie Uses CBT and Client-Centered Work Online

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In sessions this looks like identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, trying small behavior changes, and practicing new reactions to reduce anxiety or low mood. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and following the person’s goals; it centers the conversation on what matters most to the client and builds on their strengths.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Carrie will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try strategies and adjust the plan based on what helps in daily life rather than relying on a single method.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues for conversations similar to in-person sessions. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief, on-the-go support and easier scheduling around parenting or work. These options help fit therapy into a busy routine and make regular progress more achievable.