Gigi Holder, LCSW

Gigi Holder is a licensed clinical social worker in Mississippi with seven years of experience as a mental health clinician. She focuses on practical steps people can take when stress, anxiety, low mood, or self-esteem get in the way of daily life. Gigi emphasizes lifestyle changes and behavior shifts alongside talk therapy to help clients move forward.

She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how relationships shape feelings and reactions. Client-centered work keeps the focus on each person’s own goals and strengths.

Gigi spent about five years working in healthy behavior therapy and often uses that background when clients want to change habits like smoking or improve overall wellness. She helps people break big goals into small, manageable steps and checks progress with regular feedback and adjustments.

Her sessions tend to be practical and conversational. She listens for the client’s story and highlights existing strengths to build on. Many people find that working this way makes goals feel more achievable and less overwhelming.

Gigi supports common life concerns such as parenting stress, relationship strain, workplace issues, body image, loneliness, and questions about life purpose. She also works on smoking and vaping cessation and on coping with guilt, shame, or forgiveness. Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

How her approaches shape online sessions

Gigi frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change thoughts and actions that keep problems going. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, and habit change because it focuses on concrete steps and small behavioral experiments. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationship patterns affect feelings and reactions, which can help with communication and trust issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Gigi collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. She listens to what matters most, tests an approach, and adjusts based on what is helpful for the client.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is a full-session option when seeing facial cues matters, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text are useful for shorter check-ins, homework support, or when typing feels more comfortable. These formats aim to make regular work on goals more practical and consistent.