About Jerard
Dr. Jerard Holton helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career struggles, depression, and life changes. He also supports those dealing with addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, intimacy concerns, and compassion fatigue.
Dr. Holton works with people experiencing ADHD and a wide range of relationship and communication problems. He uses a direct but respectful style in sessions.
Conversations are tailored to each person’s needs. He listens first, then suggests practical steps clients can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Expect a mix of short-term skills and deeper discussion when needed. Dr. Holton holds a doctorate in public health and brings six years of experience in mental health settings.
He has worked with people affected by disasters, domestic violence, substance use, and first responder stress. That background informs his focus on real-world coping and resilience. He practices in Texas as a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC.
Sessions are offered in English and can focus on everyday problems as well as complex, overlapping issues. He aims to make plans clear and manageable so clients can measure progress. People looking for help can expect collaborative goal-setting, straight talk about options, and a balance of practical tools and deeper reflection.
Dr. Holton frames therapy as a process of learning new ways to handle stress, rebuild confidence, and move toward specific life goals.
Approaches and Online Options for Building Skills
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding what matters to the person and shaping conversations around their goals; it helps when someone needs a listening space and guidance that follows their pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and teaches clear, practical tools to shift them, which is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, combines skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and reducing self-destructive patterns, and it can be helpful for anger, intense feelings, and helping people stay steady.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and tailor methods based on goals, preferences, and the issues you bring. This is a collaborative process where plans are adjusted as progress is tracked.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet those goals. Video calls let conversations feel face to face and suit in-depth sessions. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins, quick coaching, or support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping a steady therapeutic process.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma, Texas, Idaho, District of Columbia
- Languages
- English