Ian Holloway
Compassionate CBT-informed guidance for complex issues
LCSW California
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Intimacy-related issues
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing
- Languages
- English
About Ian
Ian Holloway is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in California who integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and motivational strategies to help people navigate stress, anxiety, and depression.
Background and approach
With two decades of professional experience, he emphasizes practical tools and clearer thinking patterns to reduce distress and support healthier daily functioning. His work also addresses intimacy and parenting challenges, as well as issues common in LGBT communities.
He brings focused attention to a range of concerns including attachment difficulties, communication problems, and relationship configurations such as polyamory and non-monogamous dynamics. Ian also offers support around topics that can carry strong emotions and stigma, including BDSM and alternative sexual culture, gender dysphoria, HIV/AIDS, substance use, infidelity, and fatherhood challenges.
He aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore thoughts and feelings and take steps toward meaningful change. Ian frames therapy as a collaborative effort, working with each person to identify goals and build skills that fit their life.
He practices in California and conducts sessions in English, drawing on years of experience to tailor interventions to individual needs.
Applying CBT and Motivational Interviewing in Online Care
Ian uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and learn practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT focuses on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and offers structured techniques to shift reactions and build coping strategies.He also draws on Motivational Interviewing, a collaborative conversational approach that helps people find and strengthen their own reasons for change. This method is often useful for addressing ambivalence around issues like substance use, lifestyle changes, or shifting relationship patterns.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Ian works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their goals and preferences. He tailors interventions based on each person’s needs and checks in regularly to adjust the plan as progress unfolds.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work between sessions, while allowing licensed professionals to deliver focused, skills-based care where and when it’s most convenient.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
California
Languages
English