Holly Milne, MA Candidate, Clinical Practicum Therapist

For over a decade, Holly helped strengthen communities through local government programs and services. Contributing to efforts that foster a high quality of life for all people is a core value for Holly. She understands that healing our world starts with healing individuals. Through the counseling relationship, Holly aims to support clients to build greater self-awareness, self-compassion and self-love.

Holly shares, “By honoring all parts of ourselves we experience the freedom, joy, and pride of living authentically, in tune with true Self. Such transformation uncovers wells of personal strength and reveals bridges of connection to others. From Self-led authenticity, we make ripples that spread outward—to our friends, our families, our workplaces, our communities, and beyond!”

Holly’s therapeutic approach is rooted in Internal Family Systems (IFS), and she has formal training from the IFS Institute. Holly considers each person as a whole, not as a list of potential abnormalities or problems. Her style is to be a partner, alongside clients, to explore issues through the lens of their situation and history, including how they survived and coped with challenges. Utilizing IFS, Holly offers clients a new perspective into their experience by carefully considering different parts of themselves. Getting to know these parts, clients gain insight into deeply rooted fears that lead or influence their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. From such understanding, Holly co-facilitates healing experiences with her clients to release burdens and shift limiting ways of being.

As complements to IFS, Holly also has specific training in ecotherapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy. Ecotherapy embraces nature as a pathway to enhance personal discovery, healing, and wellbeing. It offers an engaging alternative to traditional talk therapy. Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is especially helpful for working on relationships through exploration of attachment dynamics and improvement of emotional connections.

Holly specializes in working with adolescent and adult clients navigating issues of grief/loss/transition, trauma, anxiety, self-esteem, perfectionism, relationships, and addiction.

Holly holds dual degrees in Psychology (B.S.) and Philosophy (B.A.) from the University of Georgia. She is currently completing her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health at Regis University.

For fun, Holly enjoys spending time with friends and family. Most especially, she loves being sous-chef to her partner, playing fetch with her pup, trying new restaurants with friends, and taking her mom to see movies on the big screen!