Lia Hollis, LMSW, LISW - Therapist in Michigan

Calm practical guidance
Trauma aware care
Goal focused work

About Lia

Lia Hollis is a licensed social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and life changes. She offers straightforward support for issues like depression, addiction, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and coping after disasters. Lia presents as calm and practical, aiming to help people feel steadier and more able to cope day to day.

Lia holds a Master of Social Work and practices with the credentials LMSW and LISW. She has 15 years of experience working with individuals through hard transitions and losses. Her practice is informed by attention to identity and culture, and she focuses on what each person needs in the moment.

Her style blends client-centered conversation with emotion-focused work and mindfulness. Sessions typically explore current problems, build coping skills, and shift unhelpful patterns of thinking and relating. She also uses motivational interviewing to support change when substance use or avoidance is a concern.

Lia lists a broad range of focus areas including caregiver stress, codependency, blended family issues, body image, abandonment, and coping with natural or human-caused disaster. She also addresses anger, intimacy concerns, career stress, and compassion fatigue in therapy.

People who choose Lia can expect collaborative care that emphasizes listening, clear goals, and small practical steps. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to available times.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Lia uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in her work. ACT helps people notice painful thoughts and make room for valued action rather than getting stuck. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening with empathy and helping people find their own answers through supportive dialogue.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Lia works together with each person to decide which methods feel most helpful based on goals and preferences. That collaborative process can include trying an approach for a few sessions and adjusting as needed.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online work helps fit therapy into busy lives, for example by reducing travel time, allowing sessions during a lunch break, or making it easier to maintain ongoing care after a move. Online sessions can also let the therapist guide mindfulness exercises and emotion-focused conversation without needing to be in the same room.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Hospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces Issues Money and financial issues Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Credentials

Michigan, Texas, Ohio

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Lia commonly help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes including coping with natural or human-caused disaster.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her work is collaborative and person-centered, combining emotion-focused conversation, mindfulness techniques, and practical skill building to address day-to-day struggles.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 15 years of clinical experience supporting people through loss, trauma, and major life transitions.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds the credentials LMSW and LISW and practices in Michigan.

Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.

How does pricing work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Lia?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.