Therapist profile

Bernadette Holyoke, LPC

Oklahoma

LPC in Oklahoma - Anger and Relationships

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CredentialsLPC
LicenseLPC, Oklahoma / 10108
NPI1861980013
Experience7 years
LanguagesEnglish
LocationOklahoma

About

Client-Centered methods
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Emotion regulation skills

About Bernadette

Bernadette Holyoke is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Oklahoma with seven years of experience helping people manage mood, trauma, and relationship concerns. She works with adults facing depression, anxiety, ADHD, addictions, grief, and anger, and supports those coping with life changes and parenting stresses.

She uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. Conversations focus on what is happening now and on skills that can be applied between meetings. Clients can expect direct work on communication, coping strategies, and behavioral changes rather than abstract theory.

Her approach blends Client-Centered therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trauma-informed techniques. That means sessions often begin by hearing what matters most to the client, then testing small changes and noticing what works. Emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills are commonly practiced when intense feelings come up.

Bernadette also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas when a problem calls for values-based choices or stronger emotion management tools. Attachment-focused thinking is used to look at how early relationships shape current patterns in connections and boundaries.

She works with people who bring concerns such as abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, body image, codependency, domestic violence, dissociation, and a range of personality and mood presentations. To begin, prospective clients follow the site process to match and schedule a first session.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small, meaningful steps toward them. It is practical for anger that comes from feeling stuck or conflicted about choices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that keep problems going and testing new ways of responding. It is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and for learning alternative reactions when anger flares.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and reactions. It can help when anger ties into fears of abandonment, trust, or recurring communication problems.

Finding the best approach is collaborative. The therapist listens to goals and tries methods that fit the person's needs and preferences. Over the first few sessions she and the client check what helps and adjust the plan as they go.

Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Therapists often use skill practice, guided exercises, and real-time problem solving so tools can be used between sessions.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression Coping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsRelationship issuesGriefAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stress Codependency Communication problems Control issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgiveness Guilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Listed in

Oklahoma

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with adults on depression, anxiety, addictions, grief, anger, parenting stress, and relationship and attachment concerns.

What is her style in sessions?

Sessions are practical and direct, focusing on current problems and skills to try between appointments.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has seven years of experience as an LPC working with mood, trauma, personality, and substance-related concerns.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Oklahoma.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from another country?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are fees handled?

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

What do I do to get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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