- Strengths focused
- Goal oriented
- Actionable steps
About Malia
Malia Holbeck is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, career challenges, and depression. She centers sessions on each person's strengths and life story. Her approach is straightforward and respectful, aimed at helping people take practical steps forward.
Her work emphasizes collaboration. She listens first, then helps clients set clear, achievable goals. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to notice thinking patterns that keep problems going. She pairs that with client-centered listening so people feel heard as they try new strategies.
Motivational interviewing is part of her toolkit when change feels difficult or motivation is low. That approach helps people clarify what matters and find their own reasons for change. Solution-focused techniques steer conversations toward immediate, usable steps to improve daily life.
Malia also supports people dealing with chronic pain, illness, disability, workplace stress, seasonal mood shifts, and money worries. She helps with smoking and vaping cessation and with drug and alcohol addiction struggles. Sessions tend to focus on small shifts that add up over time.
She practices in South Dakota and works in English. Malia encourages people who are nervous about starting therapy to take the first step; the initial process is simple and collaborative.
Her work emphasizes collaboration. She listens first, then helps clients set clear, achievable goals. She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to notice thinking patterns that keep problems going. She pairs that with client-centered listening so people feel heard as they try new strategies.
Motivational interviewing is part of her toolkit when change feels difficult or motivation is low. That approach helps people clarify what matters and find their own reasons for change. Solution-focused techniques steer conversations toward immediate, usable steps to improve daily life.
Malia also supports people dealing with chronic pain, illness, disability, workplace stress, seasonal mood shifts, and money worries. She helps with smoking and vaping cessation and with drug and alcohol addiction struggles. Sessions tend to focus on small shifts that add up over time.
She practices in South Dakota and works in English. Malia encourages people who are nervous about starting therapy to take the first step; the initial process is simple and collaborative.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.