Osa Holmes, LCSW | Therapist in Florida

Warm and direct
Practical skills
Relationship focused

About Osa

Osa Holmes, LCSW, helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. She also supports those facing parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, ADHD, and codependency. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at helping people feel steadier and more able to manage everyday life.

Osa brings 25 years of clinical experience and a long history in behavioral health and education. She prefers to focus on what is most helpful right now, working on practical steps to reduce distress and improve relationships. Sessions are conversational and grounded in what the person needs that week.

Her background includes assessment work, classroom teaching, and supervising clinicians and students on the path to licensure. That experience informs a pragmatic approach to treatment and a focus on skills people can use between sessions. She uses methods that connect feelings, behavior, and relationships to foster change.

Osa draws from Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how relationships shape current patterns. She incorporates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness and motivational techniques are used to increase awareness and build forward momentum.

People come to her for help managing big life changes, trauma-related symptoms, mood disturbances, substance concerns, and to repair or improve close relationships. She aims to create a space where challenges are understood and workable steps are planned.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Osa uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early and current relationships shape patterns of closeness, trust, and conflict. This approach can help people who notice repeating relationship problems or deep fears of abandonment.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and managing mood or coping reactions.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods match the client's needs, goals, and preferences. That conversation shapes what happens in sessions and which techniques get prioritized.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since the biography does not list specific options. Online therapy can make it easier to fit work with a therapist into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand it, and reduce travel time. It can also make attending sessions possible when someone is managing a move or living outside the therapist's immediate area. Licensed professionals can adapt these approaches to an online setting while focusing on practical steps and relationship patterns.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Depression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesGrief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issues Blended family issues Caregiver issues and stress Codependency Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

25+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Osa commonly address?

Osa works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, ADHD, and codependency.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is conversational and practical. She focuses on what helps most in daily life and blends insight with skill-building.

What is her professional background?

She has 25 years of experience in behavioral health and education, including assessment work and supervising clinicians and students toward licensure.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She holds the credential LCSW and practices in Florida.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific session formats.

How are sessions priced?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.

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