About Malia
Malia Holbeck is a licensed clinical social worker who draws on 18 years of experience to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction struggles, and major life changes. She writes plainly and listens closely to learn what matters most to each person. Her approach centers on practical steps and respect for the strengths a person already has.
Her practice often focuses on coping with depression, workplace strain, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing chronic pain, long-term illness, and financial stress.
Background and approach
Smoking and vaping cessation, seasonal mood changes, and recovery from drug or alcohol problems are additional areas she addresses. Malia uses methods that emphasize the client’s goals and choices. She leans on Client-Centered Therapy to follow the person’s lead and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about change, and Solution-Focused Therapy is useful for short-term goal work. She practices in South Dakota and offers sessions in English. Her background includes working across a range of settings over nearly two decades, which informs a flexible, sensible style.
Malia aims to make early sessions clear and down-to-earth so people know what to expect. She believes starting therapy takes courage and that small changes add up. Malia encourages straightforward plans, regular check-ins, and adjusting strategies to fit each person’s life and goals.
Approach-driven online therapy that fits your life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s experience and priorities. The therapist follows the client’s lead, asks open questions, and helps build on strengths to move toward agreed goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and uses practical exercises to try different responses to difficult situations. Motivational Interviewing supports people who feel unsure about change by gently exploring ambivalence and strengthening motivation.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will choose which methods to try and adjust the plan based on how things go, keeping it collaborative and outcome-focused.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation while phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Money and financial issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- South Dakota, Arizona
- Languages
- English