Holly Joy Cayia, LPC
Holly is a Licensed Professional Counselor, graduating from Walsh University with her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling. She is supervised by Michael Pollak, PCC-S, LICDC. Holly has worked as a personal trainer and wellness coach to female clientele prior to completing her master’s degree, including working as a health and wellness coach at residential addiction treatment centers.
Holly’s areas of focus include dual-diagnosis, bipolar disorders, depression, anxiety, substance-use disorders, complex trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorder, including how stress manifests in the body and the benefits of movement, exercise, and nutrition. Holly’s therapeutic approach includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Holly has decades of experience working with female clients in the areas of exercise, healthy relationships with food, and redefining one’s purpose in life as life roles change. Holly believes that we need to “feel to heal,” and she offers a safe space for this to happen. Her compassionate approach allows the client to explore and challenge maladaptive thoughts and behaviors.
Besides mental health, another of Holly’s passions is animal rescue. She co-founded an animal rescue and has fostered and rehabilitated hundreds of abused animals in her home over the years. She has a menagerie of animals, furred and feathered, and she understands the joy animals bring to one’s life.
Favorite Quote
“Our wounds are often the openings into the best and most beautiful part of us.” David Rich
Contact
Position:
Licensed Professional Counselor
Address:
8224 Mentor Ave, Suite 208
Mentor Ohio 44060
Email:
hcayia@behavioralwellnessgroup.com
Phone:
440-392-2222 EXT 871
Fax:
440-565-2349
Articles
Stress and Anxiety Management the DBT Way
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Coping with Grief during the Holiday Season
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Mindfulness- What is it?
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