Malia Holbeck, LCSW, CSW-PIP

Malia Holbeck is a licensed clinical social worker who centers each session on the person in front of her. She follows a client-centered approach and draws on practical tools to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction-related concerns. Her straightforward style aims to make the first step feel safer and more manageable for anyone hesitating to seek help.

With 18 years of experience, Malia focuses on real-life problems like workplace stress, career transitions, and the strain that chronic illness or pain can add to daily life. She also supports people dealing with substance use concerns, smoking or vaping cessation, seasonal changes in mood, and money-related stress. Sessions emphasize listening, identifying strengths, and setting doable goals.

Malia uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. Motivational interviewing is part of her work when clients want to change habits such as drinking or smoking. Solution-focused techniques help create clear, short-term steps to move forward when life feels stuck.

She practices in South Dakota and works in English. Her credential list includes LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and CSW-PIP. Her approach is collaborative and respectful; she treats clients as the experts in their own lives while offering structure and practical strategies.

If you are coping with compassion fatigue, navigating a career shift, or living with a long-term health condition, Malia aims to help you find steady ways to manage day-to-day demands. To begin, complete the site's matching process and choose a time that fits your schedule.

How these approaches fit into online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what she hears, and helps identify strengths that can be used to face stress, depression, or life changes.

Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice patterns of thought and try small behavior experiments to test them. This approach is often used for anxiety, low mood, and for developing new routines when coping with chronic illness or pain.

Motivational interviewing supports people who are weighing change. It uses gentle, goal-focused conversation to build motivation for steps like reducing substance use or quitting smoking.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit their situation, goals, and preferences. Together they decide if more direct skill practice or a conversation-led approach will help most.

The practical benefits of online therapy can include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy week. Because session formats are not specified in the supplied biography, confirm the available ways to meet before booking. Online work can make it simpler to maintain momentum between appointments and to use shorter check-ins or focused skill practice when that fits daily life.