Welcome!

My name is Holly, and I provide soul care. I created Adventures In Love LLC as a third-space for seekers, wanderers, and helpers who are feeling stressed and exhausted in their souls. Those who feel deeply disillusioned, stuck in past patterns of belief and practices that no longer align with or directly contradict their inner authority and wisdom. They may feel unable to move into new spaces or communities due to shame and uncertainty, unsure and afraid of how to turn the page. 

I believe that these dark nights of the soul are opportunities for expansion and transformation. 

This work is for those who are ready to bravely sit in the discomfort and find their way through to create a life of intention and authenticity. One that lives out values and beliefs with intention, draws upon your inner authority and wisdom, and holds space for the entirety of the human experience within yourself, as well as those you serve, work, and live with.

Soul care is a holistic and intuitive approach to helping people navigate dark nights of the soul and manage stress. It is relational and experiential, using curiosity and non-judgment to explore the inner world while cultivating meaningful practices to support you on your journey. Sessions are guided by the client's goals and priorities, and we co-create the content of the sessions.

I draw upon my clinical, spiritual, and lived experience to help you unmask, shine light into the dark places of your inner experience, and realign actions with integrated values and purpose.

Soul care is not therapy and I do not diagnose, treat, or cure any mental or physical illnesses. In the event of a mental or medical crisis, clients should contact 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Clients retain full responsibility for their own decisions, actions, and well-being.

Holly was born into a multi-generational military family with a conservative evangelical Christian worldview. She struggled to develop a true sense of identity and personal autonomy within the dominating high-control systems she was born into. She often felt a dissonance between the authoritarian teachings and her lived experiences with the Divine and other people. Holly endured many traumas in her childhood, and like so many of her family members before her, she enlisted in the military to escape and fulfill a sense of duty to serve others. Holly's active duty experience left her with unexplainable chronic pain and invisible wounds that would go unnamed for many years. She was medically discharged, but served as a military spouse for the next 16 years.

During that time, Holly volunteered in various supportive roles in churches and the military community while pursuing higher education. She pivoted from a counseling program to seminary, hoping to become a military chaplain, and focused her studies on Christian Apologetics. However, the seminary experience was brutal, and it unequivocally revealed the shadow side of her faith tradition and program while reinforcing the old messages of her authoritarian upbringing of unworthiness, inadequacy, and self-deception. She was rejected from the chaplaincy for not having the right kind of experience. While old feelings of disillusionment resurfaced, this time they began to burn away at the veiled old structures that were holding her captive, and a new adventure toward autonomy and inner wisdom began.

The transition to motherhood also propelled Holly deeper into her growth journey, creating opportunities to try new ways of being that reflected her true self. Once again, Holly could not ignore the deep call to support others on their journeys. She returned to school for her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. In doing so, she traversed many dark nights of the soul while she explored and engaged in new ways of being. She also gained invaluable clinical knowledge and insight as well as a further unveiling of systemic issues that further perpetuate harm.

After working with childhood trauma in community mental health, Holly felt compelled to create Adventures In Love, LLC as a third-space for engaging with one's soul and spirituality outside the dominant structures. Holly is committed to ongoing transformational healing for herself and strives to create a safe space for others to do the same.