Holland and Associates Counseling, PLLC.

Holland and Associates Counseling, PLLC. Call our office with questions!

Whether you are looking to better understand yourself, change long-standing behavioral and thought patterns, or enhance the quality of your life, Holland and Associates Counseling looks forward to working alongside you.

***Community Resource***Call 252-202-1110 for more information about the Currituck County Walk Against Addiction.
12/08/2025

***Community Resource***
Call 252-202-1110 for more information about the Currituck County Walk Against Addiction.

Our offices will be closed Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28, 2025. We will reopen Monday December 1, 2025.
11/24/2025

Our offices will be closed Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28, 2025. We will reopen Monday December 1, 2025.

11/20/2025

Day 3 with Marie Shelton, LCMHC and EMDRIA Certified Therapist speaks about the therapy process when in a therapeutic relationship with her.
Thanks for following along as we reintroduced Marie Shelton!

11/19/2025

Day 2 with Marie Shelton, LCMHC and EMDRIA Certified Therapist introducing an iniatic art therapy technique called guided drawing.

11/18/2025

Intro to EMDR with Marie Shelton, LCMHC and EMDRIA Certified therapist. Join us tomorrow for Day 2 with Marie!

11/17/2025

Marie Shelton, LCMHC and EMDRIA Certified Therapist

Our office will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025 and will reopen on Monday, July 7, 2025.
07/03/2025

Our office will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025 and will reopen on Monday, July 7, 2025.

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present." -Master Oogway...
06/26/2025

"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present." -Master Oogway, Kung Fu Panda

Attachment Styles: Why We Connect The Way We DoSydne Burrow, MS, LCMHCA, CRC Anxious-Preoccupied Attachment Style: "love...
06/25/2025

Attachment Styles: Why We Connect The Way We Do
Sydne Burrow, MS, LCMHCA, CRC

Anxious-Preoccupied Attachment Style: "love me, please don't leave me"
• Crave deep intimacy but worry others don't value them equally
• Highly emotionally expressive
• Seek constant approval & responsiveness from partners
• Feel anxious when not in contact with loved ones
• negative self-views, accept blame easily
• Often look to relationships to "complete" them

Fearful-Avoidant Attachment Style: push-pull of wanting love but fearing it
• Want close relationships but struggle to trust completely
• Fear getting hurt if they become too vulnerable
• Often stems from childhood trauma or abuse
• Hold negative views of both themselves AND others
• Feel unworthy of love while doubting partners' intentions
• Suppress emotions & avoid intimacy as protection
• Less comfortable expressing affection

Secure Attachment Style: relationship gold standard
• Comfortable with emotional closeness & interdependence
• Don't worry about being alone or rejected
• Positive views of themselves AND their partners
• Balance intimacy with independence beautifully
• Report higher relationship satisfaction than other styles
• Usually stems from warm, responsive childhood relationships

Merging Attachment Style: intimacy becomes overwhelming
• Crave complete emotional fusion with partners
• Often find others aren't willing to get as close as they want
• Become overly dependent on attachment figures
• Experience high worry, emotional dysregulation & impulsiveness
• Hypersensitive to perceived threats or triggers
• Overreact by desperately seeking more closeness
• Partners may feel suffocated by persistent demands for connection

Dismissive-Avoidant Attachment Style: "I don't need anyone"
• Highly value independence & self-sufficiency
• Prefer not to depend on others (or vice versa)
• May appear to avoid attachment altogether
• See themselves as invulnerable to relationship pain
• Often deny needing close relationships
• Seek less intimacy & view partners less positively than themselves
• Hide feelings & distance from potential rejection
• Cope through emotional suppression & distancing

06/24/2025

Join Sydne Burrow, MS, LCMHCA, CRC for a Mindful Moment in "Holding What Has Changed"

6.19.25JUNETEENTHFREEDOM DAYThree Ways to Support and Celebrate Black Mental Health on Juneteenth:1) Listen to Black Voi...
06/19/2025

6.19.25
JUNETEENTH
FREEDOM DAY
Three Ways to Support and Celebrate Black Mental Health on Juneteenth:
1) Listen to Black Voices
2) Respect Black Spaces
3) Learn Your History.
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2224 South Croatan Highway, D7
Nags Head, NC
27959

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Meet Our Team

-Accepting new patients through TeleMental Health Platform-

I graduated with a Master of Science degree in Clinical Counseling from Bellevue University. I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHCA A14362) as well as a National Certified Counselor (NCC 109263). As a professional counselor associate, I am devoted to supporting my clients through life’s challenges and advocating for mental health and human rights in our community.

My Licenses

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHCA A14362, North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors)