About Me

I grew up dreaming of being a writer, and woke up at age 24 after two semesters of an MFA program. For a time, I stopped writing, earned my master’s degree in counseling, and was so immersed in real life stories that I didn’t miss creating my own. But luckily for me, everything comes around again and at age 30, I started working on Five Things I Can’t Live Without. I’m now a licensed marriage and family therapist, practicing part-time in the San Francisco bay area and (mostly) hard at work on my second novel.

At its core, Five Things I Can’t Live Without is about relationships: how we find them, how we try to live in them, how we unwittingly sabotage them.  (But it’s funny!  Really, read the excerpt!)  Along those lines, the website feature I’m most excited about is Dear Holly, where I’ll answer your questions on dating and relationships, since dating—especially online dating—often seems like it should come with its own support group.  I’d love to hear from you, so please send a message or post a comment. 

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy your stay!

Holly