Dr. Jamila Holcomb

Dr. Jamila Holcomb is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Florida, specializing in individual, family, and trauma counseling. Dr. Holcomb obtained her master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) from The Family Institute at Northwestern University, and her Ph.D. Her dissertation was titled: Predictors of Ethnic-Racial Socialization Profiles in Early Childhood Among African American Parents. Dr. Holcomb completed her clinical training at Northwestern’s Bette D. Harris Family and Child Clinic and FSU’s Center for Couple and Family Therapy. She also has experience working with children and their families involved in the child welfare system and who are survivors of physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. Dr. Holcomb is certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), and Adoption Competency. She is also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. In addition to providing direct therapeutic services, Dr. Holcomb also provides consultation, and training centered around anti-racism, equity, and inclusion within the education and mental health fields, obtaining graduate degrees in marriage and family therapy, and mental health topics such as self-care strategies, and introductions to family therapy. Dr. Holcomb’s work has been published in several referred research journals such as, Journal of Black Psychology, Family Process, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Family Issues, and Family Theory and Review. Dr. Holcomb also is Teaching Faculty at Florida State University in their Family and Child Sciences Department. She teaches undergraduate courses on parenting, adolescent development, and public policy related to children and their families. Dr. Holcomb is a clinical fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and is a AAMFT approved supervisor. Dr. Holcomb also served as a mentor for the AAMFT Minority Fellowship Program from 2017-2019, a fellowship that she held from 2014 -2016. Education:
2017 Graduate of Florida State University with a Ph.D. in Marriage and family Therapy
2013 Graduate of Northwestern University with a M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy.
2011 Graduate of Trinity University with a BA in Psychology and Spanish and Minor in Sociology.