Felicia Holloway Profile

Felicia Holloway, Ph.D., LPC-S, LMFT-S

Assistant Professor
Practicum Coordinator: MS in Marriage and Family Therapy
Department of Counseling and Psychology
College of Education and Human Development
Email: fholloway@tamuct.edu
Office/Room: WH-318K
Phone: 254.519.5489

Dr. Felicia J. Holloway is an Assistant Professor in the COAMFTE Accredited Marriage and Family Therapy Graduate Program at Texas A&M University-Central Texas. She also serves as the Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum Coordinator and Graduate Advisor. A Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist-Supervisor in the state of Texas, Dr. Holloway holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in African American Studies from the University of Houston, a Master of Arts in Counseling from Prairie View A&M University and a Doctor of Philosophy in Family Therapy from Texas Woman’s University. She has also earned the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Approved Supervisor designation.

Dr. Holloway has been a passionate student-centered higher education academic for over 12 years. Her research agenda is centered on accessible and affirming mental health care for historically marginalized groups as well as the decolonization of marriage and family therapy supervision and pedagogy.

In addition, she champions the empowerment of communities that have endured historical oppression and has over 20 years of experience serving diverse families through non-profit social service program management. Furthermore, she possesses over a decade of experience as a marriage and family therapist and has held clinical leadership roles in various settings, including higher education and community counseling centers.

Along with her current academic and research roles, Dr. Holloway maintains a culturally informed private practice focusing on supervising emerging clinicians and supporting families navigating parenting challenges, trauma, depression, and anxiety.

Selected Publications (refereed)

Airhart-Larraga, S., Stalnaker-Shofner, D., Holloway, F. & Moser, D. (2024). “I don’t fit society’s definition of beauty”: Experiences of sizeism among Latinx females. Women & Therapy, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/02703149.2024.2370738

Holloway, F., Watts, K., Dean, G. & Ladd, L. (2024). Why choose family therapy? An online qualitative study of African American adult self-reports about their experiences that brought them to family therapy. Contemporary Family Therapy, 46(3), 249-265. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-024-09701-3

Selected International/National Presentations (refereed)

Airhart-Larraga, S. & Holloway, F., (2024, August 23-24). The intersections of sizeism and fertility for Latinx female-identifying individuals: Implications for mental health professionals [Conference presentation]. 2024 National Latino Behavioral Health Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

Airhart-Larraga, S., Holloway, F., & Lovejoy, K. (2023, April 20-23). A feminist perspective of tenure and promotion for faculty that identify as female and mothers: Implications for women in the academy [Conference presentation].11th Annual Faculty Women of Color in the Academy National Conference, Arlington, VA.

Selected Regional Presentation (refereed)

Holloway, F. (2024, April 11-13). Black women associates & imposter phenomenon [Conference presentation]. Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy 2024 Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas.

Selected Grant Award

Central Texas African American Healthy Minds Project

Hogg Foundation for Mental Health

Principal Investigator: Coauthored a grant proposal written to fund a mental health professional development conference focused on cultural competency and research on engaging African Americans in mental health services.

Funded: January 2024; 1 year, $10,000