Tashika Holloway

Dr. Tashika L. Holloway earned her Doctor of Education in Counselor Education and Supervision from Argosy University Atlanta in 2018. She joined Walden University’s School of Counseling in November 2023. She has been an adjunct faculty member since 2019 and promoted to Core Faculty in August 2025. Her teaching portfolio includes courses such as Techniques in Counseling, Pre-Practicum I, Field Experience, Professional Dispositions, and Social Change in Action. Prior to her tenure at Walden, Dr. Holloway has taught a broad range of courses in Clinical Mental Health Counseling programs, including lifespan development, counseling theory, diagnosis and treatment planning, and crisis and trauma prevention and intervention. Dr. Holloway also currently serves as a dissertation committee member for the CES doctorate program.

Professionally, Dr. Holloway has maintained licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) since 2006 and operates a private practice in Atlanta, GA. Her clinical work focuses on the intersection of trauma, attachment, identity, maternal mental health, and motherhood among Black women. She has provided clinical supervision to counselors-in-training pursuing licensure and has offered clinical consultation to newly licensed LPCs building their practices. Her background also includes extensive experience in community outreach, business development, and continuing education, facilitating partnerships between mental health and healthcare providers to improve access to higher levels of care for psychiatric patients.

Her research interests include advocacy for counselors within healthcare settings, Black maternal mental health, and trauma-informed practices. Her doctoral dissertation examined collaborative efforts between counselors and primary care physicians, emphasizing advocacy and systemic approaches to addressing mental health disparities among African American populations in healthcare environments.

Courses Taught

COUN 6316 - Techniques in Counseling

COUN 6785 - Social Change in Action: Prevention, Consultation, & Advocacy

COUN 6671 - Counseling Practicum

COUN 6782 - Counseling Internship 1 & 2

COUN 6001 - Professiona Dispositions

CPLB 601L - CMHC Pre-Practicum 1

Education

EdD, Argosy University Atlanta

MA, Argosy Univeristy AtAtlanta

BA, Seton Hall University