Dr. Jamila Holcomb

Dr. Jamila Holcomb Dr. Jamila Holcomb is a licensed marriage and family therapist and professor in Tallahassee, Florida in MFT from Florida State University.

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.

Black Maternal Health Week is not just a moment to observe. It’s a call to act. 📢This week and beyond let’s acknowledge,...
04/13/2026

Black Maternal Health Week is not just a moment to observe. It’s a call to act. 📢

This week and beyond let’s acknowledge, grieve, envision, and organize. ✊🏾

Because a world where every Black mother comes home doesn’t build itself. We dream and build it together 🫶🏾

04/10/2026

Any other therapists got that ✨magic✨?

We can’t fully address mental, emotional, and physical well-being if we ignore the world you have to live in every day. ...
04/10/2026

We can’t fully address mental, emotional, and physical well-being if we ignore the world you have to live in every day. You can’t self-care and breathe your way out of oppression.

Naming these systems isn’t about adopting a ‘victim mindset’ but rather, being a witness.

It’s about being a witness to personal, generational, and ancestral experiences. It’s witnessing what clients (and so many people outside the therapy room) experience every single day.

When we treat systemic struggles as personal pathology, we’re asking people to be ‘resilient’ against things that shouldn’t exist in the first place.

Naming the system is how we de-pathologize our pain and start de-constructing the structures that caused it.

Will you choose awareness, liberation, and resistance OR ignorance, silence, and complacency?

Therapists, share your thoughts below! ⬇️

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04/07/2026

Let’s talk about our viral post dismantling the “Angry Black Woman” and “Crazy Latina” tropes. We received feedback and engagement beyond our expectations. Thank you! 💕

It’s clear that this topic has personally affected many Black, Latina, and Afro-Latina women and that the conversation needs to continue beyond a carousel.

Here are some points we want to highlight:

▪️ “Latina” and “Black” are not mutually exclusive. Black Latinas exist and there is no Latinidad without Black people.

▪️ Racism, misogyny, white supremacy, patriarchy, and xenophobia underpin systems that harm Black women, Latinas, and Afro-Latinas. Black and Brown solidarity is not about equating experiences, it’s about unifying, telling the truth, AND taking accountability for how we may participate in harm within our own communities and between our communities.

▪️ Non-Black Latinos, we must give the support we want to receive. That means calling out racist family members. That means amplifying Afro-Latino & Black voices. That means doing the internal work to unlearn prejudice towards Black people.

Join us as we champion collective liberation. Drop any topics in the comments that you’d like us to cover in future posts!⚡️

Social justice is disruption and resurrection. It’s liberation in motion. Imagine what we could build together 🫶🏾 ...
04/05/2026

Social justice is disruption and resurrection. It’s liberation in motion. Imagine what we could build together 🫶🏾

When I say liberation, this is what I mean. ✊🏾 What does liberation mean to you? 🔥
03/30/2026

When I say liberation, this is what I mean. ✊🏾

What does liberation mean to you? 🔥

03/27/2026

Grateful is an understatement! Just a girl doing what I love and I appreciate each and every one of you 🥹🫶🏾

She’s not crazy. She’s not angry. She’s exhausted, hypervigilant, and done being labeled by a society that created the c...
03/26/2026

She’s not crazy. She’s not angry. She’s exhausted, hypervigilant, and done being labeled by a society that created the conditions and then blamed her for the response. 🔥

Swipe to see what Latina and Black women are actually carrying. And join us in reclaiming our power by dismantling these trope and the oppressive systems that created them. 🔥

Collab with the amazing Together, we’re dismantling these tropes and more. 💪🏾

Drop a 🤎🖤 if this hit home. And be sure to give us a follow for more social justice and systems dismantling content ⚡️

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About Dr. Holcomb

Dr. Jamila Holcomb is a licensed marriage and family therapist and Owner of Holcomb Counseling and Consulting, LLC in Tallahassee, Florida. Using a therapeutic style that is systemic, collaborative and strengths based, Dr. Holcomb’s practice can be described as professional, trauma-informed, nonjudgmental, inviting, and warm. Dr. Holcomb utilizes family systems principles, solution-focused techniques, cognitive behavioral therapy and trauma-informed interventions to help clients overcome their unique challenges and reach their goals. Dr. Holcomb focuses on her client's innate resiliency and empowers her clients to obtain and utilize resources that produce positive change and healing. Dr. Holcomb is direct, engaging, and displays her genuine care for her client’s wellbeing and helping them reach their full potential.

In addition to providing therapy, Dr. Holcomb also provides educational workshops and presentations on trauma, culturally sensitive parenting practices, and race and ethnicity. Dr. Holcomb has also taught several courses at Florida State University in their Family and Child Sciences Department.

Dr. Holcomb is a pre-clinical fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and is in the process of obtaining AAMFT approved supervisor status. Dr. Holcomb also is a mentor for the AAMFT Minority Fellowship Program, a fellowship that she held from 2014-2016. Dr. Holcomb is trained in family systems and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, and certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). Through her work as a therapist for the past 7 years, Dr. Holcomb has developed a passion and expertise for working with individuals and their families presenting with:


  • Adjustment and Life Transitions