Bio

Courtney M. Holmes, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT, CRC, NCC, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, is Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling. As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, she has worked with individuals, families, and couples on a variety of mental health–related issues.

Dr. Holmes received her MA in Mental Health Counseling from Gonzaga University and her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision from The College of William & Mary. She also serves as a clinical supervisor for counselors-in-training across various specialties, including clinical mental health, family systems counseling, and rehabilitation counseling. She facilitates Virginia Board–approved supervision training for counselors throughout Virginia.

Her clinical and supervisory work is largely informed by humanistic, feminist, experiential, developmental, psychodynamic/attachment, and systemic/transgenerational approaches. Her research focuses on advancing maternal and parental mental health through a trauma-informed perspective. She has received funding through VCU’s Quest Fund, the Commonwealth Health Research Institute (CHRI), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to support the mental health and well-being of families with children with medical complexity. She focuses on workforce development and interdisciplinary initiatives with colleagues across the university and Virginia.

She serves on several editorial boards for counseling and mental health–related journals and contributes to the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision through her service on the Continuing Education Committee. Dr. Holmes received the Outstanding Supervisor Award from the North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NCACES), as well as the Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching and the Award for Leadership Excellence from the College of Health Professions at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU).