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Tomeka McGee-Holloway

Art Therapy Core Faculty

Chicago

tmcgeeholloway@adler.edu Connect on LinkedIn
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OVERVIEW

McGee-Holloway is a psychologist, professor, and wellness coach specializing in holistic approaches to well-being that integrate the mind, body, and spirit. Her expertise includes preventative care and the treatment of depression, trauma, and anxiety, drawing from Adlerian psychology, attachment theory, and positive psychology

At Adler University, she teaches courses in lifespan development, biopsychosocial perspectives, special populations, trauma, and counseling skills. She also facilitates wellness groups and workshops on grief, shame, and life tasks, as well as sessions incorporating meditative yoga and spiritual practices. A certified yoga and Reiki practitioner, McGee-Holloway also engages in public speaking on grief and life tasks.


MEMBERSHIPS + ASSOCIATIONS

  • American Art Therapy Association (AATA).

PUBLICATIONS + PRESENTATIONS

Presentations

Put down your guns.

2010 30th Annual Conference on Illuminating the Landscape of
Art Therapy and Diverse Community. Chicago, Illinois
Author(s): Bush, K., Matic, M., McGee-Holloway, T., Paskind, D., Roy, G., Taylor, G., & Todman, L. C.

Incorporating art making in a community gun violence program.

2010 1st International Conference on Art in Response to Violence. Chicago, Illinois
Author(s): Paskind, D., Roy, G., Bush, K., Taylor, G., Matic, M. & McGee-Holloway, T.

Put Down Your Guns…Pick Up Your Paint Brushes.

2010 41st Annual Conference on Art Therapy: Awakening Awareness. Sacramento, California
Author(s): Paskind, D., Roy, G., Bush, K., McGee-Holloway, T., Taylor, G., & Matic, M.

Areas of Interest

  • Adlerian Psychology and the 5 life tasks
  • Energy healing, including chakras, reiki, and crystals
  • Human sexuality
  • Spiritual psychology
  • Education

    • 2018 – Doctor of Clinical Psychology, Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL
    • 2010 – Masters of Arts, Counseling Psychology: Art Therapy, Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL
    • 2008 – Bachelors of Arts: Art and Psychology, Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Illinois
    • 1997– Associate of Applied Science in Culinary Arts, The Cooking & Hospitality Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

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