Gabi Holloway

I completed my graduate training at George Washington University, where I worked across a range of clinical settings, including school-based internships and an outpatient caseload under PhD-level supervision. That training grounded me in a humanistic and existential way of thinking about people. I am curious about how someone makes meaning in their lives, who they're becoming, and what's getting in the way of the life they want — rather than reaching for a label or diagnosis.

My clinical experience also includes outpatient work at Tucker Psychiatric Clinic, where I saw firsthand what consistent, evidence-based care looks like day to day. Across my training, I've worked with clients navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, identity, and relationship stress.

My core orientation is humanistic and existential. I believe meaning-making, identity, and self-awareness are at the heart of lasting change, and that the therapeutic relationship itself is often where the real work happens. From that foundation, I draw on narrative therapy to help clients examine the stories they've internalized about themselves and begin rewriting the ones that no longer serve them. I also integrate somatic techniques with DBT, helping clients notice what's happening in the body before, during, and after a feeling — building real distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills from that awareness, rather than just trying to talk a feeling away.

Cultural humility is central to how I work. I see every client as the expert on their own experience, and I stay curious about how culture, identity, and context shape the way someone moves through the world.

Gabi works well with adults, teens, and children who are working towards making peace with their lives, and who believe that self-exploration and introspection are a meaningful part of getting there.

Sessions with Gabi are collaborative and unhurried. Building trust is equally important to building the toolbox.