Advisory Council

Antoinette C. Hollis is an Assistant Professor in Counselor Education at South Carolina State University in the Department of Human Services. Her mission is to prepare the counselor-in-training to be a critical thinker, reflective decision maker and humanistic practitioner. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor that received her Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Argosy University in Sarasota, Fl, M.A. in Rehabilitation Counseling from South Carolina State University, and a B.S in Psychology from Florida A & M University. Dr. Hollis has eleven years of experience working in private rehabilitation counseling with mental health and substance abuse disorders. Her primary areas of research include violence prevention, domestic violence and anger management, and counseling children and adolescent, and families. Dr. Hollis professional experience in the field working with persons with disabilities has provided her an opportunity to conduct research presentations, book reviews, and articles in disability awareness and mental health. She has served on the editorial board for the American Psychotherapy Association, a peer-reviewed journal. She is a member of the American Counseling Association and the American Rehabilitation Counseling Association professional organizations that help shape her counseling identity. During her professional career she has worked with children, adolescents, adults and families who face emotional, social, and cultural barriers that impact psychological change. Her most rewarding work was as a therapist were she was able to integrate her knowledge of education and mental health issues to help families problem solve, overcome personal issues, and work towards positive home and school experiences. Dr. Hollis is dedicated to helping others improve their lives through education, insight, and change. During her professional career in the field of counseling she has served an educator, school-based counselor, and clinical therapist interacting with children and adolescents of all ages in Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia. Dr. Hollis worked as a school-based counselor and substance abuse counselor in Florida, taught Pre-K and personal development courses with Project FLAVA (Families Linked Against Violence Prevention) in South Carolina and Upward Bound in Georgia, and taught in the Georgia at Clark Atlanta University and Florida at South University West Palm Beach campus were she provided clinical training to graduate students in school counseling and clinical mental health counseling and currently teaches in a counselor education program.