Holly Huber Gifford, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Scholar

Holly Huber Gifford, Ph.D. is a post-doctoral scholar at the University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children. She completed her predoctoral internship at the University of Florida Health Science Center where she implemented evidence-based interventions for trauma, including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT). She received her Doctorate in Psychology from the Clinical Science program at Indiana University Bloomington in 2025 and received Bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Communication from the University of Kentucky in 2019. Clinically, she enjoys working with children and caregivers who have faced adversity to improve family functioning and mental health outcomes. Her academic work has focused on the implementation of evidence-based practices into child and family serving public systems.