Robert Holaway, Ph.D.


Robert Holaway, Ph.D.

Dr. Holaway (PSY22248) is Co-Founder and Executive Director of PAG. He received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Temple University, where he trained with Dr. Richard Heimberg at the Adult Anxiety Clinic of Temple (AACT). During his graduate studies, he received training in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders, worked as a clinician on several research studies funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health, and authored numerous scholarly papers on the assessment and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and anxiety-related disorders. In addition to his work at AACT, Dr. Holaway also trained at the Anxiety and Agoraphobia Treatment Center under the mentorship of Dr. Jonathan Grayson; there he received training in exposure-based therapies for phobias and exposure and response prevention (ERP) for OCD. He later completed internship training at the VA Palo Alto Heath Care System, followed by his postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University’s School of Medicine. 

Dr. Holaway was previously a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, was the attending psychologist in the Stanford Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Program, and served for several years as Co-Associate Director of Clinical Training in the PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium. Over the past 15 years, Dr. Holaway has provided training and supervision in cognitive and behavioral interventions to hundreds of graduate students, psychiatry residents, and psychology postdoctoral fellows.

At PAG, Dr. Holaway maintains a very small caseload that is dedicated to individuals with OCD and anxiety-related disorders utilizing ERP, CBT, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. In his private consulting practice, he utilizes scientifically-based approaches to help executive clients increase confidence and overall well-being by better managing stress, anxiety, interpersonal effectiveness, and work-life balance.

Selected Publications

Cordell, E., & Holaway, R.M. (2020). Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. In L.T. Benuto, F.R.  Gonzalez, & J. Singer (Eds.) Handbook for Cultural Factors in Behavioral Health: A Guide for the Helping Professional. Springer International Publishing.

Cornacchio, D., Sanchez, A.L., Coxe, S., Roy, A.K., Pincus, D.B., Read, K.L., Holaway, R.M., Kendall, P.C., & Comer, J.S. (2018). Factor structure of the intolerance of uncertainty scale for children. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 53, 100-107.

Aboujaoude, E., & Holaway, R.M. (2014). Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. In L.W. Roberts & A. Louie (Eds.), Study Guide to DSM-5. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Publishing.

Stern, M.R., Nota, J.A., Heimberg, R.G., Holaway, R.M., & Coles, M.E. (2014). An initial examination of emotion regulation and obsessive compulsive symptoms. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 3, 109-114.

Coleman, S.L., Pieterefesa, A.S., Holaway, R.M., Coles, M.E., & Heimberg, R.G (2011). Content and correlates of checking related to symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 25, 293-301.

Rodebaugh, T.L., Holaway, R.M., Heimberg, R.G. (2008). The factor structure and dimensional scoring of the generalized anxiety disorder questionnaire for DSM-IV. Assessment, 15, 343-350.

Heimberg, R.G., & Holaway, R.M. (2007). An examination of the known-groups validity of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale. Depression and Anxiety, 24, 447-454.

Mennin, D.S., Holaway, R.M., Fresco, D.M., Moore, M.T., & Heimberg, R.G. (2007). Delineating components of emotion  and its dysregulation in anxiety and mood psychopathology. BehaviorTherapy, 38, 284-302.

Taylor, S., Zvolensky, M.J., Cox, B.J., Deacon, B., Heimberg, R.G., Roth Ledley, D., Abramowitz, J.S., Holaway, R.M., Sandin, B., Stewart, S.H., Coles, M.E., Eng, W., Scott, E., Arrindell, W.A., Bouvard, M., & Cardenas, S.J.(2007). Robust dimensions of anxiety sensitivity: Development and initial validation of the Anxiety SensitivityIndex-3. Psychological Assessment, 19, 176-188.

Holaway, R.M., Heimberg, R.G., & Coles, M.E. (2006). A comparison of intolerance of uncertainty in analogue generalized anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 20, 157-173.

Holaway, R.M., Rodebaugh, T.L., & Heimberg, R.G. (2006). The epidemiology of worry and generalized anxiety disorder. In G.C.L. Davey & A. Wells (Eds.) Worry and its Psychological Disorders: Theory, Assessment &Treatment (pp. 3-20). London: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Holaway, R.M., & Heimberg, R.G. (2004). Cognitive-behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder: A treatment review. In B. Bandelow & D.J. Stein (Eds.), Social Anxiety Disorder (pp. 235-250). New York: MarcelDekker, Inc.

Rodebaugh, T.L., Holaway, R.M., & Heimberg, R.G. (2004). The treatment of social anxiety disorder. Clinical Psychology Review, 24, 883-908.

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