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Mailing Address: c/o Wake Forest University, PO Box 7406, Winston Salem, NC 27109

Email: grybusa@wfu.edu

Education:

• PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision, UNC Charlotte
• School Counseling Certificate, UNC Charlotte
• MA in Counseling, Wake Forest University
• BA in Psychology, Queens University of Charlotte

Research and Special Interests:

• Trauma and Resilience
• Trauma-Informed Care
• Post-Traumatic Growth
• Addiction Counseling
• Children and Adolescents
• Multicultural and Social Justice Issues

Awards (selected):

2020 Emerging Leader – Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling

Professional Service (selected):

North Carolina Counseling Association (NCCA)

• 2024-2025 Research and Knowledge Committee Chair
• 2021-2022 Executive Board Member-at-Large

Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling of North Carolina (ACAC-NC)

• 2023 – 2025 President
• 2021 – 2023 President-Elect
• 2019 – 2021 Board Member – Communications Trustee

Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling (ACAC)

• 2023-2024 Social Media Committee
• 2021-2023 Social Media Committee Chairperson

Teaching Responsibilities:

• CNS 771: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• CNS 765: Addiction Counseling
• CNS 790: Professional Identity Capstone
• CNS 352: Addiction Counseling (undergraduate HHS minor)

Counseling Experience:

• Part-time Private Practitioner, Charlotte, NC, 2017 — present
• Hospice/Grief Counselor Charlotte, NC, 2017— 2018
• Clinical Addictions Counselor, Charlotte, NC, 2016 — 2017

Professional Licensure and Memberships (selected):

• Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (NC)
• Licensed Educator (School Counselor, NC)
• National Certified Counselor
• American Counseling Association
• Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors
• International Association for Addictions and Offender Counselors
• Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling
• Counselors for Social Justice
• Chi Sigma Iota

Recent Publications (Selected):

• Post, P. B., Grybush, A. L., García, M. A., & Flowers, C. (2022). Child–teacher relationship training exclusively in the classroom: Impact on teacher attitudes and behaviors. International Journal of Play Therapy, 31(2), 97–106. https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000173
• Elmadani, A., Opiola, K. K., Grybush, A. L., & Alston, D. M. (2022). Exploring the experiences of elementary teachers after completing Child-Teacher Relationship Training (CTRT): Implications for teaching in diverse school settings. International Journal of Play Therapy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000163
• Post, P. B., Grybush, A. L., Flowers, C., & Elmadani, A. (2020). Impact of child-teacher relationship training on teacher attitudes and classroom behaviors. International Journal of Play Therapy. doi:10.1037/pla0000118
• Post, P. B., Grybush, A. L., Elmadani, A., & Lockhart, C. E. (2020). Fostering resilience in classrooms through child–teacher relationship training. International Journal of Play Therapy, 29(1), 9-19. doi:10.1037/pla0000107
• Post, P. B., Phipps, C. B., Camp, A., & Grybush, A. L. (2019). Effectiveness of child-centered play therapy among marginalized children. International Journal of Play Therapy, 28(2), 88–97. doi:10.1037/pla0000096

Recent presentations (selected):

• Grybush A. L., Stoupas, G., & Clarke, P. B. (2024, November). Small talk big change: Decreasing addiction stigma through a brief curricular approach. Program presented at Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES), Dallas, TX.
• Johnson, D., Ivers, N., & Grybush, A. L. (2024, November). Enhancing Diagnosis training with the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology. Program presented at Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES), Dallas, TX.
• Grybush A. L. Stoupas, G., & Clarke, P. B. (2024, June). Changing the way we talk about addiction and recovery. Program presented at the Association for Humanistic Counseling Annual Conference (virtual).
• Stoupas, G. & Grybush, A. L. (2024, May). No Second-class clients: Ethical practice with people who use substances. Program presented at the McLeod Institute on Addiction, Charlotte, NC.
• Grybush, A. L., Stoupas, G., & Clarke, P. B. (2024, April). A quiet grief: An investigation of addiction counselors’ experiences of client loss. Program presented at the IAAOC Research Consortium at the American Counseling Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• Grybush, A. L. & Stoupas, G. (2024, February). Words have power: Changing the way we talk about addiction and recovery. Program presented at the North Carolina Counseling Association Conference, Greensboro, NC.
• Post, P. B. & Grybush, A. L. (2023, February). School counselors as leaders in trauma-informed interventions: Changing teachers’ classroom behaviors through child-teacher relationship training (CTRT). Program presented at the North Carolina Counseling Association Conference, Durham, NC.
• Grybush. A. L. & Stoilovic, I. (2023, February). Let’s Play! “Building” Resilient Kids. A Practical Exploration of the Impact of Trauma on the Developing Brain. Program presented at the North Carolina Counseling Association Conference, Durham, NC.
• Grybush, A. L. (2023, February). What happened to you? Fostering resilience through child-centered skills. Program presented at the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling Virtual Conference.
• Grybush, A. L. (2023, January). Child-Centered Play Therapy: Impact of Trauma on the Developing Brain & Child-Teacher Relationship Training (CTRT). Full day conference (6 CEUs) presented at the Multicultural Play Therapy Center at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
• Grybush, A. L. (2023, January). What happened to you? Understanding the impact of early childhood adversity and ways to foster resilience. Program presented as a webinar through the International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling (IARTC) Webinar Series.
• Montague, K. & Grybush A. L. (2023, January). Where are we now? New professional counselors’ crisis preparation and experiences. Program presented at the Law and Ethics in Counseling Annual Conference (virtual).
• Grybush, A. L. (2022, October). School counselors as leaders in trauma-informed interventions: Changing teachers’ classroom behaviors through child-teacher relationship training (CTRT). Program presented at the American Counseling Association Virtual Conference.
• Grybush, A. L. (2022, June). ACEs Too High: Child-Centered Play Therapy as the Card Up Your Sleeve. Program presented at the Multicultural Play Therapy Center at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC.
• Grybush, A. L. (2022, May). Fostering Resilience via Classroom Relationships. Program presented at Association for Humanistic Counseling, Nashville, TN.
• Grybush, A. L. (2022, May ). Child-Centered Play Therapy; A Culturally Sensitive Approach. Program presented as a webinar through the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling (ACAC) Webinar Series.

Personal:

I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling, running, camping, and the occasional RPG. Favorite things include: coffee, naps, my dog, going to the gym with my son, and watching my granddaughter’s AAU gymnastic competitions.