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Mailing Address: Department of Counseling, Box 7406, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109

Email address: stoupasg@wfu.edu

Office phone: 336-758-2321

Location: Carswell 224

Education:

• Ph.D. in Counselor Education, Florida Atlantic University, 2016
• M.S. in Mental Health Counseling, Nova Southeastern University, 2011
• B.A. in Political Science & Classical Studies, University of Florida, 2005

Research Interests:

• Addiction/substance use counseling; harm reduction; recovery identity development; spirituality; couples and family counseling; counselor beliefs/attitudes about addiction; attachment.

Awards (selected):

• Stewart Distinguished Teaching Award, Palm Beach State College, 2018

Counseling Experience:

• I have worked in a variety of clinical settings, including traditional substance use disorder treatment facilities, halfway houses, outreach centers for people who are unhoused, syringe services programs, and my own private practice. Most of my counseling experiences have centered around substance addiction, particularly from a family systems and harm reduction perspective. I also have a lot of experience and training in couples counseling, and am certified in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).

Certifications and Licenses:

• Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC), North Carolina Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
• Florida Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), Florida Qualified Supervisor (QS), Florida – MHC Interns
• Master Certified Addiction Professional (MCAP), Florida Certified in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

Professional Membership:

• American Counseling Association (ACA)
• American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)
• Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) International Association of Addictions and Offender
• Counselors (IAAOC) International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)

Service (selected):

• President-Elect, Intl. Assoc. of Addiction & Offender Counselors (IAAOC), 2024-25
• Editorial Board, Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling (JAOC), 2024-present
• Editorial Board, American Journal of Family Therapy, 2016 – present Board Member & Past President, Rebel
• Recovery Florida, 2017 – 2020 Member, Behavioral Health Advisory Council, Florida Certification Board, 2017-2022
• Faculty Co-Chair, Palm Beach State College Institutional Review Board (IRB), 2016-21 Member, IAAOC Legislative and Advocacy Committee, 2016 – 2018

Recent Presentations (selected):

• Stoupas, G. & Grybush, A.L. (2024) No second-class clients: Ethical practice with people who use substances. Invited 3-hour training session for the Dr. Jonnie H. McLeod Institute on Addiction, University of North Carolina – Charlotte.
• Grybush, A.L., Stoupas, G., & Clarke, P.B. (2024). Words have power: Changing the way we talk about addiction and recovery. Presentation for the Association for Humanistic Counseling (AHC) online conference.
• Stoupas, G. & Ahmed, S. (2024). Come as you are: The harm reduction approach to addictions counseling. Education session for the American Mental Health Counselor’s Association (AMHCA) national conference in Charlotte, NC.
• Stoupas, G., Grybush, A.L., & Clarke, P. (2024). A quiet grief: An investigation of addiction counselors’ experiences with client loss. Poster presentation for the IAAOC Research Consortium at the American Counseling Association’s National Conference in New Orleans, LA.
• Grybush, A.L. & Stoupas, G. (2024). Words have power: Changing the way we talk about addiction and recovery. Presentation for the North Carolina Counseling Association (NCCA) state conference. Greensboro, NC.
• Park, Y., Stoupas, G., Hymes, A., Gorritz, G., Beck, K., & Wynn, T. (2023). Refocusing the scope of clinical practice for ethical addictions counseling and supervision: Implications for social justice in addictions. Panel discussion for the American Mental Health Counselor’s Association (AMHCA) national conference in New Orleans, LA.
• Stoupas, G. (2023). Communitycollege addiction studies students’ beliefs about addiction: Implications for counselor educators. Poster presentation for the IAAOC Research Consortium at the American Counseling Association’s National Conference in Toronto, Canada
• Stoupas, G. (2018). Opioid Overdose Prevention & Naloxone (Narcan) Training. Workshop for students, faculty, and staff at Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth, FL. Stoupas, G., Cade, R., Page, K., Chasek, C., & Stare, B. (2017). Removing Stigma from Addiction: Language as Advocacy for the Counseling Profession. Webinar presented to members of the International Association for Addiction and Offender Counselors (IAAOC).

Personal:

I enjoy painting and visual art, geeky science fiction and fantasy, going to punk rock shows, and exploring the woods with my partner, Amber, and our two young children, Stella and Sid. We have a very lively home with two dogs, two cats, a flock of chickens, a turtle, and a few beehives.