Dr. Amy L. Grybush

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.