Dr. Amy L. Grybush

Assistant Professor

Faculty Member at Wake Forest University since July 2020

Mailing Address: WFU Department of Counseling, Box 7406, Winston-Salem, NC 27109

Email: grybusa@wfu.edu

Phone: 336-758-2320

Location: Carswell 219

Education:

Professional School Counselor Post-Graduate Certificate, UNC-Charlotte

PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision, 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, Multicultural and Social Justice Issues, Counseling Children and Adolescents, and Post-Traumatic Growth

Awards (selected):

• 2021 Second Place Graduate Student Poster Presentation, North Carolina School Counselor Association (NCSCA) Annual Conference
• 2020 Emerging Leader Award, Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling
• 2020 Research Travel Grant, UNC–Charlotte
• 2020 Research Scholarship Award, UNC–Charlotte
• 2019 Promoting Social Change Research Grant, American Counseling Association Foundation

Professional Service (selected):

• Research and Knowledge Committee Chair, North Carolina Counseling Association (NCCA), 2024-2025
• President, Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling of North Carolina (ACAC-NC), 2023-2025
• Social Media Committee Member, ACAC, 2023-2024
• President-Elect, ACAC-NC 2021-2023
• Executive Board Member-at-Large, NCCA, 2021-2022
• Board Member – Communications Trustee, ACAC-NC, 2019-2021

Teaching Responsibilities:

• CNS 352: Addiction
• CNS 771: Clinical Mental Health Counseling
• CNS 745b: CMHC Internship II

Counseling Experience:

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

Professional Licensure and Memberships (selected):

• Board Certified Tele-mental Health Provider
• Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate
• National Certified Counselor
• International Association for Resilience and Trauma Counseling (IARTC)
• Association for Play Therapy (APT)
• North Carolina School Counseling Association (NCSCA)
• American Counseling Association (ACA)
• Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision(SACES)
• Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors (ACES)
• Counselors for Social Justice (CSJ)
• International Association for Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC)
• Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling (ACAC)
• Chi Sigma Iota (CSI)

Recent Publications (Selected):

• Grybush, A. L. (2024). Under the whispering door. Chi Sigma Iota Counselors’ Bookshelf. Bibliotherapy. https://www.csi-net.org/forums/Posts.aspx?topic=1788088
• 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
• Grybush, A. L. (2020). Exploring attitudes related to trauma-informed care among teachers in rural Title I elementary schools: Implications for counselors and counselor educators. (28002535) [Doctoral dissertation, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.
• 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, 29(3), 119–130.
• 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.
• 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.
• Grybush, A. L. (2019, December). Gratitude. Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling – North Carolina, Winter, 5.
• Grybush, A. L., & Post, P. B. (2019, March). Fostering resiliency in a trauma-informed schools through child-teacher relationship training. Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling. Promoting a greater awareness, advocacy, and understanding of children and adolescents, 6,(1), 7–9.

Recent presentations (selected):

• 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).
• 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. (2023, February). What happened to you? Fostering resilience through child-centered skills. Program presented at the Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling Virtual Conference.
• 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). 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.
• Post, P. B., & Grybush, A. L. (2020). Child-Teacher Relationship Training: A Trauma-Informed Approach in Title 1 Schools. Association for Play Therapy, Virtual Conference.
• Grybush, A. L. (2020). The Basics of Child-Teacher Relationship Training. Program presented at the North Carolina Counseling Association, Charlotte, NC.
• Grybush, A. L. & Post, P. B. (2020). Trauma-Informed Care: Addressing the Needs of Children Through Child-Centered Values. Program presented at the North Carolina Counseling Association, Charlotte, NC.
• Post, P., & Grybush, A. L. (2020). Child-Teacher Relationship Training: Does it Work in a High Poverty School? Program presented at the North Carolina Counseling Association, Charlotte, NC.
• Post, P. B., & Grybush, A. L. (2019). Fostering Resiliency for Marginalized Students: Training Teachers to use Play Therapy Skills in the Classroom. Program presented at the Association for Play Therapy, Dallas, TX.
• Grybush, A. L. & Elmadani, A. (2019). A Child-Centered Approach to Increasing Children’s Self-Control. Program presented at the North Carolina School Counselor Association, Charlotte, NC.
• Grybush, A. L., & Blanchard, R. (2019). It’s No Game – A Practical Exploration of the Impact of Trauma on the Developing Brain. Program presented at the North Carolina Counseling Association, Durham, NC.
• Post, P., Grybush, A. L., & Elmadani, A. (2019) Fostering Resiliency in Trauma-Informed School Counseling through Child-Teacher Relationship Training. Program presented at the North Carolina Counseling Association, Durham, NC.

Personal:

I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling, running, camping, and the occasional RPG. In down time, you’ll likely find me curled up with my rescue dog, Rigby, a book, and a cup of strong, black coffee (or maybe binge-watching sci-fi).