Dr. Sarah Moore

Assistant Teaching Professor

Faculty Member at Wake Forest University since July 2018

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

Email: mooresa@wfu.edu

Office phone: 336-758-3722

Location: Carswell 222

Education:

Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision, UNC Charlotte

School Counselor Licensure Eligible, UNC Charlotte

M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, UNC Charlotte

B.A. in Psychology, Appalachian State University

Research Interests:

Play Therapy, Parent Training, supervision, poverty, multicultural issues and trauma.

Awards (selected):

• The Jane E Myers Wellness Counseling Award, 2024
• Devoted Service Award, NC Counseling Association, 2017
• Devoted Service Award, Association of Child and Adolescent Counselors in NC, 2017
• NC Counseling Association Ella Stephens Barret Award for Distinguished Service, 2015
• IAAOC Graduate Student Scholarship, 2009
• ACA Inaugural Robert Rencken Emerging Professional Leader Award, 2007
• NCCA Creativity/Innovation in Counseling Award, February 2007
• Roy Anderson Award, 2007 (most prestigious award given by NCCDA)
• Starnes Award ($1000.00, outstanding staff contributions – Pfeiffer University)
• 9 Who Care Award – WSOC Channel 9
• Governor’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service
• New Professional Award for NCCDA
• Chi Sigma Iota Honorary Society
• NCDA Inaugural Leadership Academy

Counseling and Teaching Experience:

• Assistant Teaching Professor, July 2022- present
• Visiting Assistant Professor, July 2019- June 2022
• Adjunct Faculty, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 2018-2019
• Adjunct Faculty, Capella University, 2018-2019
• Adjunct Faculty, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, 2015-2018
• Adjunct Faculty, UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2017
• Outpatient Therapist, Monarch, Albemarle, NC, 2014-2015, 2018-2019
• Clinical Coordinator/Site Supervisor, Center for Behavioral Health and Wellness, NC A & T University, 2017-2018
• Outpatient Therapist, New Directions Psychiatric Services, Albemarle, NC, 2011-2012
• Grief Counselor, Hospice of Cabarrus County, 2006- 2007
• Career Center Director/Career and Personal Counselor, Pfeiffer University, 1997- 2006
• Human Services Clinician, Daymark Recovery Services, 2005- 2007

Certifications and Licenses:

• Completed TF-CBT training, 2018
• Completed EMDR training, 2022
• Completed Initial Koru Mindfulness Certification, May 2024
• Completed Equity and Inclusion Faculty Learning Community May 2024
• Completed Disability Studies Across the Curriculum Faculty Learning Community, August 2024
• Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (LCMHC-S) in North Carolina
• Registered Play Therapist Supervisor (RPT-S)
• Graduate Certificate, Play Therapy
• School Counselor Licensure Eligible

Professional Membership:

• American Counseling Association
• North Carolina Counseling Association
• Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling – North Carolina
• North Carolina Association for Play Therapy
• North Carolina Association for Counselor Education and Supervision
• North Carolina Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development
• Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Issues in Counseling
• International Association for Play Therapy
• Chi Sigma Iota National Honorary Society
• Mu Tau Beta Honorary Society at UNCC

Departmental Service (selected):

• Co-Advisor, Pi Alpha Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota Honorary Society, July 2023 – present
• Offered Koru Mindfulness to online clinical students, June 2023 – present
• Offered Brain Architecture Game to online clinical students, 2022- present
• Member, Clinical Committee, 2019-Present
• Member, Spring Seminar Committee, 2019-2020
• Offered presentation on play therapy for students, October 2020
• Member, Green Team, 2020-Present

Recent Presentations (selected):

• Moore, S. (March 2023). Supervision Can Be Fun: Integrating Play Therapy and Experiential Arts into Supervision and Mindfulness in Supervision, North Carolina Play Therapy Association.
• Brooks-Livingston, A. & Moore, S. (February 2022). Crossroads of Power: Addressing Power in Supervision Through the Lens of Intersectionality of Identities, North Carolina Counseling Association, Virtual Conference.
• Abb, M. & Moore, S. (February 2022). Interactive Way to Teach Community Members, Students, Parents, and Counselors About the Impact of Trauma, North Carolina Counseling Association, Virtual Conference.
• Abb, M., Moody, L. & Moore, S. (February 2022). NCE or NCMHCE…You got this!, North Carolina Counseling Association, Virtual Conference.
• Moore, Sarah, Abb, M., & Moody, L. (February 2021). Stronger Supervision, Stronger Clinicians, Stronger Profession, North Carolina Counseling Association, Virtual Conference.
• Moore, S. (2019, February). Multicultural supervision: From both sides of the desk. North Carolina Counseling Association, Durham, NC.
• Moore, S., & Proctor, M. (2019, February). Psychotropic medication use in children and adolescents. North Carolina Counseling Association, Durham, NC.
• Kascsak, T., & Moore, S. (2018, October). The use of CCPT as a trauma-informed approach. Licensed Professional Counselors Association of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC.
• Moore, S. (2018, February). Two session parent training based on child centered play therapy as compared to CPRT. North Carolina Counseling Association, Durham, NC.
• Moore, S. (February 2018). Serving children with disabilities with a focus on spina bifida, dialysis and organ transplant. North Carolina Counseling Association, Durham, NC.

Publications (selected):

• Moore, S. (2014). Two-session child parent relationship training with parents of children diagnosed with ADHD. (Doctoral Dissertation). ProQuest.
• Brack, G., Lassiter, P., Hill, M., & Moore, S. (2008). Ecosystemic complexity theory of conflict: Understanding the fog of conflict. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education, and Development, 50(1), 3-15.
• Moore, S. (2008). Utilizing stoic philosophy to improve cognitive behavioral therapy. North Carolina Counseling Association Journal, 1, 30-36.

Personal:

My husband, Marc, and I have three children—Lilley, Rose and Henry. With a 13-year age gap between our youngest and oldest, we stay busy in a variety of activities and developmental stages. When I have a spare moment, I love to play tennis and read. We recently moved to High Rock Lake in Davidson County, NC, and enjoy spending time swimming, canoeing, and other water activities.

Upon completing my Ph.D., I taught as a post-doc for several years at local public university programs while continuing to work in community mental health and, finally transitioning to full-time teaching at WFU. I have been an LPC since 2003 and have worked in community agencies, Hospice, higher education Career Services and as an independent contractor. I do LPC supervision with several recent grads and love to support new professionals as they continue to grow.

I am passionate about counseling and advocacy and hope to share that passion with you.