About | Dr. Elizabeth Crunk, Ph.D., Counseling & Psychotherapy

Education

Ph.D., Counselor Education, University of Central Florida (CACREP accredited)
Graduate Certificate in Advanced Quantitative Methodologies, University of Central Florida
M.S., Clinical Mental Health Counseling, The University of Memphis (CACREP accredited)
B.A. Psychology (Major), French (Minor), The University of Memphis

Certification

National Certified Counselor (NCC; 340840), National Board for Certified Counselors

Additional Training

Complicated Grief Treatment -- Level 1 Training, the Center for Complicated Grief at Columbia University, New York, New York
Coherence Therapy Intermediate Intensive Training -- Coherence Psychology Institute, New York, New York
Coherent Narratology and Coherent Narrative Therapy -- Virtual workshop conducted by Gail Noppe-Brandon, LCSW, MA, MPA, New York, New York
Essential Elements of Experiential Therapy with Dr. Tori Olds -- includes training in therapies that support transformational change through memory reconsolidation, such as Internal Family Systems (IFS), Coherence Therapy, and Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)

Research

My research bears on issues of grief, loss, death, and dying, with a particular focus on complicated grief and understanding the strategies we employ to cope with grief following the death of a loved one. My published works appear in scholarly, peer-reviewed journals in the fields of counseling and psychology. Examples of my representative scholarship (in print, in press, or in review) include the following:

Crunk, A. E., Burke, L. A., Neimeyer, R. A., Robinson, E. H., & Bai, H. (2019). The Coping Assessment for Bereavement and Loss Experiences (CABLE): Development and initial validation. Death Studies, 1-15.
Gonzalez, J., Crunk, A. E., Barden, S. M., Harris, S., & Belser, C. (in press). A preliminary longitudinal study of multicultural competence in counselor education. Journal of Counseling & Development.
Burke, L. A., Crunk, A. E., Neimeyer, R. A., & Bai, H. (2019). Inventory of Complicated Spiritual Grief 2.0 (ICSG 2.0): Validation of a revised measure of spiritual distress in bereavement. Death Studies, 1-17.
Crunk, A. E., Burke, L. A., & Robinson, E. H. (2017). Complicated grief: An evolving theoretical landscape. Journal of Counseling & Development, 95, 225-232. DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2014.00000.x
Bonin, E. P., Neimeyer, R. A., Alves, D., Smigelsky, M., & Crunk, A. E. (2016). Innovative moments in humanistic therapy I: Process and outcome of eminent psychotherapists working with bereaved clients. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 00(00), 1-29. DOI: 10.1080/10720537.2015.1118712

Consulting and Speaking Engagements

I have presented nearly 70 presentations or workshops on grief and loss and issues in counseling and education at local, national, and international conferences and professional meetings. I am available to consult, present, or teach on diverse issues related to grief, loss, bereavement, and non-death loss. Please contact me for a free phone consultation to discuss a rate that suits your consulting needs.

Prior speaking engagements include the following:

Crunk, A. E. (2019, September). Prolonged grief disorder: International implications for diagnosis, treatment, and training. Session presented at the European Branch of the American Counseling Association (EB-ACA) Conference in Vienna, Austria.
Crunk, A. E. (2019, June). The Coping Assessment for Bereavement and Loss Experiences (CABLE): Development and validation of a new scale for assessing grief coping strategies. Invited webinar presented for the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC).
Crunk, A. E., Burke, L. A., & Neimeyer, R. A., & Moh, Y. (2019, April). Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) as a risk factor for complicated grief. Session presented at the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Crunk, A. E. (2018, October). Love and loss: Incorporating attachment theory into grief counseling. Session presented at the European Branch of the American Counseling Association (EB-ACA) Conference in Athens, Greece.
Crunk, A. E. (2018, May). The Coping Assessment for Bereavement and Loss Experiences (CABLE): Introduction and implications for using assessment in grief counseling. Paper session presented at the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Annual Conference in London, England.
Crunk, A. E. (2018, May). Bereavement and complicated grief: Developments in an evolving clinical landscape. One-day learning institute presented for the European Branch of the American Counseling Association (EB-ACA) in Florence, Italy.

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Teaching and Leadership

As a counselor educator, I have experience teaching master's- and doctoral-level students who are training to become counselors. I have taught the following courses:

Grief and Loss Counseling
Counseling Skills
Practicum I & II
Individual Assessment in Counseling
Group Counseling
Lifespan Human Development
Adult Development and Aging
Leadership and Advocacy in Counseling
Foundations of Play Therapy and Expressive Arts

I am a Past President of the European Branch of the American Counseling Association (EB-ACA) and am passionate about promoting the field of counseling and supporting counselors living and working around the globe.

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