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About Dr. Elizabeth

Grief and Loss Coach

Education and Training

​Education

  • PhD, Counselor Education, University of Central Florida

  • Graduate Certificate in Advanced Quantitative Methodologies, University of Central Florida

  • M.S., Clinical Mental Health Counseling, The University of Memphis

  • B.A., Psychology (Major), French (Minor), The University of Memphis

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Certification​

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

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Additional Trainings

  • Complicated Grief Treatment -- Level 1 Training, The Center for Prolonged Grief at Columbia University, New York, NY

  • Coherence Therapy Intermediate Intensive Training -- Coherence Psychology Institute, New York, NY

  • Coherent Narratology and Coherent Narrative Therapy by Gail Noppe-Brandon, LCSW, MA, MPA

  • Essential Elements of Experiential Therapy by Tori Olds, PhD

Elizabeth Crunk, PhD, Grief Coach

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.

 

Representative examples of my scholarship 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.

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  • Gonzalez, J., Crunk, A. E., Barden, S. M., Harris, S., & Belser, C. (2020). A preliminary longitudinal study of multicultural competence in counselor education. Journal of Counseling & Development, 98(3), 308-318.

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  • 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.

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  • 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

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  • 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

Teaching and Leadership

As a former Assistant Professor of Counseling and Human Development at The George Washington University in Washington, DC, I have taught the following courses to master's- and doctoral-level students who are training to become counselors:

  • 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

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As a Past President of the European Branch of the American Counseling Association (EB-ACA), I am committed to promoting the counseling profession globally and to supporting counselors and clients around the world.

Note: Coaching and coaching consultations are not substitutes for counseling, psychotherapy, or any other form of mental healthcare or other professional advice by legal, medical, or other qualified professionals. I am not yet a licensed mental health provider and I do not currently hold professional licensure of any kind. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, contact 988 or your local emergency services.

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