Amber Pope

Profile

Dr. Pope is an Assistant Professor in the Counselor Education program at William & Mary and area lead for the Couples, Marriage, and Family concentration. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Virginia, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida, and an approved supervisor for counselors seeking LPC and LMFT licensure in both states.

Dr. Pope specializes in the areas of couples and relationship counseling, sexuality concerns, gender and sexuality development, LGBTQ-affirmative counseling, and culturally responsive counselor preparation. She is trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and utilizes third wave cognitive behavioral and interpersonal process techniques in therapy. An area of developing interest for Dr. Pope is the use of technology and virtual reality in counselor training.

Dr. Pope has 20+ publications in the areas of LGBTQ-affirming counseling, same gender intimate relationships, mental health counselor training, and clinical supervision. She is an active member of professional organizations, including the Association of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness (ACSSW) and Society for Sexual, Affectional, Intersex, and Gender Expansive Identities (SAIGE). She currently serves on the editorial boards for the Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling and the Journal for Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness.

Education

Ph.D. in Counseling & Counselor Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2010

M.S. in Community Counseling, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2007

B.A. in Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2005

Activities and Honors

President-elect, Association of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness (2024 - present)

Teaching with Technology Award, Old Dominion University (2022)

Appointed Chair, Association of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness Research & Scholarship Committee (2022 - 2024)

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Counseling Sexology & Sexual Wellness (2022 - present)

Teaching Innovation & Excellence Award, Old Dominion University Darden College of Education & Professional Studies (2021)

Editorial Board Member, Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling (2012 - present)

Selected Publications

Pope, A. L., St. Germain-Sehr, N., Augustine, B., St. Germain-Sehr, A., Lexumé, T., Moe, J., Snowden-Gregg, S., & Jackson, T. (2024). Developing an asynchronous LGBTQ+ affirming counseling training: A mixed methods study. Counselor Education & Supervision. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1002/ceas.12317

Moe, J., Pope, A. L., Perara, D., & Sparkman-Key, N. (Eds.) (2024). LGBTQ affirmative counseling: An evidence-based guide for students and practitioners. Cambridge University Press.

Pope, A. L., & Hilliard, C. (2024). Promoting counselor trainees’ clinical skill development using virtual reality simulations. Teaching & Supervision in Counseling, 6(1), Article 7. DOI: 10.7290/tsc06N72r

Schwitzer, A., Pope, A. L., & Rubin, L. (2024). Diagnosis & treatment planning skills: A popular culture casebook approach (3rd ed.). Sage.

Moe, J., Pope, A. L., Dominguez, V., & Kemer, G. (2022). The influence of teaching philosophy on coverage of LGBTQ affirmative therapy in counseling courses. Counselor Education & Supervision, 61, 322-334. DOI: 10.1002/ceas.12247

Pope, A. L., Sunal, Z., Gantt, A., Zimmerman, B., Wolf, A., Nuosce, M., & Arajuo, L. (2021). A qualitative examination of bi/multilingual counselor training & experiences. Journal of Counseling & Development, 100, 27-38. DOI: 10.1002/jcad.12407

Ummak, E., Demirtas, E., Pope, A. L., & Moe, J. (2021). The influence of internalized heterosexism on life satisfaction: Comparing sexual minority women in Belgium and Turkey. Current Psychology. Advance online publication. DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-02068-w

Murray, C. E., Pope, A. L., & Willis, B. (2017). Sexuality counseling: Research, theory, and practice. Sage.

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