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Amber Moss 

Clinical Assistant Professor & Undergraduate Course Coordinator.

Amber Moss

Phone

(352) 273-4339

Email

ambermoss@ufl.edu

Address

1616 Norman Hall PO Box 117049 Gainesville FL 32611

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About

Dr. Amber Moss is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Florida. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, National Certified Counselor, and a Qualified Supervisor for Registered Mental Health Counseling Interns in Florida. She has years of experience providing mental health counseling treatment for children, adults, and families, to address an array of clinical needs. Much of her clinical work experience has focused on providing treatment for survivors of trauma. Dr. Moss also has experience providing specialized clinical family services, parenting assessments, parent-child observation, therapeutic visitation, and reunification. Her current research interests include topics of trauma, resilience, and post-traumatic growth (PTG). She is also interested in research on mindfulness and self-compassion among developing and practicing counselors in fostering resilience and career longevity. As a counselor educator, she hopes to inspire an interest in personal wellness and to promote student compassion, connection, and empathy for themselves and others.

Affiliations

  • School of Human Development and Organizational Studies in Education

Research Interests

Child Abuse and Neglect, Child and Adolescent, Counseling Issues, Couples and Families, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Resilience, Stress / Coping, Therapeutic Relationship, Trauma

Education

  • Ph.D. in Counseling and Counselor Education, 2022, University of Florida
  • M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, 2012, Stetson University
  • B.S. in Biology, 2009, Stetson University
  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor (2015-present)
  • National Certified Counselor (2016-present)
  • Florida Qualified Supervisor for Registered Mental Health Counseling Interns (2019-present)

Professional Appointments

  • Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International, Excellence in Counseling Research Grants Review Panel, Grant Reviewer, 2019
  • Journal of Teaching of Psychology, Manuscript Peer Reviewer, 2019
  • American Counseling Association (ACA), Member
  • Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES), Member
  • Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES), Member
  • International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC), Member
  • International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC), Member

Selected Publications

Presentations
  • Seon, Y., & Moss, A. (2022). Building Personal Resources Against Bullying Based on the Broaden-and-Build Theory. American Counseling Association (ACA) Conference 2022, Atlanta, GA.
  • Seon, Y., & Moss, A. (2022). Helping Bullied Adolescents: The Importance of Belonging, Self-Efficacy, and Meaning. American Counseling Association (ACA) Conference 2022, Atlanta, GA.
  • Moss, A. (2020). Career and Licensure Information. Invited Guest Speaker and Panel Member, Chi Sigma Iota Beta Chapter, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
  • Schuermann, H., Moss, A., & Sweet, T. (2021). Poster presentation at the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) Conference 2021, Atlanta, GA.
  • Moss, A. (2020). Becoming a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Florida. Invited Guest Speaker of Zoom delivered lecture for graduate counseling students in a Practicum Group Supervision Course at the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
  • Swank, J. M., Moss, A., & Bell, M. M. (2019). All you Need is Wifi: Utilizing technology and apps in counseling children and adolescents. Presented at the Association for Creativity in Counseling Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL.
  • Swank, J. M., Moss, A., & Bell, M. M. (2019). Gameplay: A play therapy technique for counseling children and adolescents. Presented at the Association for Creativity in Counseling Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL.
  • Moss, A. (2019). Invited Panel Member for MHS 6466 Trauma & Crisis Intervention course, University of Florida.
Other Publications
  • Moss, A., Swank, J. M., & Schuermann, H. (2021). Developing an Online Psychological Trauma Education Course for College Students. Teaching of psychology. https://doi.org/10.1177/00986283211042274
  • Woehler, E., Moss, A., Perez, J. Aleman, R., Seon, Y, & Bell, M. M. (2021). Preparing for Strong Therapeutic Relationships: Creativity in Addictions Counselor Education. Journal of creativity in mental health. https://doi.org/10.1080/15401383.2021.1921647