Amber L. Pope William & Mary School of Education, USA

Amber L. Pope, PhD, LPC, LMHC is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education and the Relationship, Marriage, and Family Counseling Area Lead at William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. She earned her graduate degrees in Counselor Education and Supervision at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Currently, she is the President for the Association of Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness and the Supervision Representative for the Virginia Association of Counselor Education and Supervision. She also serves on the editorial boards for the Journal of LGBTQ Issues in Counseling and the Journal of Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness. Dr. Pope’s research interests focus on culturally sustaining counselor education and supervision, primarily improving training in LGBTQ+ affirmative counseling and sexuality counseling. She has over 25 peer-reviewed publications, and her previous books include LGBTQ+ Affirmative Counseling: An Evidenced Based Guide for Student and Practitioners and Diagnosis and Treatment Planning Skills: A Popular Culture Casebook Approach (3rd ed.). Dr. Pope’s clinical expertise is in relationship and family counseling, sexuality counseling, and LGBTQ+ affirming counseling. She has received advanced training in Emotionally Focused Therapy and Emotionally Focused Family Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and trauma-informed counseling approaches. She lives in Williamsburg, Virginia with her husband and dog.