Elizabeth Crunk-Sikhuashvili

Dr. Crunk-Sikhaushvili is a researcher, practitioner, and educator in Washington, D.C., where she maintains an active grief therapy practice. She holds an academic appointment as a Courtesy Assistant Professor at the George Washington University, where she conducts research and teaches and supervises counselors-in-training. She holds a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the University of Memphis and a PhD in Counselor Education from the University of Central Florida. Clinically, she specializes in working with adults who are grieving the loss of a loved one, particularly those who are struggling to adapt to their loss. Her research focuses on grief coping, complicated grief, psychometrics and scale development, and psychotherapeutic processes. Dr. Crunk-Sikhuashvili has published articles, empirical papers, and novel assessment tools in peer-reviewed journals. A major research interest of hers is grief coping, including specific grief coping strategies, as well as factors that might facilitate or hinder adaptive coping following the loss of a loved one. She led the development and validation of the Coping Assessment for Bereavement and Loss Experiences (CABLE), a brief instrument that is designed to assess constructive strategies that bereaved individuals might employ to cope with their grief. She is a frequent conference presenter and has presented over 70 workshops, presentations, and webinars on grief and counselor education nationally and internationally. Dr. Crunk-Sikhuashvili is the Immediate Past President of the European Branch of the American Counseling Association and is dedicated to promoting grief education and bereavement support around the globe.