Sarah Stauffer, Ph.D., NCC, NCSC

Biography

Sarah Stauffer is a counselor and counselor educator from the United States who moved to Switzerland in 2006. She received her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Practice and her Ed.S. in School Counseling from Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA and her M.A. in Counseling and B.A. in Psychology from West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV (USA). Her areas of specialization include counselor education, school counseling, group counseling, play therapy, trauma treatment, and treating children, adolescents, and their parents.

Professional Experience

Sarah has taught undergraduate and graduate-level courses in Psychology and Counseling at West Virginia University and Georgia State University, and now teaches at Webster University-Geneva. She has worked as an elementary school counselor in high needs schools, a therapist to sexually abused children and adolescents, a counselor/companion in the Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center, and a mediator in a court-connected program.

Professional Memberships

American Counselor Association

Association for Specialists in Group Work

Association for Counselor Education and Supervision

American School Counselor Association

Association for Play Therapy

National Board for Certified Counselors

Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society

Publications

Brown, S. D., Brack, G., & Mullis, F. Y. (2008). Traumatic symptoms in sexually abused children: Implications for school counselors. Professional School Counseling, 11, 368-379.

Brown, S. D. (in-press). Trauma and disorganized attachment in refugee children: Exploring theories and treatment options. Refugee Survey Quarterly.

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