Wynn Purvis

Wynn Dupkoski is a Core Faculty Member in the CES program for the School of Counseling. "Dr. Wynn," as students know her, also mentors students in their dissertation work. She has published articles related to sexuality counseling and sexuality counseling training, reproductive trauma/loss, and school counseling. She is currently working on advocacy projects associated with focused supportive interventions for LGBTQIAP+ youth and adults in South Carolina, where she is currently establishing a non-profit organization/clinical services center with a range of clinically-supervised community outreach and support services, as well as counseling, supervision, and training in affirmative interventions and support.

Prior to teaching at Walden, Dr. Wynn focused her clinical practice working with adolescents with suicidal and self injurious behaviors, sexual behavior and sexuality-related concerns, and mood disorders. She also provides counseling services to LGBTQIAA+, polyamorous, and holisitc spirituality communities, in addition to advocacy and support for maternal mental health, reproductive loss/trauma, and gender expansive youth. She also established the Sexual Wellness in Counseling Interest Network in the American Counseling Association in 2012,serving as the facilitator from 2012-2019 and served as one of the initial founders of the Association for Counseling Sexology and Sexual Wellness until 2019.

Courses Taught

COUN 8890 - DOCTORAL PRACTICUM

COUN 8895/8896 - DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP

COUN 8135 - CLINICAL SUPERVISION

COUN 8125 - TEACHING IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION

COUN 8146 - CRISIS MANAGEMENT

COUN 8560 - DISSERTATION

COUN 8001 - FOUNDATIONS FOR GRADUATE STUDY

COUN 8115 - COUNSELING THEORIES

RSCH 8101 - RESEARCH DESIGN

COUN 6101F - PROFESSIONAL ORIENTATION

COUN 8551 - PREPARING FOR DISSERTATION

COUN 8333/6333 - VICARIOUS TRAUMA

COUN 6306 - ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES IN COUNSELING

COUN 6326 - RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

COUN 6336 - CRISIS, TRAUMA, AND RESPONSE

Education

PhD, University of South Carolina

MS, Western Carolina University

BS, Lander University

Publications

Mallicoat, W. N., Gibson, D. (2013). Sexual healing: Becoming confident as a sexuality counselor. Submitted to Counseling Today online.. Counseling Today