AHEC-SSW Training Partnership
Consultant Information Sheet
Name:
Audrina Jones Bunton, LPC
Position/Title:
Licensed Professional Counselor / Research Associate
Work Address:
Work Phone:
(919) 628-0887
E-mail Address:
audrina_bunton@unc.edu
Education/Degrees:
 M.A. (Professional Counseling): Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA
 M.A. (Biblical Counseling): Master’s Graduate School of Divinity, Evansville, IN
 B.A.
(Sociology): University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
 A.A.
(College Transfer): Durham Technical Community College, Durham, NC
 A.A.S (Computer Programming ): Fayetteville Technical Community College,
.
Fayetteville, NC
(2010)
(2004)
(1999)
(1996)
(1986)
Professional Certifications: Licensed Professional Counselor (License #: 8741)
Academic Experience:
 Intensive In-Home Lead Therapist and Outpatient Therapist: Trainings include cognitive
behavior interventions to school-based psychologists and staff, family, and community
organizations.
 Task Supervisor: Teach and guide MSW student-interns with selecting appropriate learning
activities, and identifies and designs learning assignments appropriate for each student.
 Research Associate: Manages social research studies related to various health-related issues.
 Retreat, Workshop, Training Facilitation
Brief Summary of Work Experience:
 Practices psychotherapy with children, adolescents, adults, couples, families and groups as an
Intensive In-Home Lead and Outpatient Therapist, in mental health, educational, community,
and social service environments. I have experience counseling and coaching clients with a
range of problems, including depression, trauma, anxiety, anger, and relationship difficulties.
 Retreat, Workshop, Training Facilitation: 15+ years
 Christian Counseling: 20+ years
 Church Youth Director: 17+ years
 Social Science and Health Research: 14 years affiliated with the UNC-CH Cecil G. Sheps
Center for HSR, as a Research Associate in health services research, managing and
coordinating health and social research studies, while working with individuals within multiple
disciplines both at the research and community levels.
Specialization/Research Areas:
 Child, Adolescent, and Adult Mental Health: Children, adolescents, adults, and families in
residential and foster care settings, as well as out-of-home placements.
 Christian Counseling
 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
 Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
 Cognitive Processing Therapy
 Communication Skills
 Building Rapport with Clients
 Building Rapport with the Parents/Caregivers of Adolescents and Children
Available for presentations on the following:
 Christian Counseling
 Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
 Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for School-Based Clinicians and Staff
 Cognitive Processing Therapy
 Communication Skills
 Building Rapport with Clients
 Building Rapport with the Parents/Caregivers of Adolescents and Children
 Topics related to child and adolescent mental health
Willingness to teach in the following subject areas: (See above areas)
I am willing to develop more specialized programs within any of the topics listed above.