Dr. Marina Bunch is a core faculty member and the clinical mental health counseling program director. She is a licensed mental health counselor, a national certified counselor, and a qualified supervisor in Florida. Dr. Bunch has over a decade of nonprofit experience, including roles as a counselor, supervisor, program director, and chief operating officer, resulting in extensive experience in clinical practice, supervision, and leadership. Dr. Bunch specializes in infant and early childhood mental health, family counseling, attachment-related issues, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, parenting, perinatal mood disorders, and clinical supervision. Her research interests include early childhood, attachment, trauma, and leadership. Beyond her role as a core faculty member at UC, Dr. Bunch runs a private practice in Lakewood Ranch, FL, serving children, families, and couples. On a personal note, Dr. Bunch is married with two daughters and two dogs (Butter and Honey). She loves staying active, spending time with her family, and traveling, especially to her home country of Brazil.

  • PhD Counselor Education and Supervision, University of the Cumberlands
  • MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Argosy University Sarasota
  • BA Psychology, The University of Tampa
  • Bunch, M.G., & Dell’Aquilla-Linares, J. (2024, November 9). Zooming in on kids: Mastering ethical practices in telehealth for CITs and counselor educators. [Conference Presentation]. Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, 2024, Dallas, TX.
  • Bunch, M.G., Rutigliano, B., Page, K., & Sutherlin, T. (2024, November 9). Where are our standards? Protecting the integrity of the profession through effective gatekeeping. [Conference Presentation]. Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, 2024, Dallas, TX
  • Page, K. & Bunch, M.G. (2024, May 31-June 2). Beyond the session: A humanistic approach to working with immigrant youth and families [Conference Presentation]. Association for Humanistic Counseling Annual Virtual Conference, 2024.
  • Bunch, M.G., Page, K., & Wilons, E. (2023, November 17). Adopting a trauma lens: How to build protective factors and resilience with adolescents [Conference Presentation]. University of the Cumberlands Virtual Conference, 2023.
  • Page, K. & Bunch, M.G. (2023, November 2-4). Developing creative interventions for children and families in crisis counseling [Roundtable discussion].Association for Creativity in Counseling Conference, 2023, Melbourne Beach, FL.
  • Bunch, M.G., Park, C., Trogden, A., & Bonfini, J. (2023, October 11-15). You’ve been served: Effective strategies for new counselors navigating the legal system.[Conference Presentation]. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, 2023, Denver, CO.
  • Bunch, M.G., & Page, K.(2023, September 28-20). Nurturing resilience: Building teen protective factors post-trauma [Conference presentation].Florida Counseling Association Conference, 2023, Tampa, FL.
  • Bunch, M.G., Page, K., & Wilons, E. (2023, August 4). Adopting a trauma lens: How to build protective factors and resilience with adolescents [Webinar]. Florida Mental Health Counselors Association.
  • Lyons, M., & Bunch., M.G. (2022). Administration of online teaching. In Mikolon, T. M., & Hatfield, T. (Eds.), Foundations, Principles, and Techniques of Online Teaching (pp. 216-224). Cognella. 
  • Bunch, M.G. (2022, August). Understanding the Role of Motivation in Adult Learning. Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Newsletter, 17(3), 26-17. http://saces.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/SU%2022%20SACES%20Newsletter%20Final%20(1)[70].pdf
  • Bunch, M.G., & Lyons, M.L. (2022, November 3-6). Understanding the leadership development of counselor educators through a lifespan lens [Roundtable discussion]. Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision Conference, 2022, Baltimore, MD.
  • Bunch, M.G., & Welch, S.A. (2022, April). Examining the versatility of trust-based relational intervention to address complex trauma in clinical work with children and families. Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling. https://secureservercdn.net/166.62.108.229/61f.465.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ACAC-spring-newsletter-2022.pdf
  • Leadership
  • Mental Health Counseling
  • Child and Adolescent Counseling
  • Leadership
  • Trauma
  • Child & Adolescent Counseling
  • Attachment

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