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Jillian Blueford

Clinical Assistant Professor; Dir, School Counseling

Faculty
Morgridge College of Education

jillian.blueford@du.edu

303-871-6594 (Office)

https://www.jillianblueford.com/

Katherine A. Ruffatto Hall, 1999 East Evans Avenue Denver, CO 80208-1700

What I do

Clinical Associate Professor, Division of Counseling & Psychology
Program Director, SchoolCounseling@Denver

Degree(s)

Ph.D., Counselor Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2019
MA, Counseling, Rollins College, 2016
BS, Psychology, University of Central Florida, 2013

Licensure / Accreditations

Fellow in Thanatology
Certification in Thanatology: Death, Dying, and Bereavement
National Certified Counselor
Licensed Professional Counselor

Professional Affiliations

American Counseling Association
American School Counselor Association
Association of Counselor Education and Supervision
Colorado School Counseling Association
National Alliance for Grieving Children

Featured Publications

Blueford, J. M., Kepic, M., Kocet, M., & Kostohryz, K. (2026). Grief counseling best practices: A delphi study. Adultspan, 25(1), 1–11. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.33470/2161-0029.1220

Blueford, J. M., Diambra, J. F., & Wheat, L. S. (2022). Counselor preparedness to counsel grieving clients: Insights and implications. Death Studies, 46(10), 2413–2423. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2021.1956644

Blueford, J. M., Thacker, N. E., & Brott, P. E. (2021). Creating a system of care for early adolescents grieving a death-related loss. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 7(3), 207–220. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2021.1973262

Blueford, J. M.-L., & Adams, C. R. (2021). Trauma-Informed grief counseling with older BIPOC individuals. Adultspan Journal, 20(2), 111–124. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1002/adsp.12114

Elementary school counselors supporting students experiencing anticipatory grief . (2020). . Professional School Counseling Journal, 23(1), 1–9. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1177/2156759X20940653

Blueford, J. M. (2021). Perspectives on grief and loss, 64(5), 24–25. Retrieved from https://ct.counseling.org/2021/10/perspectives-on-grief-and-loss/

Presentations

Blueford, J. M.-L., & Kostohryz, K. (2025). Introducing the best practices for grief counseling: Fundamental preparation and training for a universal presenting issue. Association for Counselor Education & Supervision 2025 Conference. Philadelphia, PA: Association for Counselor Education & Supervision.

Blueford, J. M.-L., & Pinto, S. A. (2025). Infusing political grief in counseling into practice. 2025 Colorado Counseling Association Conference. Keystone, CO: Colorado Counseling Association.

Blueford, J. M.-L., Shaine, M., Kostohryz, K., Avadhanam, R., Kocet, M., Wheat, L., & Kepic, M. (2021). Teaching grief and loss across the CACREP curriculum. Association for Counselor Education and Supervision 2021 Conference. Atlanta, GA: Association for Counselor Education and Supervision.

Blueford, J. M.-L. (2025). Healing together: Clinician support for LA wildfires. Simple Practice January Live Event. California: SimplePractice.

Awards

Certificate of Recognition, Association for Death Education and Counseling
Edie Stark-Shirley Scott Early Achievement Award, Association for Death Education and Counseling

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