Play Therapy 

Alannah Purdie (She/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

NPI: 1710568340

Play therapy trained and supervised.

Firefly Institute

Licensed Professional Counselor

Play therapy involves using toys, sand, art, games, and other materials to help children express themselves. Play offers the child an environment of safety. If children are able to say what they think or how they feel through toys and art with someone who can translate their behavior and facilitate the process, they will respond positively and are able to successfully work through their problems.

Kelly Reams MSW, BCD Psychoanalyst (She/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Lcsw, bcd

I began learning play therapy 1978 in graduate school with analytic supervision using play technique to understand child's emotional and behavioral issues. Studied with the Child Therapy Study Group for over 10 years meeting as a group and weekly individual supervision. Also did 1 year child analytic training, Seattle, worked 8 years Child Psychiatry OHSU, 3 years residential treatment children.

Dr. Katie Statman-Weil (she/her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

EdD, LCSW

Play is the work of childhood. When working with parents and children we often use play as a way to build attachment, create joy and closeness, and build and maintain boundaries. Often children love coming to therapy because we have a lot of fun!

Nancy Pearson, LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Play is the medium for children to express themselves and to gain mastery over challenges in their environment. It is their 'language' and their course of meaningful action. I have trained and practiced in support of children gaining full expression of themselves. It is also a way for me to learn about a child so that I can assist the parent(s) to find harmony with their child.

Dr. Michelle Pliske (She/Her)

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

DSW LCSW RPT-S

Play therapy involves using toys, sand, art, games, and other materials to help children express themselves. Play offers the child an environment of safety. If children are able to say what they think or how they feel through toys and art with someone who can translate their behavior and facilitate the process, they will respond positively and are able to successfully work through their problems.

Bryanna Goodman

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

Play therapy is a way of being with the child that honors their unique developmental level and looks for ways of helping in the “language” of the child – play.

Jeanell Innerarity (She/Her)

Somatic Practitioner

MA, QMHP-C, LMT, CHT

Trying on different aspects of your identity and experience can be liberating! Role play allows you to move and act in ways that expand your perspective. Moving and laughing and roaring and exploring with your senses get you out of your stuck patterns and give you more choices. Let's play!

DeLyn Griffin (she/her)

Marriage and Family Therapist Associate

MA in Marriage, Couples, and Family Counseling

Emily Padilla

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Emily has been certified in Play Therapy and enjoys working with children and adolescents presenting with a number of behavioral health issues. This approach utilizes toys and other expressive activities as forms of communication and as an intervention method for problem solving and promoting well-being.

Katrina Thatcher (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, CCPT, MS, NCC

Play is kids’ most natural form of communication. Toys are to kids what words are to adults. Play Therapy, like counseling for adults, lets kids express their feelings and process their experiences in order to develop more effective strategies for managing their worlds.

Andrew Conner (He/Him/His)

Marriage and Family Therapist

MA

Play therapy allows children and pre-teens to communicate and process their feelings symbolically through play.

Family Roots Therapy

Licensed Professional Counselor

Our child therapists have extensive experience in play therapy, including a specialized form of play-based therapy called Child-Parent Psychotherapy, which focuses on the parent-child relationship and increasing connection and attachment in young children. We are unique in having experience and training in working with children under 6 years old, which is a highly specialized area in counseling.

MereAnn Reid (She/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Registered Play Therapist, Certified AutPlay Therapist

We learn the language of play before we learn to talk. It's how we explore, see patterns, make connections, and test limits safely. Creating a space that's welcoming to kids and families includes a well-stocked playroom with art materials, puppets, sensory tools, musical instruments, and more. We'll use these to follow your child's lead, experimenting with new strategies for regulation, communication, problem-solving, and self-expression. I'll show you how play can bring these out.

Kelsey Simons (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

MA, CCC-SLP

Sofia Jasani (she/her/hers)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, NCC

Play is the language of childhood. Young children respond to stress and change differently than adults do, and they communicate differently, too. As a play therapist, I provide a safe environment where children can express their emotions, learn coping skills, develop self-control, and build self-esteem in a way that comes naturally to them. I love working with children, and would be honored to help support your family!

Erin McCall (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

Licened Professional Counselor

I have worked with a multitude of populations ages 3-12 using play therapy interventions. I primarily use Child Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) which is a non-directive intervention that allows the child to explore and lead the session. I provide a safe and nonjudgmental space for young children to use the environment and materials to help process their feelings and emotions.

Fae Tippie (they/them)

Licensed Marriage Family Therapist

OR LMFT # T2221, CA LMFT #130759

Play is the natural language of children, and the best way to join your child in their world. I use play therapy to understand your child and what it is like to be them, help them process difficult or painful past experiences, try on new ways of interacting, and learn different healthier ways to get their needs met and relate to others. I involve caregivers extensively, to coach and support you with new skills, and bring you into occassional sessions to work alongside myself with your child.

Jamie Krahulec (she/they)

Professional Counselor Associate

MA, BA, #R7573

I use child-centered play therapy integrated with expressive art therapy because I believe that to help children requires using their own language and taking care to communicate within individual developmental parameters. I’ve had training for children and parents including gender-affirming play therapy, parenting amidst the pandemic, trust based relational intervention, child-parent relationship therapy, trauma-focused CBT and am working towards certification as a Registered Play Therapist.

Beau Henderson (He/Him)

Licensed Professional Counselor

M.A. in Counseling

Brooke Lavarias (she/her)

Licensed Professional Counselor

LPC, PCIT and PCIT-T certified

I am certified in Parent Child Interaction Therapy and Parent Child Interaction Therapy for Toddlers. This is a version of therapy that incorporates the guardian in developing skills of a play therapist and other parenting skills to help support their child through trauma, anxiety, depression, adjustments, and other mental health concerns.