Play Therapy with Preteens

Eric Green, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, SP, is a faculty associate at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Education in Baltimore, Maryland, as well as the executive director of Better Options Initiative, a nonprofit located in Lafayette, Louisiana, which focuses on protecting children from parental conflict. Jennifer Baggerly, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, is a professor of counseling and play therapy at the University of North Texas at Dallas. Baggerly also provides counseling and play therapy at Kaleidoscope Behavioral Health in Flower Mound, Texas. She served as chair of the board of directors for the Association for Play Therapy from 2013 to 2014 and was a member of the board from 2009 to 2015. Amie Myrick, MS, LCPC, is the director of education and training at Family & Children’s Services in Bel Air, Maryland, and a licensed professional counselor. She specializes in treating children, adolescents, and adults for anxiety as well as mood- and trauma-related disorders. She has been involved in trauma- and play-based research for the past fifteen years with more than twenty-five published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters.

Jennifer N. Baggerly, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S is a Professor of Counseling and play therapy at the University of North Texas at Dallas. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor with over 25 years of play therapy experience. Dr. Baggerly also provides counseling and play therapy at Kaleidoscope Behavioral Health in Flower Mound Texas. She is an award-winning Counselor Educator and distinguished leader in the field of counseling and play therapy. Some of her notable awards across the decades include UNT Dallas Graduate School Outstanding Faculty Award (2022), Texas Counseling Association Outstanding Supervisor Award (2021), Viola Brody Outstanding Play Therapist Award (2005), and Post-Secondary Counselor of the Year for Hillsborough Counseling Association (2004). She served as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Association for Play Therapy from 2013-2014 and was a member of the board from 2009-2015. With over 75 publications, Dr. Baggerly is recognized as a prominent expert in children’s crisis intervention and play therapy. She has provided Disaster Response Play Therapy throughout the world including Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, tsunami in Sri Lanka, Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, hurricanes in Florida, and tornados in Texas and Oklahoma. She demonstrated her play therapy skills through several training videos such as Disaster Mental Health and Crisis Stabilization for Children and Trauma Informed Child Centered Play Therapy.

Amie C. Myrick, is a licensed clinical professional counselor who specializes in working with children and adolescents. She is also coeditor of Counseling Families: Play-Based Treatment and Play Therapy with Vulnerable Populations: No Child Forgotten.