Speakers

Sueann Kenney-Noziska,
LISW, RPT-S

Sueann Kenney-Noziska is a Licensed Independent Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor specializing in using play therapy in clinical practice with children, adolescents, and their families. As part of her clinical work, she provides outpatient psychotherapy to children and adolescents who have been impacted by abuse and trauma.

In addition, Sueann provides case consultation as well as clinical and play therapy supervision.  She is an author, instructor of play therapy, guest lecturer, and internationally recognized speaker on the topic of play therapy.  Sueann is author of the book "Techniques - Techniques - Techniques: Play-Based Activities for Children, Adolescents, & Families", a manual which highlights the original play therapy interventions she has contributed to the field.

Sueann is known as a dynamic, engaging presenter with a reputation for providing practical and clinically useful play therapy interventions. She is President of Play Therapy Corner, Incorporated, an organization dedicated to supporting and facilitating professional development for counseling and mental health professionals who use play therapy in their clinical practice. Sueann is actively involved in the play therapy community and serves on the Executive Board of Directors for the California Association for Play Therapy.

She received her Bachelors of Psychology with honors from the University of South Dakota (1993), Masters of Social Work from San Diego State University (1998), and a Specialized Certificate in Play Therapy from the University of California San Diego (2001). Sueann has several original play therapy interventions referenced in different publications.

Mary Morrison Bennett,
Ph.D., LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S

Mary Morrison Bennett is an Assistant Professor in the Professional Counseling Program at Texas State University- San Marcos. Mary is the Director of the Texas State Center for Play Therapy in San Marcos. She currently serves as the Past-President of the Texas Association for Play Therapy. Mary has presented on play therapy across the United States, in England, Ireland and Russia. She provides play therapy and serves as the mental health consultant for children at an orphanage in Port Au Prince, Haiti. Mary has published on the play therapy process, trauma, Child Teacher Relationship Therapy and play therapy supervision in professional journals and books. She has been recognized for her professional contributions including the recipient of the Dissertation Award by the Association for Play Therapy for her research on Child Teacher Relationship Therapy and the Nancy Guillory Award by The Texas Association for Play Therapy. Her research interests include trauma, play therapy process, filial therapy and working with parents and teacher.

Saturday Presenters

Involving Families in the Therapeutic Process Through Play
Intermediate (1.5 hours)
Dina Yousef, M.Ed., LPC-Intern
Yulia Pronchenko, M.Ed., LPC-Intern
Sue Bratton, PHD, LPC, RPT

Infusing Gestalt Play Therapy
Intermediate (1.5 hours)
Renee Blocker, PhD, LPC-S, RPT

Play Therapy and Complex Trauma: Interventions For Healing
Intermediate to Advanced (1.5 hours)
Karen Dumas, M.Ed., LPC-S, RPT
Tyler Droege, Psy. D.


What Play Therapists Need to Know About Sensory Processing Disorder
Basic (1.5 hours)
Wendy P. Helker, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, NCC
Courtney England M.S., LPC-Intern
Jennifer Tipton M.S., LPC-Intern

Child Impairment: The Use of Play Therapy to Improve Overall Functioning
Intermediate (1.5 hours)
Dee Ray, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S
Kasie Lee, M.Ed., LPC-Intern, NCC
Hayley, Stulmaker, M.S., LPC-Intern, NCC

Childhood Trauma: Effects and Strategies for Healing Intervention
Intermediate (1.5 hours)
Karen Sullivan, LCSW, RPT-S
Diane Vines, LMFT, LPC, RPT-S


Tools of the Trade- Selecting and Setting up your Playroom
Basic (1.5 hours)
Mary Morrison Bennett, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S
Stephanie Eberts, PhD


Processing Sandtrays in Play Therapy
Intermediate (1.5 hours)
Linda Homeyer, PhD, LPC, RPT


Coloring Inside the Lines: A guide to Ethical Decisions for the Play Therapist
Basic (3 hours)
Ryan Holliman, PhD, LPC-S
Pedro Blanco, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, RPT


The Art and Science of the Relationship: Neurobiology, Attachment, and Play Therapy
Basic (3 hours)
Kimberly Jayne, M.Ed., LPC-Intern
Katherine Purswell, M.Ed., LPC-Intern


Play Therapy in High Conflict Divorce Cases: What the Play Therapist Should Know
Basic to Intermediate (3 hours)
Jenny Gomez, RPT
Dean Beckloff, PhD