Dawn Chalker, MA, LPC, RPT-S has 20 years of play therapy experience as an elementary school counselor and in private practice. She provides supervision for LLPCs, gives presentations and served as MIAPT 3-year President.
M. Kay Hannah, PhD, LLP, LPC brings more than 30 years of experience with children from preschool through high school in a variety of settings. She taught as an adjunct faculty at Spring Arbor, Michigan State and Grand Valley.
Jesilee Bonofiglio, LMSW, RPT maintains a private practice with Claystone Clinical Associates in Grand Rapids while working as the Center Mental Health Consultant for the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center.
Myra M. Lawrence, PhD is a Professor and Coordinator of the Child and Adolescent Minor at Argosy University Chicago where she has taught since 1987. She is the founder and CEO of Shared Vision Psychological Services.
Lindsay P. South, MA, LPC, RPT has been in private practice for 19 years. She specializes in counseling children and adults struggling with depression and anxiety, eating disorders and difficulties with learning or attention.
Kris Gibson, MD is a pediatrician with a specialty in identifying and treating eating disordered children. She’s a member of the National Academy for Eating Disorders and Vice President of the SE MI Eating Disorder Association.
Alice Yankoviak, RD is a registered dietician at Bronson Hospital and Public Policy Coordinator for the MI Diabetic Association. Her work specializes in eating disorders.
Diane Kukulis, LMSW, RPT-S infant mental health specialist in private practice, focusing on fostering healthy attachment and development in children and families impacted by trauma. She served as MIAPT 3-year President.
Elizabeth Sawyer Danowski, LMSW, ACSW, RPT-S has 15 years experience with children. She spent two years in England as the Executive Director of an Infant Mental health Organization, but is trained and practiced in the U.S.
Theresa Fraser, CYM, MA is a Certified Child Psychotherapist and Play Therapist. She is President of the Canadian Association for Child and Play Therapy, a Professor at Sheridan College and owner of Changing Steps.
Christine Davis Zouaoui LPC has been in private practice for 10 years, working in school settings with at-risk students. Her training focused on play and art techniques in therapy. She’s authored a book on art and group therapy.
Gillian Ogilvie, MA, LPC is currently working on an Infant Mental Health Level III endorsement as the IMH Supervisor for Starfish Family Services. She’s worked with children and families for 4 years.
Ana Tindall, MA earned her Masters degree from Eastern Michigan and works as an infant mental health therapist at Starfish Family Services.
“Dikke” Hanson, LMSW, LMFT is co-owner of Growing Edge Adventures, LLC, and the coordinator of the Refugee Mental Health program at St. Vincent Catholic Charities. She has 15 years experience in Sandtray-Worldplay.
Tina Johnson, MA, LPC is co-owner of Growing Edge Adventures and has worked as a psychotherapist and administrator for over 30 years. She has 15 years of study in Sandtray-Worldplay.
Rachel Kowatch, MSW, LMSW worked for 12 years in child welfare where she continues to provide support and training to specialists. She is a therapist in a specialized clinical trauma program for children who have been adopted.
Thalia Ferenc, LMSW, DCSW has provided therapy to families and children for nearly 25 years in private practice in Charlevoix. She was previously an elementary school art teacher.