About Bay Area Play Therapy Training
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Emily Keller, PhD, LPCC, RPT-S and Susan Kelsey, LMFT, RPT-S created Bay Area Play Therapy Training to bring practical, informative–and fun!–play therapy training events to the Bay Area.
Both Susan and Emily have experience presenting at the local, national, and international levels.
They are committed to building community resources by designing play therapy training events that empower clinicians working with children, teens, and families. This way, they are reaching beyond the limited clinical hours they can offer to help meet the increasing need for youth services that are developmentally appropriate as well as evidence based.
Learn more about Susan and Emily below.
Emily Keller, PhD, LPCC, RPT-S
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor
Dr. Emily Keller lives in Livermore where she has a play therapy- and expressive arts-based private practice. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher with advanced certification in Yoga Nidra. She offers yoga classes for children, teens, and healers. She is particularly drawn to Yoga Nidra and offers this form of deep relaxation and refocusing of the subconscious mind to everyone. Dr. Keller and her husband are raising four boys aged 10 to 18. They enjoy adventuring throughout California and beyond. Learn more about Dr. Keller:http://www.dremilykeller.com. Learn more about Yoga Nidra: http://ruhayoga.com.
Susan Kelsey, LMFT, RPT-S
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor