Joyce Wilkerson, MS, LPC, RPT-S™, SPE

Whether child or adult, my commitment is to honor you and your strengths as you pursue greater peace, healthier relationships and skills to navigate hard things. As a veteran Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor™, I’ve consistently witnessed positive growth and sustainable change in children and overall family dynamics. As a veteran instructor of Child Parent Relationship Training, I have scores of letters from parents attesting to a variety of positive changes they’d lost hope of achieving. I’ve served as a behavioral consultant in school districts Pre-K through 12 and as a School Psychological Examiner. I have extensive experience in providing trauma therapy, as well as teaching and supervising therapists who offer trauma therapy due to natural disaster, war, immigration, loss, and major life transitions. It is an honor to serve as an Adjunct Instructor for the Play Therapy Training Institute at the University of Central Missouri and an Instructor and Supervisor for the Association of Psychological Counseling and Trauma Therapy in Kyiv, Ukraine. I’ve provided training throughout America and internationally.

I believe in supporting organizations serving children and families. For over 16 years, I’ve worked with The Alliance of Southwest Missouri in numerous ways including serving as the instructor of Child Parent Relationship Training each semester. I’ve also had the honor to serve on the board of CASA, Court Appointed State Advocate, an incredible organization serving and advocating for children in foster care. I am also Past President of the Missouri Association for Play Therapy.

I provide an engaging, safe and fun environment in which to welcome you and offer an evidence-based approach best suited for you or your child’s individual needs.

CREDENTIALS:

*Licensed Professional Counselor

*Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor™

*Certified Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional

*Certified Child and Adolescent Grief and Loss Specialist

*EMDR

*School Psychological Examiner

SERVICES PROVIDED:

*Child Centered Play Therapy

*Adlerian Play Therapy

*EMDR (Children and Adults)

*Parent and Foster Parent Consultations

*Child Parent Relationship Training

*Filial Therapy – Interactive Family Therapy/Therapeutic Interventions

*Attachment Based Therapy

*Grief and Loss Counseling

*Trauma Focused Counseling

*Sand Play and Sand Tray Therapy

*Solution Focused Therapy and Play Therapy

*Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

*Nature Based Therapy

*Supervision to Therapists in Training to become registered with the Association for Play Therapy

Joyce Wilkerson, MS, LPC, RPT-S™, SPE Whether child or adult, my commitment is to honor you and ... Read More