Simge Psychology, Play Therapy Training Center Advisory Board

The Simge Psychology Play Therapy Training Center Advisory Board (SPAB) is comprised of experienced and credentialed play therapy professionals. The purpose of the SPAB is to provide vision, broad-based guidance and direction to assist in the development of play therapy and credentialed play therapists in Turkey.

Advisory Board members are invited by the Simge Psychology Play Therapy Training Center  staff and current SPAB members. They serve a renewable two-year term.

Qualifications include holding a Registered Play Therapy Supervisor (RPT-S) credential from the Association for Play Therapy (USA); experience in international teaching of play therapy, preferably in Turkey; and an understanding of the impact of cultural dynamics in Turkey.

Current SPAB members are:

• Sue Bratton, Texas Licensed Professional Counselor & Supervisor; Registered Play Therapy Supervisor; Professor Emerita of Counseling and Play Therapy at University of North Texas in Denton, TX, USA
• Paris Goodyear-Brown, Tennessee Licensed Clinical Social Worker & Supervisor; Registered Play Therapy Supervisor; Adjunct Professor with Vanderbilt University, Clinical Director of Nurture House, Executive Director of the TraumaPlay® Institute, Nashville TN, USA
• Linda Homeyer, Texas Licensed Professional Counselor & Supervisor; Registered Play Therapy Supervisor; Professor Emerita of Counseling and play therapy at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX, USA
• Marshall Lyles, Texas Licensed Professional Counselor & Supervisor; Texas Marriage & Family Therapist and Supervisor; Registered Play Therapy Supervisor; Cedar Park, TX, USA
• Joyce Mills, Arizona Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist; Founder of StoryPlay® Global Co-director of the Arizona Institute for Ericksonian Psychotherapy, Registered Play Therapy Supervisor, Scottsdale, AZ, USA

RECOGNITION: The SPAB recognize the training and experience of Selin Kasuto, Layza Ovadya, and Sonnur Ozturk, of Simge Psychology Play Therapy Training Center as possessing sufficient clinical experience in the field of play therapy, play therapy specific supervisor training, and have demonstrated the necessary play therapy supervision to be designated as Turkish Play Therapy Supervisors (TPT-S). They meet or exceed the Turkish Play Therapy Supervisor criterias.

Therefore, we are pleased to announce the first Turkish Play Therapy Supervisors:

Selin Kasuto, TPT-S

Layza Ovadya, TPT-S

Sonnur Ozturk, TPT-S

Dated: 1 August 2019