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Danielle F. Marks, M.Phil. Ed., M.S. Ed. is a Licensed Professional Counselor – Intern and doctoral student in the Department of Counselor Education at Sam Houston State University. She has a Master of Education in Counseling and Mental Health Services and a Master in Philosophy of Education in Professional Counseling. Her research interests include counseling families formed through adoption, and Adlerian play therapy. dfm009@shsu.edu

Yvonne Garza-Chaves, Ph.D., LMSW, LPC-S is an associate professor in the Department of Counselor Education at Sam Houston State University. She is a Registered Play Therapist. She currently sees children in a community-based play therapy setting. Her research interests include play therapy, supervision, and counseling using sandtray. ygarza@shsu.edu

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Weir, K. N., Lee, S, Canosa, P., Rodrigues, N., McWilliams, M., & Parker, L. (2013). Whole family Theraplay: Integrating family systems theory and Theraplay to treat adoptive families. Adoption Quarterly

, 16(3-4),175–200.

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