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CLINICAL EDITOR’S COMMENTS: This column features insights and differing


perspectives on important play therapy issues. Contributors present opposing arguments for the sake of intellectual exploration and debate and perspectives expressed may not be their own.


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ABOUT THE AUTHORS


Theresa Fraser, MA, CPT-S (Canada) is a master sandtray teacher and owner of Maritime Play Therapy in Nova Scotia and Changing Steps Child and Family Counselling in Prince Edward Island,  with play therapy, teaching, and publications. maritimeptc@gmail.com


Marla Berger, LMHC, ATR, RPT-S, has been working with children, teens and adults since   sandtray and equine assisted psychotherapy into services. Marla speaks locally and nationally on how to incorporate experiential therapies for grief, loss and trauma. Marla@BergerCounselingServices.com


Rodney Fry, MS, LPC, RPT, received his master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from John Brown  in Gottman Relationship Therapy. He works with children from 9 years of age to adolescence. Fry serves as President of the Arkansas Association for Play Therapy has been a member of the Association for Play Therapy since 2018. Fry is married, six children, and three grandchildren. rodney@freshrootsfamilycounseling.com


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