Play Therapy & Counseling

Welcome! I’m Dr. Emily Keller.

Registered Play Therapist Supervisor

I’m a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (CA 10821), Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor (NC S11488),** and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor who passionately believes we don’t outgrow our ability to heal and transform ourselves. 

Throughout our lives, play can invite us into a sense of wonder. A sense of wonder is central to both health and fulfillment for individuals and communities. My work with children and teens, community groups, and as a play therapy supervisor and trainer is united by my goal to help people get in touch with a sense of wonder in themselves, others, and the world around them.

Play Therapy and Teen Counseling: I offer in-person play therapy, expressive arts, and sand tray for children, teens, and their families.

Play Therapist Supervision: Are you a therapist working with children? You may be wondering how to help children let go of the false narratives they have about themselves, others, and the world around them. Learn to engage children’s natural sense of wonder so you can help them write healthy self-stories.

Play Therapy Training: I offer continuing education for mental health professionals and play therapists at Bay Area Play Therapy Training

 Yoga Nidra: I am also a Registered Yoga Teacher and yoga  practitioner. I have  specific training and interest in the benefits of Yoga Nidra, or yoga sleep. I offer Yoga Nidra and other yoga classes at Ruha Yoga.

Most Recent Publication: A chapter about the body, disenfranchised grief, and how yoga can help heal grief by offering a direct communication of the safety, presence, and resources available in the here-and-now moment. 

Keller, E. R. (2024). Our bodies: Holders of unspoken grief. In Disenfranchised Grief (pp. 42-58). Routledge.

** I am also licensed in Texas (LPC 66876) and in Washington State (LH61362584).