Mackinzie Hayden

Education:

• BA in Psychology from Stephen F. Austin State University

• MA in Professional Counseling from Texas State University

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Areas of Focus:

• Adoptive Families

• Anxiety

• ADHD

• Grief & Loss

• Parenting Support

• Trauma-informed, Attachment-based therapies

• Play Therapy and Sand Tray modalities

• Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy

• Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI) Practitioner

• Theraplay® Level One

• Integrative Attachment Trauma Protocol for Children (IATP-C)

• Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) Level One

• Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) adjunct listening therapy

About Me...

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor/Supervisor and a Registered Play Therapist/Supervisor™, and I began my counseling career at CRC in 2010. I provide counseling services to children, adolescents, caregivers/parents, and families, and I have a special interest in and experience working with issues surrounding grief and loss, the child-parent relationship, parenting support, adoptive families, emotional and behavioral regulation, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and trauma treatment.  My approach is relational and informative and includes skill-building and evidence-based practices. I am trained in Play Therapy and Sandtray Therapy, EMDR Therapy, Theraplay® (Level One), Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT), Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) (Level One), Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI), Circle of Security® Parenting, the Integrative Attachment Trauma Protocol for Children (IATP-C), and the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) listening therapy, as well as other modalities.  I have previously served on both the state and local boards of the Texas Association for Play Therapy.