Rose LaPiere, LPC is a trauma therapist who has helped children and families for over 20 years. She is a writer, presenter, EMDR consultant, registered play therapist supervisor, and synergetic play therapy supervisor. She works with children and adults through the lens of attachment, mindfulness, therapeutic powers of play, interpersonal neurobiology, and family system theory. Rose has a passion for integrating nature and sand tray into therapy. She provides consultation sessions for therapists seeking certification in EMDR and play therapy. She is the past president of the New Jersey Counseling Association-Creativity Division. Rose has co-edited and co-authored Nature-Based Play and Expressive Therapies: Interventions for working with children, teens, and families.