Julie Nash, Ph.D., RPT-S

Dr. Nash is a licensed clinical psychologist and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor. She obtained her Ph.D. at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey and completed her internship and postdoctoral residency at the Institute of Living in Hartford, CT. Dr. Nash is the author of multiple book chapters on play therapy and her first book, “Nature-based Play Therapy: A Prescriptive Approach to Integrating the Therapeutic Powers of Nature and Play,” was released in November 2023! She has presented at national and international conferences on play therapy and has been trained in using Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to work with children facing the results of a variety of traumas. Dr. Nash is now in private practice as the owner of Riverside Psychological Associates, LLC in Centerbrook, CT where she provides individual and family therapy sessions for people across the age range, as well as continuing education trainings. Dr. Nash is the former president of the New England Association for Play Therapy, and is involved on multiple committees with the Association for Play Therapy. She is currently serving as the Secretary of the Board of Directors of APT.