NMAPT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President- Jeff Versaw: Jeff has been working with children and play therapy for over 10 years while working for the Jicarilla Apache Nation. Besides providing clinical consultation and support to the staff of the Jicarilla Child and Family Education Center, Jeff also provides consultation to the families of the community of Dulce, New Mexico. Jeff is committed as the president of NMAPT to work to see our chapter grow within the Association of Play Therapy, and to expand his use of play therapy into the emerging field of Infant Mental Health. Contact: j_versaw@yahoo.com
Secretary & Past-President - Courtney Lynch, MA LPCC is a play therapist at the
Christian Counseling Center of New Mexico. She has been trained as a
play therapist under the supervision of Carol Brennan, Ph.D LPCC RPT-S and Byron Norton, Ed.D. Contact: cal772003@yahoo.com
President-Elect - Risa Lehrer, MA LPCC RPT has her own
practice in Taos, and works for the Taos Day School as a counselor. She
is dedicated to aiding
children in becoming all they deserve to be. She looks forward to
serving
on the board and helping APT in NM grow. Contact: risal66@netscape.com
Treasurer - Michael
Ollom, MSW LISW has been
doing
play
therapy almost
seven
years. He has
been
engaged
in
a Play
Therapy
Supervision
relationship
with a Play
Therapy
Supervisor, and is also in supervision with another clinician from an
Art Therapy orientation. He is collecting his education
and
supervision
hours to become a registered play therapist. He practices
play
therapy
in
Los
Lunas, and has recently become an administrator in the agency he works
with. Michael
hopes
to
be
responsible
for
the
growth
of
Play
Therapy
in
Valencia
County. Contact:michael.lbvi@gmail.com
Member- Jodi Creager, LPCC Jodi has her Bachelors in Psychology and Masters in Counseling and Guidance from NMSU. Jodi has lived in New Mexico most of her life. She is an outpatient therapist at Families and Youth, Inc., a non-profit agency in Las Cruces. Jodi has also co-lead two teen anger management groups for several years and developed and co-leads a young men’s issues group. She is focusing on becoming a registered play therapist and believes that people of all ages benefit from the wealth of play therapy. Contact: jcreager@fyinm.org
Member - Geri Glover, Ph.D. LPCC RPT-S is an assistant professor in the Education Department of the College of Santa Fe. She had been practicing as a clinical counselor/play therapist for that past 15 years prior to joining the CSF faculty. Contact: gerijglover@comcast.net
Member- Robyn Rehbein, MA, LPCC Robyn Rehbein has been counseling since 2003 and began her exploration into play therapy in 2008. Robyn is the Clinical Supervisor for the Las Cruces office of Southwest Family Guidance Center and Institute and also works part-time as a therapist on the Behavioral Medicine Unit at Memorial Medical Center. Robyn is from Austin, Texas and made New Mexico her home in 2000 when she moved to work on a Masters Degree at New Mexico State University and happened to meet her husband 8 months later. Robyn has a love for dogs and enjoys being a “mom” to 3 dogs and one day hopes to incorporate dogs into her practice.Contact: robynrehbein@gmail.com
Member- John Rich, LPCC John's foundational approach to life is interpersonal and Adlerian. John has lived and worked in Rio Arriba County for the past ten years. Additionally, John has completed advanced training at the University of Missouri in improving mental health in schools. Several days a week John work as a play therapist in Mesa Vista Consolidated Schools. John feels it is the ideal job himself. John has a limited private practice in Espanola focusing on child-parent relationships and alleviating anxiety disorders. John uses play therapy, sand tray activities, art activities, structured sensory interventions, bibliotherapy, and family therapy techniques. John states he has a small spoiled, sassy goat herd and three overly dignified llamas in Abiquiu which are his entertainment, solace, and joy.Contact: jljrich@yahoo.com