Crystal Zelman (she/her), owner and primary clinician for Morris County Play Therapy, is a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and aCertified Child Life Specialist (CCLS). Crystal graduated with her Masters in Social Work (MSW) in 2007. Crystal combines her experience, training, intuition, & client goals to create a tailored approach for each individual, working genuinely and collaboratively with clients to lead and guide their work together. Crystal utilizes a variety of playful healing modalities in her work with children & adults, such as play therapy, therapeutic art, sandtray therapy, EMDR, pet therapy, and traditional talk therapy. Crystal is an EMDR Certified Therapist, utilizing EMDR with adults and children, as well as offering play-based EMDR for children, drawing from over 50 additional training hours in playful EMDR (post basic training) as well as direct experience utilizing EMDR with children & families. Crystal has extensive experience supporting: children and young adults who are coping with their own (or a family member's) medical diagnosis/illness; those grieving the loss of a loved one; and individuals experiencing anxiety. Crystal facilitates workshops for professionals through both in-person & virtual continuing education opportunities. She also enjoys providing case consultation to other social workers working towards their play therapy (RPT) certification. Crystal is currently a Part-Time Lecturer at Rutgers University, teaching clinical social work classes to masters level students since 2015. Crystal previously worked in Early Intervention, supporting children ages birth to 3 with developmental delays & their families for 10+ years. She also worked for 9+ years with children who had a parent or other family member with cancer, supporting children's inner resilience & coping.
Contact Information: crystal.zelman@gmail.com or (862) 242-0559