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 in 2007. Crystal combines her experience, training, intuition, & client goals to create a tailored approach for each individual, working 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, EMDR, pet therapy, and/or traditional talk therapy. She 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 is trained in utilizing EMDR with children & adults, and has a specialty in play-based EMDR, having taken 50+ additional training hours in playful EMDR (post basic training). 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