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Last updated: 10/30/2025
Dena Roering
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United Kingdom
  BSc Special Education, PGCert SEN, PGDip Play Therapy
  PTUK Registration 201903063
  ADHD, Adoption, Anxiety, Asperger's Syndrome, Attachment, Autism, Behavioral Issues, Child or Adolescent, Chronic Illness, Coping Skills, Depression, Developmental Disorders, Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorders, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Foster Care, Grief, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities, Parenting, Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum, School Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Sexual Abuse, Stress, Suicidal Ideation, Transgender, Trauma and PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury
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  Theraplay Supervisor-in-Training
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  I have taught in all educational sectors (mainstream, special, independent) and with a wide range of children and young people (ages 3-21) in America and England. Before leaving the education sector to pursue play therapy career, I was the Director of SEND for a multi-academy trust. Whilst I was the SENCO at a mainstream secondary school, I began my journey to qualify as a play therapist. I provided Theraplay for pupils and their parents/guardians and Group Theraplay for pupils with social vulnerabilities.
  Illinois State University BSc Special Education 1993- teaching certificates specialising in intellectual disability, physical disability and autism.
Herfordshire DFE Qualified Teacher Status UK
Sheffield Hallam University- PGCert Special Education Coordination
Leeds Beckett University- PGDip Play Therapy
  Training History -
Level One Theraplay & MIM/Group Theraplay - Edinburgh, Scotland - 2014-10-27
Level Two Theraplay & MIM - Corby, United Kingdom - 2016-11-14

Special Presentations-
Theraplay as a Useful Play Therapy Approach When Working with Child Sexual Abuse - July 17, 2020
Certifications: Certified Theraplay Practitioner, Certified Play Therapist (PTUK)
  I enjoy working with children and young people along with their parents/carers and witnessing the positive changes families make during their therapy journey.
United Kingdom
 774 1302202 (Mobile)
  English
Additional Information
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Certified Theraplay Practitioner, Theraplay CEs
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Volunteer- Trussell Trust Foodbank