About SHAPT

Welcome to the The Sam Houston Chapter of the Texas Association for Play Therapy (SHAPT). SHAPT is the local chapter of the Texas Association for Play Therapy, a branch of the Association for Play Therapy. The purpose of SHAPT is to provide a forum for discussion of play therapy ideas and concerns.

The mission of the Association for Play Therapy is to promote the value of play, play therapy, and credentialed play therapists.

To satisfy this mission, the Association for Play Therapy will advance the psychosocial development and mental health of all people by sponsoring and supporting those programs, services, and related activities that promote the:

• Public understanding and appreciation of play and play therapy;
• Effective practice of play therapy through research, education and training, and support;
• Recognition, incorporation, and preservation of diversity in play and play therapy;
• Development and maintenance of a strong professional organization that satisfies this mission.

Your officers for the 2007 – 2008 year:

President: Cheryl Schindler, M.A., LPC, RPT, NCC
President-Elect: Mary Engle, LPC
Secretary: Lori Lambert, M.Ed.
Treasurer: Sally Creed, M.A., LPC-S, RPT-S
Director at-large: Yvonne Garza, Ph.D., LMSW, RPT
TAPT Representative: Gabriel I. Lomas, Ph.D. Candidate, LPC-S
Past President: Wendy Stackel, M.Ed., LPC, RPT

For a map to meetings, click here.