PTUK / PTI Ambassador Programme - PTI - Play Therapy International

PTUK Ambassador Programme

Be a Champion for Play Therapy!

We know our members are passionate about Play Therapy and love making a difference. PTUK and PTI have developed an Ambassador Programme. It’s a fantastic opportunity to spread the word about Play Therapy, celebrate achievements, and make connections in a thriving community of like-minded professionals.

Think Play Therapy trailblazer! Our PTUK/PTI Ambassadors will:

Champion their incredible work following post qualifying with PTUK/PTI and the power of play therapy.
Help build a supportive, inspiring, and professional community.
Shine a spotlight on success stories and celebrate the impact of play therapy.
Uphold high professional standards through continued learning and engagement.

Being an Ambassador is a chance to connect, inspire, and make a lasting difference, all while gaining well-deserved recognition and opening doors to exciting new opportunities!

The Adventure Awaits: Term Length & Eligibility

Each membership year qualified and accredited PTUK and PTI members can apply. Applications open for a short window in October.

We are thrilled to celebrate our very first Ambassadors

Clarissa Smith

Megan Crowe

Ireland

My name is Megan and I am a mother of two girls aged 5 and 3 and I am a Play Therapist based in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland.

I am extremely passionate about the powers of Play Therapy. From the age of 16 years old, I wanted to become a Play Therapist, based upon my own personal experience of how Play Therapy positively supported my family and after the loss of my aunt to cancer.

Throughout my academic journey, I always strived to achieve the goal of being a Play Therapist, because I was extremely passionate in supporting children and young people and their families through the power of Play Therapy.

As a fully qualified Play Therapist, I work with children and young people, and I am privileged to witness the benefits of what play and creative therapy can bring to support the mental health of children and young people.

I am also passionate about providing professional training, in particular, raising awareness of what play and creative therapy is and how these therapeutic services are beneficial for highly sensitive children and young people.

At present, I love raising awareness of play and creative therapy via my Instagram page: @timetoplayni

I am extremely passionate and determined to celebrate the impact of PTUK/ PTI with parents, caregivers and professionals globally.

Abeer Gari

Saudi Arabia

I want to make the world a better play, simply by using colors, toys and imagination.

I’ve started a psychoeducational / semi-structured support group for mothers who’d like to learn about using art and play in their child-rearing. We schedule our meetings during school semesters and pause during holidays.

These are the meetings we held in the past two months.

Jan 15th Play therapy, and the science that underpins it.

Jan 30th Anger in Children

Feb 5th The Scared Child

Feb 12th Respecting Child’s Boundaries

In fact, even before being assigned to the role, I was advocating for play therapy. In October 2024, I contested in a Saudi Government Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program and explained my goal to introduce filial/play therapy to the Saudi family. The committee believed in my project, and I won one of five grants to assist/guide me to bring this to realization.

I can’t wait to bring PTUK into Saudi; it’d be the highlight of my life.

Elaine Hutchinson

Hi! I’m Elaine. I work with children and young people to help them manage big feelings, stressful situations and other life challenges they may face.

I support parents, carers, families and professionals to help them effective support the children, teens and young people they care about. I also offer training, support and creative clinical supervision to therapists and other professionals either from my studio in Wells, Somerset, or in their workplace.

I’m currently completing my psychology doctorate at Exeter University, where I also am a PGR involved in both teaching and exploring creative researching. I’m particularly interested in creative practice with clients and my research has led to a framework for looking at the intersubjective creative experiences in sessions.

Outside of work I like nothing more than a long beach walk with my working therapy dog, Orca, who works in my studio, sharing time with my family and going on adventures when time permits.