Licensed Therapist [LCSW, RPT]

I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Florida, Registered Play Therapist, and a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist. I have obtained a master’s degree in Clinical Social Work from Florida State University, a post graduate certificate in Play Therapy from the University of Wyoming, and a post graduate certificate in Equine Assisted Mental Health from the University of Denver. For the past 19 years I have worked with children and their families as a psychosocial, individual, and group counselor, case manager, elementary school teacher, tutor, and now as a trauma informed children’s behavioral health therapist utilizing play therapy techniques. Child-Centered Play Therapy, Synergetic Play Therapy, Instinctual Response to Trauma Method, and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy are my biggest influences when working with children and their families to connect, heal, and grow through play. I believe that when children are given a chance to lead, explore, and demonstrate their own resiliency—they are given the opportunity to grow, heal, and change from within. I am currently working on my certification in Animal Assisted Play Therapy. At Play Heal Grow, children are provided a safe and calm atmosphere where they feel comfortable to be themselves and communicate through play freely. I work with children to help them explore and process their thoughts, problems, emotions, and regulation through play. Through parent support, I work to empower parents with skills to help their children navigate emotional needs, self-regulation, and build self-resiliency at home and in their daily lives. I support parents in understanding their emotional needs within the parental relationship, to understand their own windows of tolerance, and how to model self-regulation for their children.

BS Mechanical Engineering

BS Business Management

MS Materials Science and Engineering

I am a mechanical, materials, magnet, and nuclear design engineer with experience in management, logistics, design, and analysis. I have committed my career to advancing high temperature superconductor-based magnets for fusion and high energy physics research. I am Cindy’s husband and father to our three awesome kids who provide us with plenty of on the job play therapy training.

I support Cindy in her therapy practice by creating and updating intake and therapy forms, regulatory compliance, IT support, administrative support, scheduling, accounting, toy repair and assembly, and anything else on my honey-do list!

You can email me at ZackJohnson@PlayHealGrowCounseling.com with any non-therapeutic questions.

I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. I have a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Bachelor's in Psychology. 

I am passionate about helping children and teens in relational, creative and play-centered ways. I consider it an honor to help families repair and find their way back to genuine connection with each other, using various attachment related theories. 

With individual children, I will use Child Centered Play Therapy, a non-directive approach that allows them the freedom and space to heal through play at their own pace. With older teens and adults, I will incorporate somatic-based interventions, expressive arts, IFS techniques and TF-CBT into sessions. I will also integrate faith into sessions upon the client's request. 

I have experience working with children, adolescents, adults and families with a wide variety of concerns including anxiety, depression, significant trauma histories, behavioral difficulties and attachment related issues. 

In my free time, I enjoy working out, going to the beach, spending time with friends.