Meet Our Team
Kylie Ellison Therapy & Training proudly presents our training team below.
Our Clinical Trainer and CEO, Kylie Ellison, is responsible for the delivery of all clinical training program services. Kylie has been delivering clinical training services for the past 7 years, and share her clinical skills, knowledge, qualifications and expertise in the area of Child Centred Play Therapy.
Our Training Coordinator Sharyn Bee supports the student learning experience as the point of contact for students. Shaz assists with all enquiries and enrolments, and supports the team with liaising with students regarding all aspects of the training program including registration and fee payment, assessment submissions, documentation throughout the course and general enquiries.
We are proud of the services we provide to ensure a high standard of ethical and professional training services to all students. For more information regarding each team member’s professional qualifications, registration and experience please see each profile below.
Kylie – Founder, CEO & Clinical Trainer
Kylie is a Registered Counsellor with ACA and PACFA, Registered Play Therapist and Registered Play Therapist- Supervisor who has been working with children, young people and families in the human services field for the past 21 years.
Kylie commenced her career working alongside mental health practitioners in adult mental health, before moving into the area of child protection and disabilities.
In 2016, Kylie discovered a passion for Child Centered Play Therapy as a way of working alongside children and their parents/ carers. Subsequently, Kylie established her private practice, an organisation committed to supporting children to work through difficult feelings and experiences through the provision of Child Centred Play Therapy services.
In 2018 Kylie developed introductory and clinical workshops, to offer a professional training program and provide a pathway to registration as a play therapist for professionals in Australia.
Today Kylie works with both clients and students and is passionate about creating a community of play therapy practitioners that fosters access to training and therapy services along with advocacy for play therapy in both the community and professional arenas.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) (2004)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (2009)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Play Therapy (2015)
- Advanced Clinical Training in Play Therapy (2015)
- Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy, ACAP (2019)
- Level 4 Registered Counselor, Australian Counselling Association (ACA)
- Registered Clinical Counsellor, PACFA
- Rise Up Individual and Group Clinical Supervision Certificate (2023)
- Registered Clinical Supervisor – ACA College of Supervisors
- Registered Play Therapist – Supervisor, Play Therapy Practitioners Association (PTPA)
- Credentialled CCPT Practitioner – National Institute for Relationship Enhancement (NIRE, USA)
Sharyn – Training Coordinator
Sharyn is a highly experienced admin and finance professional with 18 years of bookkeeping and finance experience. Holding a Certificate IV Financial Services and Graduate Certificate Business, her experience is wide and varied.
Having worked mostly in the not-for-profit sector specifically in the area of youth advocacy, mental health and support, Sharyn is thrilled to be further involved in services that make a positive impact in young individuals.
She enjoys a good spreadsheet, coffee, reading, coffee, exploring the great outdoors and coffee.
Qualifications
- Graduate Certificate Business (2022)
- Certificate IV Financial Service (Bookkeeping) (2010)