Meet the team.
Our team brings experience, compassion and a shared commitment to supporting children and families through therapeutic play, connection and care.
Kylie – Founder / CEO
Kylie is a Registered Counsellor and Play Therapist – Supervisor who has been working with children, young people and families in the human services field for the past 19 years.
Kylie began her career working alongside mental health practitioners in adult mental health before moving into child protection and disabilities. In 2016, Kylie discovered a passion for Child-Centred Play Therapy as a way of working alongside children and their parents and carers.
Kylie established Centre for Play Therapy to support children to work through difficult feelings and experiences through Child-Centred Play Therapy. Today, the organisation is known as Kylie Ellison Therapy & Training and operates in South-East Queensland, with a commitment to accessibility of play therapy services in Australia.
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.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts Psychology, 2004
- Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology, 2009
- Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2019
- Advanced Clinical Training Play Therapy, 2015
- Rise UP Individual and Group Clinical Supervision Certificate, 2023
- Registered Clinical Counsellor, PACFA
- Level 4 Registered Counsellor, Australian Counselling Association
- Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, PTPA
- Credentialled CCPT Practitioner, NIRE USA
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1, 2025
Eva – Therapist
Eva is a dedicated Social Worker and Play Therapist who works therapeutically with children and their families. Eva values evidence-based research and uses a child-centred and trauma-informed approach to create a safe space for children and young people.
Eva brings a strong sense of social justice and works hard to ensure her clients’ voices are heard. She has experience in play therapy, filial therapy and therapeutic group work focused on attachment between mothers and children.
Eva has worked alongside Foster and Kinship Carers and has also worked in a domestic violence service, offering counselling and crisis support. She has a calm, compassionate and playful approach, and appreciates the uniqueness of each child and where they are in their journey.
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Social Work Honours
- Certificate IV in Training and Assessment
- Certificate in Play Therapy Studies
- Accredited Social Worker
- Registered Play Therapist
- Member of Golden Key International Honour Society
Sharyn – Practice Coordinator
Sharyn is a highly experienced 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 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
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