Dafna Lender, LCSW

She is Program Director for The Theraplay® Institute in Evanston, IL. Dafna’s main area of interest is in children with serious psychological problems caused by histories of abuse, neglect, trauma and/or multiple placements. Dafna’s focus is children’s development of a secure attachment with their caregivers while resolving issues in their traumatic history.

Dafna teaches Theraplay and DDP trainings and supervision nationally and internationally in three languages.