She is a Licensed Psychologist in Maryland and Virginia Maryland, Registered Play Therapist – Supervisor, and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, who works as a clinician at the Gil Institute for Trauma Recovery and Education in Fairfax, Virginia. She presently serves on the MD/DC Association for Play Therapy board as the Outreach and Networking Coordinator and on the Association for Play Therapy Leadership Committee.
https://hymnsandhome.com/2024/07/25/gt1lp1yl Dr. Altvater published two research articles in the International Journal of Play Therapy, is a contributing author in Integrating Expressive Arts into Counseling Practice: Theory-Based Interventions (2nd ed.) and Integrating Technology in Psychotherapy: A Clinician’s Guide to Developments and Interventions, and she provides training locally and nationally on the topic of play therapy.