In 1987, Dr. Snow interned with the child abuse special prosecutor in DeKalb County, GA., J. Tom Morgan. This was her first introduction to the court system and how the law responds to therapists and therapy. Over the next 38 years, Dr. Snow continued to be involved with the court system in many roles as an expert witness, adviser to attorneys: prosecutors, guardian ad litems, defense attorneys, and civil attorneys. From these experiences with sexual abuse cases, divorce cases, and child advocacy, Dr. Snow has established protocols for protecting therapists in cases where clients have experienced child abuse and/or high conflict divorce. Dr. Snow’s primary focus is working with children in play therapy and with parents. She uses a client-centered approach with a framework of attachment and interpersonal neurobiology. At the beginning of her career, she worked primarily with adults who experienced trauma. She specialized in dissociative disorders and PTSD. She continues to work with trauma, PTSD, dissociation, attachment, parenting, and adverse childhood experiences. Dr. Snow has a doctoral degree in counseling from Georgia State University and is an Associate Professor Emerita at The University of Mississippi, having taught in Counselor Education and Leadership from 2000 until June 2015. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Georgia and a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor in Mississippi. She is a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor, an Approved Clinical Supervisor, and a National Certified Counselor. Dr. Snow was the Executive Director of the Oxford Play Therapy Training Institute and the Child Advocacy and Play Therapy Institute at The University of Mississippi. She has supervised hundreds of master level counselors and licensed professionals specializing in play therapy. Dr. Snow has published over 30 professional articles in refereed journals. She is currently in private practice at the Desoto Family Counseling Center in Southaven, MS.
