| Dana Hillman-Sabato LPC, RPT-S, IMH-E® CT and PA Senior Clinical Lead, Child First Dana Hillman-Sabato is a Licensed Professional Counselor and serves as the Child First Connecticut Senior Clinical Lead at the National Service Office for Nurse-Family Partnership and Child First. Dana has over 16 years’ experience in children’s behavioral health and specializes in trauma, attachment, and relationship-based interventions. Dana is endorsed by the Connecticut Association for Infant Mental Health (CT-AIMH) as an Infant Mental Health Mentor-Clinical and is also a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor through the Association for Play Therapy. Dana is trained in EMDR, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, TheraPlay, Perinatal Mental Health, Circle of Security, Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB), PeaceLove CREATOR, and Life is Good Playmaker. She is passionate about the use of play therapy and uses her training, with a foundation of attachment theory to build meaningful, therapeutic relationships. Dana is a member of the Association for Play Therapy (APT), and currently serves as the Conference Chair on the Board of Directors for the New England Association for Play Therapy. Dana has presented on a variety of topics including early childhood attachment, early relational health, Play Therapy, and the impact of early childhood trauma on the developing brain.
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