Publications, Media, & Professional Writing

Jill Osborne is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Georgia, United States, a Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor, and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor ™ through the Association for Play Therapy. She holds a Specialist in Education and a Master of Science in Professional Counseling from Georgia State University, and is currently a PhD student in Counselor Education and Supervision at Regent University. She is an Adjunct Faculty member at Richmont Graduate School in Atlanta, Georgia.
She owns Jill Osborne, LPC, LLC where she trains and supervises counselors and helps children and families cope with traumatizing situations. She is the author of “Sam Feels Better Now, an Interactive Story for Children.” Jill has worked with adults with severe mental illness, families experiencing domestic violence, and provides play therapy to children and families working through traumatizing situations.  Her interest areas included play therapy, trauma, adoptions and foster care, counselor self-care, supervision, and ethical issues.

 

Publications:

“Sam Feels Better Now: An Interactive Story for Children” began as a project for a traumatology course taught by Dr. Greg and Dr. Cathy Brack at Georgia State University. It incorporates elements of trauma therapy, as well as play and expressive therapies to assist children in working through crisis situations, traumatic events, and grief by helping the character, Sam to feel better after his own difficult situation.

Endorsements:

“This beautiful little picture book is the

ideal guide for a series of therapy ses-

sions that will focus the child’s atten-

tion on positives and help to deal with

the traumatic memories”

Bob Rich, PhD.

AnxietySndDepression-help.com
Sam Feels Better Now” provides the child and therapist a safe

metaphor for exploring trauma issues. The story teaches chil-

dren that coming to therapy can be a good thing.”

JoAnna White, Ed.D., Professor and Chair

Department of Counseling and Psychological Services,

Georgia State University

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Interviews:

Reader Views

Author’s Den

Inside Scoop Live on Blog Talk Radio with Irene Watson

10/09/2008:

Book Bites for Kids with Suzanne Lieurance on Blog Talk Radio

Books Beyond Reading: 

Special Needs Book Review October, 2012

Interview with Special Needs Book Review January 2013

Foundations of Family April 2013, Using Sam Feels Better Now as a Group Curriculum