Play Wellness Team / Dr. Yolanda Fountain Hardy

Owner & Clinical Director, Play Wellness LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC/Georgia)
National Board Certified Counselor (NCC)
Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor (RPT-S)
Sand Therapy Specialist
Certified Brainspotting Practitioner
Rostered Child-Parent Psychotherapy Provider
Perinatal Yoga Teacher (in training)
Combined Parent-Child Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (in training)

Dr. Fountain Hardy had lots of opportunities to play as a child, which assisted her brain development and served as a respite from childhood trauma. She also believes in the value of appropriately playing as an adult, which is just fun. Dr. Fountain Hardy was on the Family Feud twice (with zero answers correct and zero wins) and the Price Is Right once (in which she won everything including a car that she sold to pay off one year of graduate school)! She believes in the power of play to advocate for mental health wellness and to prevent or respond to mental illness. Since 2006, Dr. Fountain Hardy has utilized play and other helpful therapeutic approaches to provide safe space for children, adults, and families to overcome life's challenges. She experienced several challenging life events (trauma, parental loss, perinatal child loss, etc.) so she understands the courage that it takes to look inwards and heal wounds. Dr. Fountain Hardy has a passion to care for business professionals, first responders, pregnant/birthing bodies, children and parents, the BIPOC population, and those with experiences of grief, perinatal/ infant/child loss, and trauma.

Dr. Fountain Hardy is the owner and executive director at Play Wellness LLC and is the founder of the Child Loss Center Inc. She also serves as President for the Georgia Association for Play Therapy, is a mental health forensic consultant with Lorio Forensics, and was a founding board member of the World Association for Sand Therapy Professionals. Since 2011, Dr. Fountain Hardy has taught master's and doctoral level courses and currently teaches full time at Walden University and as adjunct faculty in the Morehouse School of Medicine’s Children and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program. Dr. Fountain Hardy participates in speaking engagements, has written professional publications, has supervised over 150 mental health clinicians, and has presented nearly 200 trainings locally, nationally, and internationally on multiple topics related to mental health illness and wellness. When in "relaxation mode," she loves spending time with her spouse/family, traveling, reading, learning, crocheting, and playing tennis and laser tag. For more information about Dr. Fountain Hardy, see below (click on the purple tabs to move them):

Office Hours & Fees
Education
Licensure/Certifications
Professional Memberships
Publications
Honors & Awards

Services for: Georgia and New Jersey residents
Phone: (678) 395 - 4965 ext. 3

Office Hours for Clinical Services
Wednesday: 1:15 pm - 6:15 pm EST
Thursday: 2:15 pm - 6:15 pm EST

Clinical Session Fees
Contact the office to see if Dr. Fountain Hardy is currently accepting new clients.
HBCU students, those who have experienced perinatal/infant/child loss, licensed counselors, and first responders can request a 20% reduced rate.

Supervision Fees for Professionals
Supervision (PC/SW/MFT and/or play therapy): $150 (intake) and $200/month (including 1 hour of individual and 2 hours of group)
Supervision (Play therapy only): $150/hour (contracted individual) and $75/2 hours (contracted group)
Consultation: $150/hour (individual) and $75-100/2 hours (group)

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Counselor Education and Supervision
Mercer University

Post-Graduate Certificate in Working with Survivors of Violence, Torture, and Trauma
University of Maryland

Masters of Science (M.S.), Community Counseling
Mercer University

Masters of Divinity (M.Div.), Pastoral Care & Counseling
Mercer University

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration with a concentration in Computer Information Systems
Alabama State University

HIGHLIGHTED TRAININGS

Forensic Interviewing
CornerHouse

Perinatal Yoga Teacher Training (in progress)
Nurture and Nourish Yoga

Perinatal Mood Disorders & Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Psychotherapy
Postpartum Support International

Working with Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Governor's Office of Children and Family Services

Trauma-Informed Care
University of Georgia School of Social Work

Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
Georgia Bureau of Investigation & the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Child and Adolescent Counseling Academy
American Counseling Association

Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)
Georgia Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists

Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor (RPT-S)
Association for Play Therapy

Certified Brainspotting Practitioner
(Phases 1, 2, and 3)
Brainspotting United Kingdom & Canada

200 Hr Yoga Teacher Training (in progress)
My Vinyasa Practice

Rostered Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Provider
LSU Health Sciences Center

Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS)
Center for Credentialing and Education

National Certified Counselor (NCC)
National Board of Certified Counselors

American Counseling Association

National Association for Play Therapy
& Georgia Association for Play Therapy

World Association of Sand Therapy Professionals

Fountain, Y. & Neal, S. (2020). Developing cultural humility through clinical consultation. Play Therapy, 15(4), 4-7.

Fountain, Y. N. (2020). Physical activity games. In J. Stone and C. E. Schaefer (Eds.), Game play: Therapeutic use of games with children and adolescents (3rd ed.) (pp. 79-97). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1119553762

Fountain, Y. and Gardener, T. (2019, March). Go PLAY! Advocating for the integration of play therapy in the school setting. Play Therapy, 14(1), 4-7.

Fountain, Y. N. (2015). Important factors that contribute to the professional quality of life for registered play therapist and supervisors (Doctoral dissertation). Available from http://search.proquest.com.

Larkin, R., Fountain, Y., Glenn, C., Crumb, L., Smith, J., and Morgan, A. (2015). A behavioral intervention team at a two-year college: Responding to a case of suicidal ideation. The Journal of Campus Behavioral Intervention [J-BIT], 3, 44-48.

Larkin, R., Crumb, L., Fountain, Y., Glenn, C., and Smith, J. (2015, June). Managing mental health situations in the advising office. Academic Advising Today, 38(2). Retrieved from http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/resources/academic-advising-today/view-articles/managing-mental-health-situations-in-the-advising-office.aspx

Bayonne, L., Fountain, Y., and Rowland, K. (2014, Spring). Supervisee resistance: Shame in supervision. Southern Association for Counselor Educators and Supervision (SACES), 10(1). Available from http://www.saces.org/

CURRICULUM

Clark, D., Barnett, N., Boyd, M., Cunningham, G., Fountain, Y., Lane, D., and Redmond, D. (2015, May). From Victim to Survivor: Choices and Coping. Curriculum for the DeKalb County Drug Court, College of Professional Advancement, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA.

EDITOR

Georgia Perimeter College [GPC]. (2013). Voluntary and involuntary withdrawals for medical and/or psychology reasons. Student Code of Conduct. Author.

Federal Bureau of Investigation. (2003). A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety. Available from http://www.fbi.gov/

Women of Impact Award in Health
National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. Northwest Georgia Chapter