Alison Sheesley

Alison Sheesley is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Regis Center for Play Therapy at Regis University's Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions. As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist, she integrates her clinical expertise with academic responsibilities, focusing on attachment theory and therapeutic applications of improv comedy and child-centered play therapy.

• B.A. (cum laude) from Tulane University
• M.A. from Loyola University New Orleans
• Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from the University of Northern Colorado (2017)

Research Interests center on the intersection of play therapy and mental health, particularly:

• Therapeutic improv comedy
• Child-centered play therapy techniques
• Attachment-based clinical interventions
• Laughter as a healing mechanism

She maintains a private practice at Comedy Is Therapy and actively explores the role of humor in therapeutic settings through personal attendance at comedy shows.