Play Therapy with Carmen — Honoring a Legacy of Healing, Representation, and Play

The Play Therapy with Carmen collection features the original creations of Carmen Jimenez-Pride, LCSW, RPT-S™, ICST-P — a beloved clinician, educator, and advocate who poured her heart into making play therapy more inclusive, affirming, and deeply human.

These are Carmen’s own products, shared with us through the generosity of her family so her legacy of love and learning can continue to reach therapists and clients everywhere. Within this collection you’ll find favorites from her Focus on Feelings line, Emerson the Embodied Elephant, and other meaningful tools she designed to support connection, identity, and healing through play.

Each piece carries Carmen’s unmistakable warmth, creativity, and advocacy for diversity and representation in the field of play and sandtray therapy. We are deeply honored to share her work and keep her vision alive through this special collection.

 

About the Author:

Carmen Jimenez-Pride was a trailblazing force in the mental health field, a best-selling, award-winning author, and an internationally recognized speaker. As a visionary clinician, educator, and consultant, she was deeply committed to advancing cultural humility and diversity in therapy. Carmen was a Lead Trainer and a foremost expert in Internal Family Systems (IFS) with children and adolescents, making her a sought-after authority in the integration of IFS and play therapy.

Carmen was the creative mind behind Focus on Feelings®, an innovative emotional literacy curriculum, and the founder of Diversity in Play Therapy Inc. and the groundbreaking Diversity in Play Therapy Summit. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, Certified AutPlay® Therapy Provider, Certified EMDR Therapist, Registered Children’s Yoga Teacher, and Certified Internal Family Systems Therapist, she brought a wealth of expertise to her work.

With over 20 years of experience as a trauma therapist, Carmen specialized in treating children, adolescents, and adults from diverse cultural backgrounds. Her passion for education and advocacy extended to training clinicians worldwide, equipping them with the tools to address racial and cultural trauma within their therapeutic practices.

A thought leader in the therapeutic community, Carmen continued to develop transformative educational resources that empower both clinicians and clients to achieve optimal healing and growth until her death. Her dedication to innovation and inclusivity solidified her reputation as a leading voice in play therapy, trauma treatment, and IFS with children and adolescents.

Play Therapy with Carmen — Honoring a Legacy of Healing, Representation, and Play