Krystal Turner

Dr. Krystal K. Turner completed her Ph.D. from the University of North Texas in 2024. Her dissertation focused on how children interact with a multiculturally designed play therapy room in comparison to a historically recommended play therapy room. Dr. Turner's research interests consist of multicultural awareness within therapeutic practices including counselor education, multicultural play therapy, and cultural identity development. In practice, Dr. Turner works primarily with clients across the lifespan with various presenting concerns. While her specialty is play therapy, she also greatly enjoys working with college aged clients, clients working through identity development, and clients with trauma. She received her bachelor's and master's degree at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. When not teaching or seeing clients, Dr. Turner enjoys spending time with friends and family, reading, or binge watching one of her favorite shows such as Bob's Burgers or Golden Girls.

• Chung, R.K., Ray, D.C., Aguilar, E.V., & Turner, K.K. (2023). The multicultural play therapy room: Intentional decision making in selecting play therapy toys and materials. International Journal of Play Therapy, 32(4), 197-207.
• Ceballos, P.L., Taylor, L., & Turner, K.K. (2023). Conducting ethical, antiracist mental health research with children and adolescents. Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling, 9(2), 122-135. https://doi.org/10.1080/23727810.2023.2233271
• Ray, D.C., Chung, R.K., Turner, K.K., & Aguilar, E.V. (2022). Designing the Multicultural Playroom. In D.C. Ray, Y. Ogawa, & Y.-J Cheng (Ed.). Multicultural play therapy: Making the most of cultural opportunities with children.
• Taylor, L., Turner, K.K. (2022). Cultural Opportunities with African Children. In D.C. Ray, Y. Ogawa, & Y.-J Cheng (Ed.)