About
Morgan Teachworth White, MA, LPC
License number 8235Morgan graduated from LSU with her Masters of Arts in Education with a Specialization in Community Counseling in 2011. She's a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Louisiana. Since graduation, she’s worked in various settings such as inpatient hospitalization, partial hospitalization, intensive wraparound services, and in a clinic setting. She’s also worked with various populations, but her favorite has always been children and their families.
Morgan has training in play therapy and it’s her primary intervention for children and families. She most frequently utilizes Child-Centered play therapy and has additional training in play therapy considerations for neurodivergent clients. She treats a variety of issues including trauma, coping with divorce, anxiety, depression, school behavioral issues and ADHD-related issues. Counseling is her passion and she integrates her warm, playful personality into the work she does.
Away from counseling, Morgan enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters. She also enjoys creative writing, reading, baking, and trying her hand at crafts. Morgan is so excited about the collaboration between Playful Connections Counseling and Pediatric Therapy Northshore!
What to Expect At The Office
This section is about office specific procedures. For information on what to expect in play therapy, click here.
Playful Connections Counseling is housed within the offices of Pediatric Therapy Northshore. While these businesses are separate, the office staff of Pediatric Therapy Northshore also act as the office staff of Playful Connections Counseling. As such, Playful Connections Counseling will honor its policies and practices as outlined below. Should something change, Morgan and/or the staff will communicate the changes to you.
When you arrive at the office for your intake session, Morgan will meet you and your child at your car. You will get a quick tour of the facility before sitting down together. During the intake, we will discuss the concerns that bring your family /child to counseling, strengths about your family/child, relevant history, and so on. There will also be a review of policy and procedures for the office as well as relevant paperwork filled out prior to session. Morgan will orient you to the play therapy room, the process of play therapy, and allow you to explore the toys and ask any questions you may have. There will be a period of time where you and your child play and when Morgan and your child in the playroom.
When you arrive for any other appointment Morgan will meet you outside at the start time of the appointment, greet you and your child, and escort your child to the play therapy room. In order to best locate your vehicle, please hold up the sign provided to you by the office staff. At the end of session, Morgan will walk the client back out to your vehicle and say goodbye. While the providers of Pediatric Therapy Northshore use the end of session as a time for parent check in, Morgan asks that all discussion about the client be reserved for a parent-only session. Regular updates can be given via the check-in form or through email. If something cannot wait until the next parent session, nor can it be communicated through form or email, please schedule an additional parent session.
In order to keep everyone healthy, the office has an illness policy. If your child is ill, please cancel therapy appointments until symptoms are no longer present. If a child presents any symptoms of illness during therapy, you will be contacted in order to pick your child up. The following are considered illnesses that are cause for cancellation:
any cough that interferes with talking or movement
a productive cough
fever within the last 24 hours without fever-relief medication (Tylenol, Ibuprofen, etc.)
vomiting or diarrhea within 24 hours of the scheduled session
conjunctivitis (pink eye) that has not been treated for 24 hours
rash other than eczema