Yolanda Fountain Hardy

Dr. Yolanda Fountain Hardy has worked in the mental health field helping infants, children, adults, and families overcome life’s challenges since 2006. She is a licensed counselor in the state of Georgia and North Carolina, a clinical and play therapy supervisor and trainer, a mental health forensic consultant, and a Zero to Three Fellow. Dr. Fountain Hardy earned a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Mercer University and a post-graduate certificate in Working with Survivors of Violence, Torture, and Trauma from the University of Maryland. She is the owner and executive director at Play Wellness LLC in Roswell, Georgia, where she specializes in helping those with experiences of grief and trauma, helping business professionals find balance and wellness, and helping parents develop healthy relationships with their infants and children. Dr. Fountain Hardy also founded the Child Loss Center Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit that helps grieving parents and families who have experienced infertility, pregnancy, infant, and child loss. She is an advocate for social justice with regards to racial, parental, and birth equity. She served as President of the Georgia Association for Play Therapy beginning 2022 and transitioned to serve on the national board of the Association for Play Therapy in 2024. She presents locally and internationally and has taught master’s, doctoral, and medical students at multiple universities since 2011. She holds professional memberships with the Association for Play Therapy, the Georgia Association for Play Therapy, Zero to Three, the Georgia Association for Infant Mental Health, and the World Association of Sand Therapy Professionals (as a founding board member). Dr. Fountain Hardy joined the faculty of Walden University in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences in December 2020.

Education

PhD, Mercer University

Post-master's Certificate, University of Maryland

MS, Mercer University

BS, Alabama State University