Biography and education
Dr. Regine Chung, LPC, LMHC, RPTTM, is an Assistant Professor of Professional Counseling at Texas State University. She earned her PhD in Counseling from the University of North Texas (UNT). Dr. Chung’s identity as a counselor educator is grounded in extensive clinical experience, working with clients of all ages and diverse cultural backgrounds. Her experience spans university community clinics, a domestic violence agency, and general and special education settings. She specializes in working with neurodivergent populations and addressing clinical issues related to anxiety, adverse childhood experiences, relational trauma, and bicultural identity development.
Dr. Chung is a Certified Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) Trainer through UNT’s Center for Play Therapy and has presented at international, regional, and local counseling and play therapy conferences. As a trilingual counselor educator (English, Cantonese, Mandarin), her current research explores multicultural issues in counseling, play therapy, neurodiversity, and immigrant populations, with a particular focus on improving treatment accessibility and effectiveness.
Dr. Chung is a Certified Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) Trainer through UNT’s Center for Play Therapy and has presented at international, regional, and local counseling and play therapy conferences. As a trilingual counselor educator (English, Cantonese, Mandarin), her current research explores multicultural issues in counseling, play therapy, neurodiversity, and immigrant populations, with a particular focus on improving treatment accessibility and effectiveness.
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Beebe, J. E. (Principal), Agustyniak, K. (Supporting), Cownie, T. (Supporting), Chung, R. K. (Supporting), Shuey, J., Kwandrans, K. (Supporting), Bevacqua, S. (Supporting). Patrick P. Lee Foundation Mental Health Scholarship for Niagara University CMHC Program, Patrick P. Lee Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $150000. (Funded: August 2024 - May 2027). Grant.
- Chung, Regine K. (Principal). Spectrum of progress: Examining impact of child-centered play therapy on emotional and behavioral problems in children on the autism spectrum, Texas Association for Play Therapy, Texas Association for Play Therapy’s Dan E. Homeyer Play Therapy Research Grant Award, $1000. (Funded: 2023 - 2024). Grant.
- Chung, Regine K. (Principal). Validation of the Child Interpersonal Relationship Attitude and Assessment (CIRAA) - Chinese Version, Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling, Association for Child and Adolescent Counseling Research Grant, $250. (Funded: 2025 - Present). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Beebe, J. E., Chung, R. K., & Hilts, D. (2026). Bullying victimization and school violence among children & adolescents: Engaging youth and preventing risk. In D. Capuzzi & M. Stauffer (Eds.), Engaging youth and preventing risk: A resource for mental health professionals, teachers, and parents (pp. 402–422). Cognella.
- Chung, R. K., & Ray, D. C. (2025). Child-centered play therapy: Process and effect with autistic children. International Journal of Play Therapy, 34(2), 51–62. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000233
- 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. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1037/pla0000203
- Ray, D. C., Chung, R. K., Turner, K. K., & Aguilar, E. V. (2022). The multicultural playroom: A Delphi study. In D. C. Ray, Y. Ogawa, & Y.-J. Cheng (Eds.), Multicultural play therapy: Making the most of cultural opportunities with children (pp. 279–299). Routledge.
- Cheng, Y.-R., Chung, R. K., & Ogawa, Y. (2022). Cultural opportunities with Asian Populations. In D. C. Ray, Y. Ogawa, & Y.-J. Cheng (Eds.), Multicultural play therapy: Making the most of cultural opportunities with children (pp. 182–205). Routledge.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Student Research Award, Association for Play Therapy. October 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, Rho Kappa Chapter of Chi Sigma Iota. 2022
Featured service activities
- Other
Child Centered Play Therapy International
- Reviewer / Referee
Association for Play Therapy Program Committee
- Other
James Warren Ballard Memorial Scholarship & Lesley Jones Graduate Fellowship
- Graduate Advisor
Professional Counseling Program
- Graduate Advisor
SP26 Student Orientation
- Other
Professional Counseling Graduate Student Applicants