Robert Jason Grant, Ed.D, LPC, Licensed Professional Counselor in Springfield, MO — therapist at ThriveTalk

Robert Jason Grant, Ed.D, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

20+ yrs experience

Updated August 13, 2026 How we verify

About

Dr. Robert Jason Grant is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Springfield, Missouri, and the creator of AutPlay Therapy, an integrative family play therapy framework for neurodivergent children and adolescents. He has over 20 years of experience and is the owner of the Robert Jason Grant Ed.D AutPlay Therapy Clinic.

Services

  • Autism
  • Neurodivergence
  • Anxiety
  • Trauma and PTSD
  • ADHD
  • Anger management
  • Behavioral issues
  • Depression
  • Developmental disorders
  • Family conflict
  • Grief
  • Impulse control
  • Intellectual disability
  • Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)
  • Parenting
  • School issues
  • Self-esteem
  • Spirituality
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • CBT
  • Coaching
  • EMDR
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Expressive arts therapy
  • Family systems therapy
  • Humanistic therapy
  • Integrative therapy
  • Play therapy
  • Sandplay therapy
  • Strength-based therapy
  • Trauma-focused therapy

State licenses

  • Missouri · License #2001008080 · LPC Active

Reputation

5 / 5 across 13 reviews Positive
  • Birdeye Rated 5 / 5 13 reviews

What clients praise

  • Personable and compassionate
  • Knowledgeable and skilled clinician
  • High-quality AutPlay training programs

In the field

Awards

  • Play Therapist of the Year — Missouri Association for Play Therapy (2015)
  • APT Service Award — Association for Play Therapy (2017)

Sources

The facts on this page are drawn from 16 public sources and independently fact-checked before publication.

Psychology Today directory

  • Identity anchor: name, credentials, practice name, address, phone, specialties, issues, modalities, populations, insurance, fees, session formats, years in practice, photo (psychologytoday.com)

NPPES registry (individual NPI)

  • Individual NPI 1558437194, credential EdD LPC, primary taxonomy Counselor Professional (101YP2500X), MO license 2001008080, status Active, address in Nixa, MO (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

NPPES registry (organization NPI)

  • Organizational NPI 1124562566 for Robert Jason Grant Ed.D AutPlay Therapy Clinic, credential Ed.D LPC RPT-S, taxonomy Professional Counselor, address 1613 W Elfindale St, Springfield, MO (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov)

ProviderWire directory

provider website

professional bio (Digitell conference platform)

  • Bio: Ed.D, LPC, RPT-S; founder of AutPlay Therapy Clinic; board member, Association for Play Therapy; multi-published author (apt.digitellinc.com)

LinkedIn profile

  • Location (Springfield, MO), education at University of Missouri-Columbia, current role as founder of AutPlay Therapy (linkedin.com)

Facebook profile

  • Existence of official Facebook presence under name Robert Jason Grant EdD, Springfield MO (facebook.com)

Birdeye reviews

Goodreads author page

  • Author of 25 books related to AutPlay Therapy and neurodiversity-affirming practice (goodreads.com)

Routledge publisher listing

  • Book: AutPlay Therapy for Children and Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum, 3rd Edition (routledge.com)

Synergetic Play Therapy Institute podcast

The Neurodiversity Podcast

Lessons from the Playroom podcast

YouTube

  • Video interviews/appearances discussing AutPlay Therapy (youtube.com)

web search (awards)

  • Play Therapist of the Year 2015 (Missouri Association for Play Therapy) and APT Service Award 2017 (Association for Play Therapy) (linkedin.com)
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