She received her doctorate degree from the Combined-Integrated Doctoral program in Clinical and School Psychology at James Madison University. She completed her doctoral internship and postdoctoral training at the Milton Hershey School. Dr. Budash is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and Florida and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S). She has presented at the Association for Play Therapy Annual Conference on several occasions and is a graduate of APT’s Leadership Academy. After licensure, Dr. Budash worked at a private practice in Tampa, Florida, before returning to Milton Hershey School as a staff psychologist in the elementary school. Dr. Budash conducts individual therapy, group therapy, and consultation with children in pre-K through fourth grade coping with internalizing and externalizing disorders and trauma histories.