Play Therapy is an approach to counseling utilized for children. Children learn to understand the world through play. Play Therapy embraces play to facilitate therapeutic interventions. Play can include games, dolls, art activities, sports, make-believe, or any other activity that fits a child developmentally and emotionally.
Play Therapy can be beneficial for children with behavioral issues. Because these children might not have the words to communicate their feelings or might not want to, this allows them a space to express themselves and share their feelings through play.
Play therapists get to know the child’s specific interests and can tailor their counseling space to make it unique for each child. As the counselor observes and interacts with the child, they can understand the emotions that lead to their behaviors. Over time, therapists can encourage children to use play to express feelings instead of expressing them through inappropriate or harmful behaviors.
Play Therapy can also be used for adults to help them connect with their inner creativity and facilitate child-like joy.
In the midst of it all, don’t forget about YOU. Through my specialized work with High Needs children, teens, and adults, I have learned to take notice of the forgotten needs of driven yet exhausted parents and siblings. Family members are often neglected through the course of treatment of their loved one. My passion is providing care to the whole family unit. YOUR NEEDS MATTER and are a necessa...
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I am a therapist focused on making family transitions successful. Specifically trained in working with infants and young children and their primary caregivers through transitions such as divorce, adoption, foster care, family reunification, family blending, addiction and postpartum. I am also looking to work with those individuals on the Autism Spectrum Managing their emotional needs and...
I love helping kids, teens, & adults who feel stuck. Stuck with fears, stress, and worry. Stuck with anxiety that makes it hard to do things. Stuck with memories of a frightening event that happened a long time ago, but feels like it was just yesterday. Stuck with difficulties related to complex and attachment trauma. My areas of specialization include anxiety and trauma. I am an EMDR trained...
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I received my Master’s in Counseling Psychology with a specialization in Sport and Health Psychology from The Adler School of Professional Psychology and have been practicing in various settings, including community mental health, wellness, and educational settings, since 2012. I use a culturally-competent, person-centered approach that promotes awareness, growth, and acceptance while working t...
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( English | español ) We all need help at times, and it could be difficult and scary when we do, but getting help could be the best thing we do for ourselves. Life's journey can take us to many places, but in order to walk on this journey we need to be alive. I look at therapy as part of this life’s journey. A moment in time when we walk together and look at life in a way that makes better sens...
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