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.
Whether you're looking for relief from emotional pain or hoping to reassess the direction your life is taking, I am here to help. For the past several years I've had the profound experience of accompanying people on their journeys toward change, where they've gained clarity, strength, motivation, joy, contentment and love. With my full commitment to your well being, together we'll pave your pat...
I specialize in working with children, adolescents, and their families. I have specialized training in many expressive arts, including art therapy, play therapy, music therapy, and bibliotherapy. I have a unique ability to relate with children and teenagers and can use each child's unique traits and interests throughout the counseling process. I also utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help...
Using a humanistic approach free of judgment, Chatham will collaborate with each person served to help them meet their personal and therapeutic goals. Chatham uses Internal Family Systems and other empowerment approaches to help individuals and families problem solve their life's obstacles. Whether you experience anxiety, self-doubt, social isolation, hopelessness, addiction, suffered from a pa...
Life is full of challenges that can weigh us down and prevent us from living in our highest potential with satisfaction, vitality, and joy. It can be confusing to see how to move ahead and hard to try new things, even when we have a sense for what needs to change or what could be better. As a therapist who works with both adults and children, we can work together to move through current challen...
"Compassion is one of the few things we can practice that will bring immediate and long-term happiness to our lives"-Dalai-Lama. We often forget-or-struggle to be compassionate towards ourselves. Making it difficult to validate our experiences. In my capacity as your Clinical therapist, I will provide a space to allow you to do just that. Ideally, a balance-and-peace in your life-and-relationsh...
I believe that you can have a great life no matter the issues and feelings you currently have. This possibility may be hard to imagine now, but that is what I help you do, create a great life. My job is to help you clarify what you want and then to achieve this. We all have a "wise mind" and heart in us. The wise mind can become obscured by stress and circumstance, but this is what you come to...
I am a bilingual (English and Spanish-speaking) licensed clinical psychologist who provides therapy and psychological assessment services to children, adolescents, adults and families. I support clients in fostering resilience and in building more meaningful, connected relationships. In therapy, I take a supportive, curious, non-judgemental stance. My clients struggle with issues related to...
8/2020 - NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS. Hello! I am a Board Certified Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor and Board Certified Transgender Care Therapist working in the Pittsburgh area. I have experience working with adolescents and adults and approach therapy from an experiential, feminist, multicultural approach. I utilize art making and expressive therapies to help facilitate greater...
( English | español ) (Not accepting new clients). I generally offer free counseling to BIPOC individuals- I stand in solidarity with you. My clients find me fun, creative, relaxed, safe, and easy to talk to. I have been in the helping fields for over seven years. I love being able to help children, teens, adults, couples and families tap into their inner courage and strength to navigate throug...
My goal in therapy is to allow my clients to create more space in their lives and build healthier patterns. Our relationships are a large part of what make us who we are, yet our relationships can also be a great source of frustration, coupled with the stresses of daily life. I use a strengths-based, integrative approach in therapy, working with individuals, couples, and families. I find that t...
We’re living in challenging times. If you feel overwhelmed with feelings of fear, loneliness, depression or anxiety, you’re not alone. Maybe the trauma of your past continues to resurface, making it hard to move forward in your relationships, your work, or toward your goals. People are not built to solve everything alone. Working with an experienced & compassionate therapist can help lighten yo...
I am a licensed mental health counselor who has worked for two decades with children, adolescents, and adults across the lifespan. I use a strength-based, collaborative approach in order to meet clients where they are at and focus on their strengths in order to create positive change. I specialize in treating mood disorders, anxiety disorders, PTSD, and couples/families. I have worked with vict...
“We don’t have to do all of it alone. We were never meant to.” -Brené Brown- While therapy can seem frightening or uncomfortable, sometimes we need someone to help navigate through life’s difficulties. When working with a therapist that aligns with our needs, it can often improve the therapeutic experience. As a Licensed Professional Counselor, I have a passion for working with the child and ad...
Do you feel stuck and like you are just going through the motions of your life? Does your child have problematic behavior that makes you feel like an ineffective parent? Does this sound familiar? If so, you are not alone! Behavior is almost always meaningful and is essentially a form of communication. Children especially use their behavior as a way to alert others of their needs. As adults, its...
Sheri works well with children with histories of adversity, parents and adult survivors of trauma. She can assist in not only processing through the experiences but gain in developmental milestones and assist in teaching how the brain responds to trauma. She brings hope to families and adults who are dealing with the struggles and shame regarding their current and past experiences. Sheri is a T...
