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.
Aloha, I provide trauma-focused, compassionate, and creative psychotherapy for adults, children, and teens. I am here to help you work with current issues, resolve past trauma impact, build mindfulness skills and strengthen the self. I am trained as a Somatic and Jungian psychotherapist. I specialize in areas of trauma healing, depression, anxiety, sexual assault, relationship and attachment...
We all have within us an innate life purpose. We know that this purpose is unique to who we are as individuals regardless of our environment, this purpose does not simply disappear. Instead the purpose insists on being heard, regardless of whether one is living their authentic life or not if they do not follow their purpose they will often times feel pulled in opposite directions. What does you...
* I presently ONLY have availability for psychological evaluations. I am not taking new therapy patients at this time. * Grounded in the power of relationships and neuroscience, my goal is to promote healthy development, healing, emotional wellbeing, achievement, and relational connection. I specialize in neuropsychological evaluation and psychotherapy and primarily work with children/teens,...
Ideally, childhood is a time full of wonder, play and learning in the context of safe relationships. Sometimes, despite the best intentions of caregivers, children experience trauma or other situations that challenge their sense of safety. Other times, a child’s behaviors make it clear that they are struggling, but it’s not clear why. As with many issues, the earlier the intervention, the easie...
Parenting is hard! It can be challenging to manage a child's emotional responses, behaviors, limited coping strategies, and developing communication strategies. At Zola Counseling, we help navigate these areas to support parent and child in implementing developmentally appropriate emotional expression. Some of our specialty practice areas include: Attachment concerns:[adoption, foster care, or...
IMMEDIATE TELEHEALTH SESSIONS AVAILABLE. Every person is unique and has a unique story. As a clinician I believe that therapy should be tailored to the client and your unique needs. Drawing from over 10 years of experience and firm foundations in psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, behavioral, and expressive techniques I endeavor to work collaboratively with my clients to understand them, thei...
Sometimes self-doubt, anxiety, depression and stress cloud our judgement and our path to a balanced, happy, functional, life. I work with individuals, couples and families to create the path that is perfect for you. We will work on improving communication and coping skills. I will guide you through your journey and help you see and overcome the obstacles that impede the person/family you want t...
I am currently full and not accepting new clients. If you would like to join my waiting list please contact me and I will be happy to add you and contact you as soon as a spot opens up. Helping and problem solving are my passion. There are no life issues too big or small to receive help with. I want to team up with you so that we can make every day living happier. I specialize in anxiety...
My role is to help guide each individual’s journey towards building emotional confidence and developing healthy relationships. As a licensed psychotherapist, providing individual and family counseling, my education includes a Masters and Doctorate Degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University and The Chicago School of Psychology. I specialize in working with female clients of all age...
***Now offering phone and video sessions for clients who prefer to meet virtually. Are you feeling overwhelmed, scared or anxious with life stressors or in your relationships? I believe we are self-equipped to heal and overcome difficult life experiences once we are better able to understand ourselves and the world around us and connect to our inner strength. Through a collaborative process, we...
I love helping teenagers and young adults who are struggle with low self-esteem, anxiety, depression and eating disorders. When needed, I help them find healing from trauma that shaped who they see in the mirror. I strive to help people to learn to like themselves without having to rely excessively on others' validation, as well as creating healthy boundaries in relationships to avoid...
Are you feeling beaten down and like you're just waiting for the next crisis to take its toll? Do you look in the mirror and feel like it's all your fault and you should be ashamed? If this sounds like your life, I'd like to invite you to take the first step towards something more than just surviving your life. With my specialized training in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Seed Digging, and...
I'm a straight-forward, get it done therapist. My goal with any client or family is to help them quickly identify what the core issues are and to create solutions that help them function better on a daily basis. Whether it is a child struggling with behavioral issues or an adult battling depression or anxiety, I'm focused on outcomes, not blame. In addition to being a Licensed Professional...
Over the years, I've learned that clients deserve the dignity of solving problems in their own time and in their own ways. It's not a therapist's job to tell you how to live your life or set deadlines for change. Rather, it's my job to help you discover and remove obstacles that stand in the way of the life you want. I use this non-biased approach and a laid back conversational style to help yo...
Gina is a licensed professional counselor with over seven years of experience in the mental health and substance abuse fields. Gina has worked with a wide span of ages and topics, with most of her experience being with adolescents and adults. She has experience with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues providing services that span from therapy for depression and grief counseling to...
