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.
I love what I do and that makes it rewarding for me to work every day with adolescents, adults, couples, and families. In my practice, I work with relationship issues, stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, grief and loss, social skills and multicultural issues. I view problems through an attachment lens and utilize multiple therapeutic approaches including narrative, solution-focused,...
I provide evaluations and counseling for children and adults, ages 2.5 to 75. Evaluations offered include: disability, intellectual/academic, emotional/personality, ADHD, autism, trauma, and parenting. Counseling services include evidence based treatment for ages 2.5 to 75. Speaking and training services are also available. My desire is to provide services with kindness, gentleness, and grace. ...
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I am a holistic therapist that honors and cherishes your innate inner potential and possibility. I have worked with individuals, couples, parents, and families that are not experiencing their deepest aspirations and desires. Through an integrative holistic approach to therapy, you can be reminded of and accept your innate ability to realize your infinite potential and unimaginable possibility....
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Specializing in the treatment of children, adolescents, and adults. Depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress syndrome, academic issues, couples counseling. Domestic violence, sexual and physical abuse. Grief, gender issues, work related stress. EAP counseling. Marriage and family therapy. Behavioral and parenting issues. Practicing for over 20 years. Centrally located to provide services for...
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I believe that PLAY is for everyone and I love incorporating play therapy techniques into my sessions with clients of all ages. I specialize in children, adolescents and young adults who have experienced or witnessed interpersonal violence (sexual assault, child sexual abuse, domestic violence). I am also an enthusiastic advocate for children/adolescents of color in their explorations of race,...
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