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.
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Diane Hansen, MA LPC provides counseling for teens, adults, couples, and families. Her specialties include Adoption, ADHD, Autism, Anxiety, Child/Teen Behavioral, Depression, Faith-Based Counseling, Family Counseling, Group Counseling, Grief and Loss, Independent Living Skills Training, PTSD, Sexual Abuse, Social Skills Training, and Trauma. She believes that most people are operating the best...
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Don't suffer in silence. I can help you regain your happiness. I provide discrete quality licensed mental health care to children, teens, adults, and couples. Weekends and Tele-health available. Don’t wait. Reach your goals. Self care today. Adult tele-health services available in the state of Florida. Developmental screening’s for children 0 to 6 years. Parenting consults, family education,...
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Practice is FULL at this time. Corvallis Counseling serves children and adult clients. I also provide Clinical Supervision Services for those working towards Clinical Licensure. I work with adults who have trauma, loss and/or attachment-related issues utilizing attachment-based EMDR. I have found that the majority of dysregulation and related symptoms (anxiety, depression, mood instability) can...
