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 work with children, adults, families, and veterans who want to work on healing their trauma and Moral Injury. I do not sit and ask you how you feel and spend the session talking about your week. I believe in relinquishing the control your trauma has on you.. I believe in eliminating the guilt, shame, and blame you have decided is your "Normal". I believe in collaboration and if that takes the...
Lenna is an international award-winning artist, art psychotherapist, licensed mental health counselor, and yoga teacher. Through an integrative holistic approach she works with clients to balance and awaken their internal healing capacity and live with greater meaning, connection, and happiness. Offering mindfulness-based art and yoga therapy in addition to CBT, DBT, and ACT, Lenna provides a...
I enjoy helping individuals/couples/families and believe that everyone has hope for a better future. Counseling just helps healthy people stay healthy. I offer many approaches to counseling and family therapy, I find that using biofeedback/neurofeedback in conjunction with talk therapy is the most effective. I strive for a nonjudgemental atmosphere where clients can personalize their goals and...
Do you, your spouse or child struggle with pornography addiction/compulsion? Overcoming a behavior that's been going on for years is not usually done alone. These individuals typically need to learn real "in the moment" management skills to avoid slips/relapses with pornography while also targeting other factors which also may be driving/influencing the behavior. This is more than teaching a...
MY PRACTICE IS NOW OPEN - ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AS OF 10/06/2020. // I help my clients discover the root causes of their presenting concerns, versus focusing on the surface thoughts and emotions. My areas of treatment focus include anxiety, depression, poor family relations, marital issues (including spousal infidelity or questions of divorce), employment and life transitions, grief and loss,...
I provide a friendly, honest, non-judgemental therapeutic space with a combination of talk therapy and expressive techniques to engage the areas of challenge and celebrate the character strengths that make you unique. Art Therapy is offered to explore a visual way using sand tray, drawing, journaling, collage, painting, or imaginative play. This safe space offers therapeutic support to children...
Are you struggling to find serenity? I would like to help you live a more balanced, intentional, and thriving life. I will be your sounding board, assisting you in finding ways to confront life transitions; stress, anxiety, codependency; depression, hopelessness, and addiction along with family issues. We will work together to identify goals and strategies to support you while initiating positi...
*NOT ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS AT THIS TIME* Does life feel out of control due to your, or your partner's sexual behaviors? As a sex addiction and partner trauma therapist, I specialize in helping individuals and couples find hope, recovery and healing from infidelity, porn/sex addiction, partner betrayal trauma, PTSD, depression/anxiety, grief, loss, and divorce. My goal is to provide a safe space...
( English | español ) Do you feel that past hurts are getting in the way of the vision you have for yourself or family? You find yourself in a new role in your life and all of a sudden old emotions are resurfacing and you're not sure where they are coming from. You know that you don't want to parent the way you were parented, but you're not sure how to break those cycles. These are some reasons...
Are you frustrated, tired, overwhelmed and don't know how else to help your situation? Is your family arguing all the time? Is your child having problems at school and constantly pushing boundaries? Do you wish you can have just a moment of peace and harmony in your life? Motivating and supporting children & adults reach their maximum potential is my life's passion! Since 1999, I have worked wi...
I am a native to the Virginia Beach area and have lived here all of my life. I am the only child of parents who have spent most of their lives in this area as well. I attended Old Dominion University for both of my degrees, a Bachelor's of Science in Psychology in 2013 and a Master's of Science in Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2015. I have recently become a licensed...
No one should have to face any of life's challenges on their own, and that is how therapy can be helpful. Creating sustainable change, helping others to feel heard and understood, and working collaboratively to meet goals are main priorities for me in the therapy process. I have worked extensively with children, adolescents/teens, adults, families, and couples to meet their individual goals and...
I truly enjoy working with children who display behaviors related to defiance, emotional dysregulation, low self-esteem, and verbal/physical aggression. I am certified in Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) that helps blend behavioral expectations and positive relationship building skills to manage difficult behaviors. Daily routines and simple requests may feel like a daunting task for...
Aisha Alston is a licensed mental health counselor from the state of North Carolina. There are two Mantra’s she often refers to in therapy with clients. Change is a personal choice which is often uncomfortable. The other is, what you allow will continue. Aisha has experience working with clients that are seeking counseling for an array of challenges faced in life. She works with all individuals...
At MBS Psychotherapy Services, we specialize in conducting individual and family psychotherapy sessions with clients who are experiencing varied mental health and substance use concerns. We also focus on those who experience trauma, persistent mental illness and chronic medical conditions in the adult, adolescent and child populations. I have worked in the counseling field for 18 years. In 2013...
