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 use a warm, down-to-earth approach in my work with children, teens, adults and couples. I collaborate with clients to develop a whole view of challenges and strengths, which is informed by my wide breadth of clinical experience across the lifespan. I have expertise in working with infants and parents, developmental disabilities, trauma, and both anticipated and unexpected crises across all ag...
"Working together, I can help you cope with life's changes and challenges while developing the confidence and skills to move toward your goals. My counseling style is interactive and supportive with a side of humor. With a holistic approach, I use cognitive behavioral therapy with art techniques, therapeutic stories, and games to meet the client where they are and assist them in getting to thei...
I offer a very outside of the box approach to traditional mental/behavioral health counseling by traveling to my clients instead of them traveling to me. Going to, and practicing directly in my clients home or other safe, comfortable space, I'm able to be a loving nonjudgmental witness to the larger systems and the energies surrounding them. Clients contact me with a range of life struggles...
We don’t heal in isolation. We heal in the context of healthy & safe relationships. Together, we can lighten load that you’ve been carrying. My approach is strengths-based, compassionate, authentic, holistic, and tailored to your unique needs. In sessions, you can expect to be empowered with practical tools, observations, insights and nurturing containment. Our work together will allow you to...
"Whether we know it or not, we transmit the presence of everyone we have ever known, as though by being in each other's presence we exchange our cells, pass on some of our life force, and then we go on carrying that other person in our body, not unlike springtime when certain plants in fields we walk through attach their seeds in the form of small burrs to our socks, our pants, our caps, as if ...
Accepting New Clients. Life has shown up once again and seemingly offered you its worst. Your friends and family haven’t been able to help the way you wished they could. You've tried to change the situation and maybe even yourself, but nothing has worked. It’s no big secret that we all experience challenges and often, don’t know where to go to figure things out. The reality is that if you’re...
You are tired of walking on eggshells around your child. You never know when your child's next angry outburst might derail plans, cause problems at school, or alienate them from friends. You admire your child's fiery spirit and big personality, but you worry about their future if they can't get their temper under control. You've tried everything from sticker charts to time-outs to losing it...
Currently adding new clients to a wait list. To me, spirit is about what is inside you regardless of your circumstances. My goal for providing therapy is teaching people how to function within how their lives actually are; good or bad, struggle or peace, history of trauma or not. Faith is a crucial part of it. In Acts 27 Paul is on a boat being tossed by a terrible storm. He tells the crew we...
Counseling for wellness and wisdom. That’s my mission. My goal as your counselor is to accept an invitation into your complex and dynamic world; in hopes that I may offer you the support you are seeking to find peace. If you are searching through this directory, chances are you sense, or maybe even know, something is not quite right in your life. Are you personally struggling and haven’t found ...
Full Circle Grief Center's mission is to provide comprehensive professional bereavement support to children, adults, families, and communities. Since 2008, we have facilitated support groups and educational programs in Richmond and the surrounding communities. In 2018, our services expanded to include individual counseling for children (ages 3-17) and adults grieving the death of a loved one....
In 2018, Because of the busyness in Northern Virginia, I opened an online practice to make Christian counseling more accessible. After moving to Florida, I expanded the services. I am licensed as an LCSW in both Virginia and Florida. You can receive professional support from the comfort of your own space. I enjoy working with individuals who suffer from anxiety disorders, depression, relationsh...
It can be overwhelming and emotional when children and adolescents are struggling with mental health concerns and challenges. Trauma leaves feelings of anxiety, depression, worthlessness that can make everyday interactions a struggle. Individuals need to feel safe, secure, feel valued and have a sense of belonging to fully participate in their lives. Treatment options should focus on their...
In response to current public health guidelines and concerns about CORVID-19 I am increasing my availability to provide telehealth appointments to clients. I look forward to understanding your goals and values and offering the best of scientific and humanistic practice to help you reach desired outcomes. I have helped children, adolescents, transition-age youth and adults address traumatic...
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