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.
Providing therapy to diverse groups of people is what fills my cup...I would like to take this time to share a bit about what my training, experience, and knowledge is around providing effective therapy. I have had the privilege in working with children and adults in coping and managing trauma symptoms. Many of us are suffering in silence and truly just need a safe place to process and not feel...
At Lumos Counseling & Wellness Center we specialize in providing mental health therapy services to children, adolescents, and adults to address a wide variety of mental health and emotional issues. We believe that every person can benefit from mental health therapy every now and then to talk about issues and address some of life's problems. At Lumos Counseling & Wellness Center, we acknowledge...
Lori has been providing individual and family therapy to children 5 yrs to 18 yrs, and their families, as well as adults since 1992. Her passion for supporting children and teens is evident in her work, which focuses on family dynamics, child development, risk and safety assessment, separation, out of home placement, adoption, grief and loss, special education and community resources for famili...
Twila “ Always rejoice 2020” Telehealth sessions offered at this time * ( phone & video packages available ) Are you falling apart? Or did you try to put yourself back together and have left over pieces? Either way may make you feel vulnerable . It can be uncomfortable, unsettling, and anxiety-provoking. I’m more holistic and am not quick to assume you need medicine. That might mean we talk abo...
( English | español ) After training together in individual, family, and Child Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) my mother and I founded The Hamilton Practice in 1995 and began watching miracles unfold for ages 3 and up. Our respect for the power of this work only deepened as we applied these principals to working with survivors of childhood trauma and sexual abuse in Harlem for a combined seventeen...
I enjoy helping people navigate life's trials. Everyone is unique and I respect their personal struggles. I have discovered in my 24 years of experience, that fine tuning healthy communication can be a reliable way to begin helping the healing process. Communication skills may seem simple, and they can be, but the adverse affect of miscommunication is profound. My skills can provide you the...
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I work with children and their caregivers who are experiencing challenging behaviors, transitions, family conflict, adjustment issues, attachment concerns, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, self esteem, both individually and in family therapy. My therapist consists of a two part process with parent consultations along with individual therapy and I encourage parents to be a part of the therapeu...
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Now accepting new clients in person and online video therapy available for those that qualify. I work with individuals, couples, families, and children. I am especially interested in helping you to rebuild healthy communication, resolve conflict, and improve closeness in your relationships. I can help families, couples and individuals with disruptive patterns such as screaming, anger, negative...
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Hello! Creating a trusting therapeutic relationship is how my clients and I begin our work together. Once established, we collaborate to determine goals and the focus of sessions. I incorporate a variety of modalities in addition to traditional 'talk therapy,' such as Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Mindfulness, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Play therapy to best support my clients’ needs. Our wo...
