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 provide a supportive and safe environment to assist clients in working through their challenges. I have been working in the field of mental health for over fifteen years, largely with clients with trauma. My experience includes helping people address underlying causes of depression, anxiety, and addictions, including eating disorders. I have also helped clients work through major transitions,...
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I am a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor working in private practice. I provide traditional psychotherapy in a convenient and warm office location. Upon request, I also provide spiritual-based counseling/spiritual direction. This involves incorporating traditional practices of faith as well as individual interpretations of spirituality within the counseling session. Due to current public...
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I graduated from Brigham Young University with a Masters of Education in School Psychology in 1994 and with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2003. As part of that training, I completed a doctoral level internship in clinical child psychology at Primary Children's Hospital. Since then, I have worked in a variety of settings, specializing in child psychology. The majority of my clinical experien...
