Play therapy

Just what exactly are the CCPT session skills? How do you know what exactly to say? Download this free cheat sheet of the Child Centered Play Therapy Session Skills!

WHAT CHILDREN LEARN IN PLAY THERAPY Maybe you’re a parent thinking about giving play therapy a try with your child . Here are some great reminders about what children learn in play therapy through the power of play and nurturing relationship with a play therapist. #playtherapy

30 Play Therapy Activities for Kids | 30 simple therapeutic activities for children you can use in a counseling setting or at home to help a child express their emotions surrounding a trauma or ongoing feelings of anxiety. Perfect for toddlers, kids in preschool, school-aged kids, for tweens and teens, and kids with autism, ADHD, and anxiety, these activities offer a great way to teach healthy anger management and coping skills. #kidstherapy #anxiety #angermanagement #mentalhealth

Check out three different types of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy along with 14 free activities, downloads, and techniques to use with child, adolescent, and middle school clients!

Understanding what type of therapy is best for a child can be overwhelming. This comprehensible post breaks down 6 common modalities used by child therapists.

How do you know if play therapy is effective? If what you are doing is actually moving the needle to help make kids better… or if you’re just playing? Kids come into our play therapy offices for so many different reasons such as anxiety, depression, and anger - it can be tough to see what they are doing inside the playroom as helpful to their lives outside the playroom. Find clarity on what’s just play and what’s play therapy below!

If you're a parent or pediatric therapist looking for easy play therapy ideas to do in a home setting, look no further! You can easily incorporate these ten creative play therapy techniques into a home environment to support your child’s emotional growth and well-being.

Finding fairies is a top favorite of kids! Its so fun they dont even realize the communication and social skills they are building which is how play therapy should feel like!

Play therapy is a type of therapeutic intervention used to help children explore and express their feelings, thoughts, and experiences through play. It is based on the idea that children communicate and process their emotions through play, and that providing a safe and supportive environment for them to play can help them resolve emotional and behavioral issues. Click here to learn more.

PlayDrMom shares the many ways she uses playdough in play therapy.

Therapy with teens can be difficult! They are at the age where they are too old for traditional Play Therapy, but likely still too young to exclusively talk about all the things that bother them. Check out these top 3 games I use in my Play Therapy sessions with teens to help increase engagement and work on goals of emotional regulation, confidence, and widening affective tolerance!

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I’ve recently been expanding my therapeutic book collection, and thought I would start sharing some of the books and accompanying art prompts that I have been using with child clients. Bibliotherapy is a great way to engage kids in discussing various topics or helping them understand experiences through story. And as an art therapist, I …

When people ask what I do for a living and I them I am a Play Therapist, I almost always get the response, “What is that?”

Play Therapy, Emotional Regulation, Window of Tolerance, Anger, Anxiety, Frustration, Sadness, Meltdowns, Child Therapy, Distress Tolerance, Coping Skills, Shifting Thinking, Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy,

A big part of what we do with children is teach them safe and appropriate ways to cope and express themselves. We aren’t born knowing how to walk and we also aren’t born knowing how to …

Explore creative ways to use playdough in therapy with children. These dynamic, sensory activities will help children process emotions, communicate, and heal. The article shows creative interventions, recipes, free printables, and storage ideas.

What is Play Therapy and how does that help kids with psychiatric issues? This parent's guide to play therapy treatment for children has everything you need to know about it! #playtherapytips #parentsguidetoplaytherapy

Intervention: “The Worry Worms” - Utah Play Therapy

Jessica Soto, MA, LMHC, NCC, one of our therapists, has experience providing play therapy for children in the child welfare system and in Duval County Public Schools. As a certified Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator, Jessica is skilled at strengthening parent-child relationships by helping parents understand and respond effectively to their child’s emotional and behavioral needs. Jessica’s specialty in play therapy allows her to work with children as young as 3 years old, but she also…