Neuroception of Safety: Not Always What We Think
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Creating a neuroception of safety inside the playroom is something that we, as therapists, strive to do. But what, exactly, does this mean? Does it mean knowing [...]
“What Did I Do?”: When Touch Arises in the Playroom
By Sonya Joyce “What Did I Do?” is an incredible dissertation that explores the inner experiences of child and adolescent psychotherapists when touch arises in the playroom. Sonya submitted this thesis to [...]
Let’s Not Forget “The Perfect Child”
Have you ever noticed that the children who tend to make their way to your office are the ones that are acting out, aggressive, non-compliant, and anxious? And then sprinkled in, [...]
Being You? It’s Easier Said Than Done!
By Lisa Dion LPC, RPT-S In a world where we can be anything, the best thing to be is ourselves. It seems simple; after all, being us is suppose to come naturally. [...]
Where Was Your First Playroom?
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Where was your first playroom? ....Was it on a checkered sofa where you slew vicious dragons? Was it in the front yard where you deemed yourself captain [...]
Marketing Yourself as a Play Therapist
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Therapy will always be about what happens inside the relationship between the client and the clinician; that’s the heart of the matter. But, therapy is also a [...]
How a Therapist’s Own Experience of Shame & Confusion Helped a Boy Recover
By Daniel Howell, Senior Child & Family Counsellor at the Australian Childhood Foundation and Certified Synergetic Play Therapist Synergetic Play Therapy™ (2008) is a researched-informed model of play therapy blending the therapeutic [...]
Sleep Issues in Kids: Why Some Children Ban the Bed
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Getting children to go to sleep is often the Everest of parenthood. Kids resist, kids persist, and kids insist on another drink of water (even though they [...]
Overcoming Fatigue in Teletherapy
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S From learning how to connect with a child through a computer screen, engaging parents in new ways, and incorporating more directive play than perhaps many are used [...]
The Pose Begins When You Want to Leave It
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S You may already know this about me, but I love yoga! I do it almost every day. I love it because it helps me practice my [...]