Yearly Archives: 2022

Cathy Malchiodi: Expressive Arts Therapy & Play for Deeper Trauma Healing

Lisa has another really special guest joining her … Dr. Cathy Malchiodi is the Founder & Director of the Trauma Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute. She has done countless [...]

Cathy Malchiodi: Expressive Arts Therapy & Play for Deeper Trauma Healing2024-07-08T12:50:46-06:00

Why We Can’t Just Start Over In The New Year

By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S I’ve often reflected on how we tend to rush into the next year … with little thought about the year before. I hear a lot of common [...]

Why We Can’t Just Start Over In The New Year2024-07-29T17:07:49-06:00

Arielle Schwartz: Intergenerational Trauma & Play Therapy

Have you ever wondered what intergenerational trauma can look like when it shows up in a play therapy session? If so, you have also likely wondered what you can do to [...]

Arielle Schwartz: Intergenerational Trauma & Play Therapy2024-07-08T12:51:20-06:00

The Challenges of Working with Parents & Caregivers

This time Lisa has again invited two very important people in her life to join her. Two Certified Synergetic Play Therapists both residing in Canada – Helen Ritchie and Kristina Dixon. [...]

The Challenges of Working with Parents & Caregivers2024-07-08T12:51:55-06:00

Play Therapy as a Spiritual Practice

In this episode, the tables are turned and the lovely Jackie Flynn, host of the Play Therapy Community Podcast/Facebook group and the Neuroscience of Play Therapy Summits, interviews Lisa about how [...]

Play Therapy as a Spiritual Practice2024-07-08T12:53:45-06:00

Discovering the Gift of Challenge

By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Many of us are taught to believe that somehow life would be "better" if we could get rid of or minimize the challenges that we experience [...]

Discovering the Gift of Challenge2024-07-29T18:02:10-06:00

Bonnie Badenoch: What Non-Judgmental Presence Really Looks Like

The one-and-only Bonnie Badenoch* joins Lisa for this beautiful conversation about non-judgmental presence and how this is so critical in our role as therapists.  In this episode, you’ll hear:  How, as [...]

Bonnie Badenoch: What Non-Judgmental Presence Really Looks Like2024-07-08T12:54:51-06:00

Exploring Adlerian Play Therapy with Terry Kottman

Lisa’s next guest has so many amazing contributions to the field of play therapy. Terry Kottman is the founder of Adlerian Play Therapy and the League of Extraordinary Adlerian Play Therapists. [...]

Exploring Adlerian Play Therapy with Terry Kottman2024-07-08T12:55:26-06:00

An Examination of Child-Centered Play Therapy & Synergetic Play Therapy

By Bethany J. Townsend, Ph.D., Lindsay Ishman, Lisa Dion & Kara L. Carnes-Holt Original Manuscript: To read the author's original manuscript (pdf version) for free, please click here. Abstract: Child-Centered Play Therapy [...]

An Examination of Child-Centered Play Therapy & Synergetic Play Therapy2024-07-29T18:02:55-06:00

Althea T. Simpson: The Magic of Bibliotherapy for Client Healing

Wondering what bibliotherapy is or how to incorporate it in your client sessions? Lisa has invited another special guest to talk about using bibliotherapy with kids. Althea T. Simpson is the [...]

Althea T. Simpson: The Magic of Bibliotherapy for Client Healing2024-07-08T12:55:58-06:00
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