Yearly Archives: 2024

Embracing Newcomers: Cultivating Cultural Humility as Therapists with Liliana Baylon

Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 176 In this insightful episode, Lisa welcomes back the incredible Liliana Baylon, a bilingual English and Spanish multicultural therapist and cultural ambassador for the [...]

Embracing Newcomers: Cultivating Cultural Humility as Therapists with Liliana Baylon2024-09-12T10:03:17-06:00

Books as Bridges: Co-Regulation and Attachment through Bibliotherapy with Tammi Van Hollander

Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 175 In this special episode, Lisa welcomes Tammi Van Hollander, LCSW, RPT-S™, to explore a transformative approach to bibliotherapy. Moving beyond the traditional view [...]

Books as Bridges: Co-Regulation and Attachment through Bibliotherapy with Tammi Van Hollander2024-08-26T14:03:39-06:00

Little Lessons Series: Listener Q&A with Lisa

Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 174 We're shaking things up and doing something we haven’t done in a while. In this episode, Lisa is responding directly to your questions! [...]

Little Lessons Series: Listener Q&A with Lisa2024-08-18T18:16:21-06:00

Back to Our Roots: A Deep Dive into Experiential Play Therapy with NilĂĽfer Devecigil

Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 173 In this episode, Lisa reconnects with a long-time colleague, Nilüfer Devecigil, who joins her from Turkey. Nilüfer completed her master’s degree in psychology [...]

Back to Our Roots: A Deep Dive into Experiential Play Therapy with NilĂĽfer Devecigil2024-08-04T08:30:40-06:00

PART 2: Have We Forgotten the Most Important Toy in the Playroom?

Let’s continue our conversation …. As I mentioned in Part 1, the more we understand neuroscience, brain function, nervous system states, and what is really going on between the child and [...]

PART 2: Have We Forgotten the Most Important Toy in the Playroom?2024-09-20T10:46:07-06:00

International Crisis Play Therapy: Insights from Isabella Cassina & Claudio Mochi

Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 172 In this special episode, Lisa is joined by two extraordinary guests, Isabella Cassina and Claudio Mochi, pioneers using play therapy in international crisis [...]

International Crisis Play Therapy: Insights from Isabella Cassina & Claudio Mochi2024-07-15T14:21:29-06:00

PART 1: Have We Forgotten the Most Important Toy in the Playroom?

We’re dedicated individuals. We work tirelessly to support the children and families we work with. We also study, a lot..... We sometimes spend weekends away from our loved ones and our [...]

PART 1: Have We Forgotten the Most Important Toy in the Playroom?2024-09-20T10:45:41-06:00

Creating Affirming Play Therapy Spaces for Transgender & Gender-Diverse Children with Jennifer Shivey

Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 171 In this episode (and most timely for Pride Month), Lisa welcomes Jennifer Shivey, a Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, and Approved [...]

Creating Affirming Play Therapy Spaces for Transgender & Gender-Diverse Children with Jennifer Shivey2024-07-06T13:41:30-06:00

Synergetic Play Therapy: A Research-Informed Model of Play Therapy

"You are the most important toy in the playroom." Synergetic Play Therapy® (2008) is a researched-informed model of play therapy blending the therapeutic power of play with nervous system regulation, [...]

Synergetic Play Therapy: A Research-Informed Model of Play Therapy2024-09-20T10:48:27-06:00

Behind Closed Doors: Supporting Child Survivors of Sex Trafficking with Alejandro Castro Croy

Lessons from the Playroom Podcast Ep. 170 In this especially important episode, we shine a spotlight on the harrowing issue of child sex trafficking and explore how we can support [...]

Behind Closed Doors: Supporting Child Survivors of Sex Trafficking with Alejandro Castro Croy2024-07-06T13:42:34-06:00
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