Creating Affirming Play Therapy Spaces for Transgender & Gender-Diverse Children with Jennifer Shivey
In this episode (and most timely for Pride Month), Lisa welcomes Jennifer Shivey, a Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, and Approved Clinical Supervisor with a focus on supporting […]
The Forgotten Ones: Perfect Children Need Play Therapy Too
When it comes to play therapy, the acting out, aggressive, non-compliant, anxious child typically gets referred. Even the sad, depressed, withdrawn child finds a way onto an adult’s radar and […]
Body Image: How You Can Help Your Child Develop a Healthy Relationship with Food
By Chelsea Hester In a world that is populated with diets, food advertisements, and models of only certain shapes and colors, children of all ages are being bombarded by external […]
Teaming with Teachers – Working With a Client’s School
Have you tried working with a client’s school and found it challenging? If so, you are not alone; this is often the case. While everyone may want to work together […]
The Neurobiology Behind a Child’s Tantrums
According to neurobiology, a child’s behaviors aren’t necessarily “good” or “bad” but rather a wise attempt to communicate with the parent. It’s hard to understand what’s going on inside our […]
Balancing the Left Brain & the Right Brain in Play Therapy
Play therapy is very much a right-brain experience. When a child is playing, their right brain is actively engaged, and the sensations and emotions stored in their implicit memory circuitry […]
Breaking Out of the “Shoulds”
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S I once worked with a nine-year-old client named Joey*. He really struggled in school. He had a very focused interest on one thing/task, and everything […]
Paradigm Shift: New Way of Thinking About A Child’s Moods
In this“ Aware on the Air” Podcast Erin Tanner Jospe interviews Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S, about Synergetic Play Therapy® and new ways of thinking about a child’s moods based on […]