Stepping Up …. Here’s Our Commitment to You and Ourselves
(We will keep posting additional information and updates here as we go along on this journey ....) Posted: June 23, 2020 Stepping Up …. Here’s Our Commitment to You and Ourselves At [...]
The Story of Tim – How a Therapist’s Own Experience of Shame and Confusion Helped a Boy Recover from Family Violence
The Story of Tim – How a Therapist's Own Experience of Shame and Confusion Helped a Boy Recover from Family Violence This article was written by Daniel Howell, Senior Child and Family [...]
Overcoming Fatigue in Teletherapy
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 [...]
Finding Your Way Through the Chaos: An Educator’s Guide to Navigating the Pandemic – Videos
Finding our Way through the Chaos: An Educator's guide to Navigating the Pandemic Are you an educator or parent that is struggling to support your kids with navigating school online? ... [...]
Supporting Children’s Emotional Flooding – Video
Supporting Children's Emotional Flooding Are you noticing that stress is getting to your kids .... Maybe there is an increase in agitation or irritability ... Resistance to do schoolwork or emotionally [...]
The Elements of Art in Play Therapy
The Elements of Art in Play Therapy Art in the playroom can be a challenge, especially for therapists who believe they are artistically limited. But art provides a necessary and informative outlet [...]
Impact of therapist authentic expression on emotional tolerance in synergetic play therapy.
Dion, L., Gray, K. (2014). Impact of therapist authentic expression on emotional tolerance in synergetic play therapy. International Journal of PlayTherapy. 23(1), 55-63. Abstract: To date, there is little research on therapist [...]
Going Below- Why Getting Underneath is the Key to Healing
Going Below- Why Getting Underneath is the Key to Healing Play therapists often focus on protocol, technique, and, of course, toys. But what's below all this? Engaging the right-brain and allowing yourself [...]
Helping Children and Parents Heal When Tragedy Strikes
Helping Children and Parents Heal When Tragedy Strikes Tragedy is an inevitability of life, no matter how much we wish it wasn't. No one is immune, including kids. But heartbreak can bring [...]
Sleep Issues in Kids: Why Some Children Ban the Bed
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 [...]