Don’t Expect to Stay Calm – Stay Connected!!
Many leaders, gurus, even health “experts” are telling us to stay calm. I understand their intention but it’s impossible to ‘stay calm” in these turbulent times. ‘Staying calm” is not […]
Marie José Dhaese: Holistic Expressive Therapy
Have you ever thought about where and how you most connect with your sense of self and innate wisdom?… This next guest has made it her life’s focus to help […]
Why It’s So Hard to Let Go/Surrender
Why is it so hard to let go and surrender to the reality of WHAT IS, in your life?… Join Lisa Dion as she takes you on a reflective journey […]
Gratitude Activities to Do With Your Child
Thanksgiving is just around the corner; we can practically smell the pie! And, with that, comes gratitude: this is a time of year to give thanks to everything that helps […]
EMDR Therapy & Kids with Guest Ana Gomez
This next guest, from a young age, wanted to be both a philosopher and a pilot … while life took her down a different path, she has since translated the […]
Challenges of Being a Play Therapist with Special Guests
We’re doing something different in this episode! … This time, Lisa is joined by three important people in her life – three Certified Synergetic Play Therapists, for a discussion of […]
Integrating Sandtray, Attachment & Trauma with Guest Marshall Lyles
“When we trust ourselves to show up in the [sandtray] worlds we create, our internal working model gets revealed to us. We get to come back to making deeper and […]
Supporting Parents in Becoming External Regulators
A fundamental question of your practice as a play therapist, might be – “How do I support parents/caregivers in becoming the external regulator for their child?” With this mantra in […]
Finding the Hidden Gifts Within Children with Guest David Crenshaw
In this 102nd episode, Lisa is joined by special guest Dr. David Crenshaw for a touching and heartfelt conversation about Finding the Hidden Gifts Within Children, especially those who have been […]
Cultural Issues in Play Therapy with Guest Eliana Gil
What does it really mean to be culturally competent?… To help us kick off the next 100 episodes, Lisa is joined by a truly amazing individual who is a leader in […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
Being You? It’s Easier Said Than Done!
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. But this isn’t […]
Where Was Your First Playroom?
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 of the oak […]
Marketing Yourself as a Play Therapist
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 business, making what […]