What Emotional Intelligence Really Means
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S How would you define emotional intelligence? When I define emotional intelligence, I define it as the capacity to BE with. But be with what?... The capacity to [...]
Let’s Get Messy! – Messes in the Playroom
In this Lessons from the Playroom episode, Lisa again is joined by Andrea Davidson, Johanna Simmons, and Rachel Freeburg - three Certified Synergetic Play Therapists … but this time for a [...]
Más allá de las palabras: Una historia de conexión
Por Lisa Dion LPC, RPT-S Me senté en medio de la habitación y esperé. Me preguntaba qué niño vendría a mí. Ella vino. Tenía unos 6 años y ni siquiera sé su [...]
Carmen Jimenez-Pride: Internal Family Systems in the Playroom
Join Lisa and Carmen Jimenez-Pride in a conversation about a topic that has never been talked about so far in this entire podcast series - Internal Family Systems (IFS) and how [...]
How Trying To Be Calm Gets In The Way Of Regulation
Have you heard the idea that a child needs a calm adult in order to regulate? The idea that an adult's "calm" presence is the answer to regulating a child when [...]
When “Shoulds” and “Should Nots” Show Up in the Playroom
In this episode, Lisa Dion talks about a most tender subject - the “shoulds” and “should nots” that we all have as clinicians 😒 ... you probably know what we’re talking [...]
Lisa Dion & Jen Taylor: The Topic We Don’t Study Enough As Therapists
Lisa has a really special guest joining her for this episode and they’re doing something different today … It’s time to talk about business! - One of the most important topics [...]
What Regulation Really Means
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S The more therapists I teach, the more aware I become that the concept of regulation or becoming regulated is often misunderstood. Many people think that being regulated [...]
Bonnie Goldstein: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy with Children
Another amazing guest is joining Lisa Dion for this Lessons from the Playroom episode - Dr. Bonnie Goldstein. As a faculty member at Pat Ogden’s Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, she’s taken Sensorimotor [...]
Felicia Carrol: Conversation with One of the Pioneers & Experts of Gestalt Play Therapy
This next Lessons from the Playroom topic is near and dear to Lisa's heart as she is a Certified Gestalt Therapist and Gestalt is one of the root theories of Synergetic [...]