Gratitude Activities to Do With Your Child
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S 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 [...]
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 “mysteries” [...]
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 some [...]
Integrating Sandtray, Attachment & Trauma with Guest Marshall Lyles
In this episode, Lisa is joined by another special therapist - a gem 💖 in the play therapy field (and he’s also a poet😉) … Marshall Lyles joins Lisa in a [...]
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 mind [...]
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 deeply [...]
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 our [...]
“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 thesis to [...]
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 in, [...]
Being You? It’s Easier Said Than Done!
By Lisa Dion LPC, RPT-S 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. [...]