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Marketing Yourself as a Play Therapist

By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S 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 [...]

Marketing Yourself as a Play Therapist2023-11-18T06:55:20-07:00

How a Therapist’s Own Experience of Shame & Confusion Helped a Boy Recover

By Daniel Howell, Senior Child & Family Counsellor at the Australian Childhood Foundation and Certified Synergetic Play Therapist Synergetic Play Therapy™ (2008) is a researched-informed model of play therapy blending the therapeutic [...]

How a Therapist’s Own Experience of Shame & Confusion Helped a Boy Recover2025-02-14T14:34:37-07:00

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 kids insist on another drink of water (even though they [...]

Sleep Issues in Kids: Why Some Children Ban the Bed2023-11-18T07:00:41-07:00

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 perhaps many are used [...]

Overcoming Fatigue in Teletherapy 2023-11-18T07:02:43-07:00

The Pose Begins When You Want to Leave It

By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S You may already know this about me, but I love yoga! I do it almost every day. I love it because it helps me practice my [...]

The Pose Begins When You Want to Leave It2023-11-18T07:04:11-07:00

Growth Requires Friction

By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S In this article published in the Science of Psychotherapy magazine, Lisa talks about how growth requires friction. It requires tension points and challenge. It requires moving out [...]

Growth Requires Friction2023-07-04T09:50:16-06:00

Tragedy: Why No One-Emotion-Fits-All

by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Most of us think of tragedy as being synonymous with sorrow. And, indeed, this is true a large part of the time: tragedy is sad. But it [...]

Tragedy: Why No One-Emotion-Fits-All2023-11-05T06:23:44-07:00

Body Language: Why it Speaks Volumes

The body tells the truth. It is the great revealer - an integral part of the puzzle, a prominent pixel in the big picture. Too often we focus on words, believing that [...]

Body Language: Why it Speaks Volumes2023-11-05T06:22:16-07:00

Finding Your Way Through the Chaos: An Educator’s Guide to Navigating the Pandemic

By Judy Norman, LPC, LSC, RPT-S Are you an educator or parent that is struggling to support your kids with navigating school online? ... In collaboration with Judy Norman, Synergetic Education [...]

Finding Your Way Through the Chaos: An Educator’s Guide to Navigating the Pandemic2023-11-18T07:05:57-07:00

Helping Parents and Caregivers to Feel Heard

By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S We hold true to the idea that every child deserves a play therapy experience; the benefits aren’t limited to children inwardly or outwardly struggling. Yet caregivers don’t [...]

Helping Parents and Caregivers to Feel Heard2023-11-18T09:52:58-07:00
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