Breaking Language Barriers in Play Therapy: A Deep Dive into Using Interpreters with Ludmila Golovine
We’re so excited for this next topic. It’s a topic that’s never been addressed on this podcast series and a topic that is rarely explored in the field of play […]
Embracing Negative Self-Talk: Your Inner Feedback Mechanism
Join Lisa Dion for a discussion on a topic that has been requested more than once since the beginning of this podcast, and it’s something we all experience (Yes … […]
Developing a Relationship with all Feelings
There it is again …. that big feeling. The one that feels so uncomfortable, so painful, so raw. … The one that can leave you breathless, maybe takes you to […]
Why Therapists Attract The Clients That They Do
In this engaging episode, Lisa Dion brings together three guests that are near-and-dear to her heart: Michelle Wayman, Mili Shoemaker, and Lisa Walton. All three are either Certified Synergetic Play […]
Navigating Childhood Suicidality: Insights, Strategies, & Hope with Heather Fairlee Denbrough
In this episode, Lisa Dion is joined by the fantabulous and oh-so-knowledgeable Heather Fairlee Denbrough, a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist/Supervisor, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and Registered Play Therapist Supervisor. Together, […]
When You’re Feeling Stuck
The other thing I know with certainty is that the very thing I’m afraid of is precisely the direction I need to go. My brain likes to tell me otherwise […]
How to Teach Kids & Caregivers About the Brain with Robyn Gobbel
In this episode, Lisa and Robyn Gobbel talk about a topic never discussed before on this podcast and super important for us as clinicians working with kids … They’re talking […]
Honoring Boundaries for Deeper Connection & Relationship
Often, when we think about boundaries, we imagine a list of rules and restrictions like: you can’t do this, you can do this, and if you don’t do this, this is going to […]
Your Heart Allows You to See Your Truth
Let’s get a little deep today about knowing our truths … Because here’s the thing, we can’t know our truth when we approach life and circumstances from our head. The […]
When Sexualized Play Shows Up in the Playroom with Jodi Mullen
To say that we’re excited for this conversation is an understatement because today’s topic is in the top three of the most requested topics since this podcast’s inception. We’ve been […]
Working with Deaf Children in the Playroom with Gabriel Lomas
Lisa is joined by another very very special guest, Gabriel (Gabe) Lomas, to cover a topic that has never been addressed on this podcast (…and very rarely at a play […]
Exploring Neurobiological Links Between Synergetic Play Therapy & Art Psychotherapy
This post is something I am very passionate about. I’ve noticed that both art and play therapy leave people thinking what is that, how does that work? So, I thought […]
Multiculturalism in Play Therapy with Dee Ray
Lisa Dion has with her an extraordinary guest, Dr. Dee Ray to talk about an incredibly important topic for us as play therapists, Multiculturalism in Play Therapy (… if you […]
Ableism & Disablism in the Playroom with Marshall Lyles
The beautiful Marshall Lyles is again joining Lisa Dion for another Lessons from the Playroom episode, but this time to talk about understanding Ableism and Disablism in the Playroom. Marshall […]
Welcoming Dissociation in the Playroom with Annie Monaco
In this episode, we’re talking about a topic that we’ve never discussed, but is such an important topic to our work as play therapists. And that is dissociation. To have […]