140. How to Teach Parents & Caregivers to Become External Regulators
In this episode, Lisa revisits the topic of parents and caregivers and discusses one of the most commonly asked questions that she is asked - how to support and offer parents [...]
139. Dr. Robert Jason Grant: AutPlay Therapy – Working with Neurodivergent Children & Their Families
Dr. Robert Jason Grant, creator of AutPlay Therapy joins Lisa to discuss AutPlay Therapy as an integrative family play therapy approach designed to address the mental health needs of neurodivergent children [...]
Resources and Links to Advance Your Practice
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S It may not come as surprise that the most requested topics people asked me to talk about last year was why regulation doesn’t mean “calm” and how [...]
138. Joyce Mills: StoryPlay® & How Stories Are Medicine for the Soul
Lisa has another amazing guest speaker joining her - Dr. Joyce Mills to talk about StoryPlay®, an Ericksonian, resiliency-based, indirective process of Play Therapy that draws upon the natural inner resources, skills, and [...]
137. Duey Freeman: Working with Attachment from the Lens of Equine Assisted Therapy
Lisa is joined by an incredibly important person in her life - Duey Freeman, a former professor at Naropa University (Lisa’s alma mater) and founder of the Gestalt Institute of the [...]
136. 3 Types of Relationships That Come Into Play When Working with Parents/Caregivers
Join Lisa for a discussion to explore three different types of relationships that come into play when working with parents/caregivers … What you’re about to hear will transform your work with [...]
Change and Transformation for 2023
As we move into this New Year, let's keep some things in perspective particularly as we're thinking about change and transformation for 2023, or even reflecting on our experiences of 2022. I [...]
135. Cathy Malchiodi: Expressive Arts Therapy & Play for Deeper Trauma Healing
Lisa has another really special guest joining her … Dr. Cathy Malchiodi is the Founder & Director of the Trauma Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute. She has done countless [...]
Why We Can’t Just Start Over In The New Year
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S I’ve often reflected on how we tend to rush into the next year … with little thought about the year before. I hear a lot of common [...]
134. Arielle Schwartz: Intergenerational Trauma & Play Therapy
Have you ever wondered what intergenerational trauma can look like when it shows up in a play therapy session? If so, you have also likely wondered what you can do to [...]