When Things Don’t Go As Planned
Let’s step outside of the playroom for a moment and talk business … I spend a lot of time thinking about what it means to lead a company and a […]
Helping Kids & Families Navigate Screen Time Balance with Stacy Jagger
We’re so excited for this topic (…it’s definitely a hot topic) and the amazing guest that is joining Lisa. Stacy Jagger is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and […]
Where We are Now as an Amazing Play Therapy Field!
Synergetic Play Therapy is celebrating 15 years 🎉 (… and Lisa is also celebrating her birthday this week 🥳) … And it’s a perfect time to reflect on this amazing […]
Making New Memories: Every Moment Is A New Encounter
It can be so easy to assume we’ve seen or experienced something simply because it’s familiar. And yet each encounter is never the same – you are not the same, […]
Attunement: The Heart of the Therapeutic Relationship
Join Lisa to talk about attunement and how it is such an important part of the therapeutic relationship. But why is it that important you might ask … In our […]
Rachel Altvater: Perspective: How We Come to See Ourselves, Others & The World
In this next Lessons from the Playroom episode, we’re going in a totally different direction. Lisa Dion has a very special guest to talk about perspective – a topic we […]
How to Truly Practice Self Care
We know that self-care is really important. We tend to think of it as perhaps having a cup of tea, taking a bath, finding some quiet time, or listening to […]
A Discussion on Reflective and Relational Play Therapy Supervision
Join Lisa Dion for a really important and special conversation about a topic that has never been discussed in this entire podcast series … It’s about supervision. And not just […]
Ann Beckley-Forest: Working with Adoption & Attachment Trauma/Wounding
Lisa Dion’s next guest has made quite the name for herself in the world of EMDR Therapy (although this is not a conversation about EMDR Therapy, if you work with […]
A Gem of a Memory: A Conversation With My Daughter
To this day, I still remember a conversation I had with my daughter some years ago. We were on our way to basketball camp and Avery initiated this heart opening […]
The Impact of Trauma Exposure on Therapists
This next episode is so unbelievably important (maybe even critical) for you as a therapist to hear … Join Lisa for a conversation about this not so widely discussed topic […]
Risë VanFleet: Filial Therapy & Supporting Parents in Becoming the Primary Change Agent
Another pioneer in the field of play therapy joins Lisa for this next episode. Lisa is super excited to be joined by Dr. Risë VanFleet (learn about her amazing background […]
My injured shoulder. My friend
Thirteen years ago I injured my shoulder while carrying Avery, my daughter. As such I haven’t been able to do everything that my mind tells me my body can do […]
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 […]
AutPlay Therapy: Working with Neurodivergent Children & Their Families with Dr. Robert Jason Grant
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 […]