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 below*) [...]
My injured shoulder. My friend
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 a New Year
As we move into this New Year, let's keep some things in perspective particularly as we're thinking about change and transformation for the next year, or even reflecting on our experiences of [...]