Lisa Dion

Más allá de las palabras: Una historia de conexión

Por Lisa Dion LPC, RPT-S Me senté en medio de la habitación y esperé. Me preguntaba qué niño vendría a mí. Ella vino. Tenía unos 6 años y ni siquiera sé su [...]

Más allá de las palabras: Una historia de conexión2024-07-29T18:12:15-06:00

What Regulation Really Means

By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S The more therapists I teach, the more aware I become that the concept of regulation or becoming regulated is often misunderstood. Many people think that being regulated [...]

What Regulation Really Means2024-07-29T18:14:15-06:00

Authenticity in the Playroom

By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S "I assure you that it's okay to be yourself in the playroom. In fact, it's necessary if you're going to help a child regulate through intense play, [...]

Authenticity in the Playroom2024-07-29T18:17:44-06:00

Beyond Words: A Story of Connection

By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S I sat down in the middle of the room and waited.  I wondered which child would come to me?  She came.  She was about 6 years old [...]

Beyond Words: A Story of Connection2024-07-29T18:28:38-06:00

Five Out-of-the-Box Ways to Connect With Your Child

By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S We know our children – we raise them, we love them, we struggle with them, we grow with them. But, as the years go by, things change. [...]

Five Out-of-the-Box Ways to Connect With Your Child2022-08-22T13:29:26-06:00

Be Yourself – Therapist Authenticity in the Playroom

By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S We intuitively understand that it is important to be authentic with our clients, but do we understand why authenticity is actually crucial according to our client’s brains? [...]

Be Yourself – Therapist Authenticity in the Playroom2022-06-19T10:33:03-06:00

How and Why a Child’s Brain is Doing What It’s Supposed to Do When Confronting the Unknown

How and Why a Child's Brain is Doing What It's Supposed to Do When Confronting the Unknown How many unknowns are there to a three-year-old? How much is new for a two-month-old [...]

How and Why a Child’s Brain is Doing What It’s Supposed to Do When Confronting the Unknown2021-08-09T03:46:41-06:00

When You “Should” Yourself, It’s a Betrayal to Your Authentic Self

When You "Should" Yourself, It's a Betrayal to Your Authentic Self Do you have thoughts in your head that sound like, “I should,” “I shouldn’t” or “I really need to”?   Of course [...]

When You “Should” Yourself, It’s a Betrayal to Your Authentic Self2022-06-30T09:08:06-06:00

Balancing the Left Brain & the Right Brain in Play Therapy

Balancing the Left Brain & the Right Brain in Play Therapy By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Play therapy is very much a right-brain experience. When a child is playing, their right brain [...]

Balancing the Left Brain & the Right Brain in Play Therapy2021-12-06T10:03:52-07:00

How Therapists Deal with Aggression in the Playroom

How Therapists Deal with Aggression in the Playroom By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S In our culture, aggression tends to be viewed as a no-no. When a child starts to play aggressively in [...]

How Therapists Deal with Aggression in the Playroom2021-11-13T14:02:36-07:00
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