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Poetry as a Gift in Therapy

Poetry has long been recognized as a medium for self-expression, reflection, and healing. But have you ever considered its role in play therapy? Just as play offers a space for children [...]

Poetry as a Gift in Therapy2025-03-20T09:32:47-06:00

Whole Body Play: Inviting More Movement Into Play Therapy

Play therapists accept that "Play is the child's language... toys are the child's words" (Landreth, 2012). Somatic approaches to play therapy reveal what is held below the toys and the symbolic tale: [...]

Whole Body Play: Inviting More Movement Into Play Therapy2025-03-16T17:27:13-06:00

New to Therapy? Helping Your Child Adapt

Growing up is not easy and, no matter the age, life is full of challenges that bring along a myriad of emotions to sort through. Children don’t face the exact [...]

New to Therapy? Helping Your Child Adapt2024-07-29T16:32:32-06:00

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 or [...]

When You’re Feeling Stuck2024-07-29T16:37:26-06:00

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 I [...]

Exploring Neurobiological Links Between Synergetic Play Therapy & Art Psychotherapy2024-07-29T16:40:51-06:00

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 [...]

When Things Don’t Go As Planned2024-07-29T16:41:45-06:00

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 [...]

Resources and Links to Advance Your Practice2024-07-29T17:03:34-06:00

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 [...]

Why We Can’t Just Start Over In The New Year2024-07-29T17:07:49-06:00

Discovering the Gift of Challenge

By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Many of us are taught to believe that somehow life would be "better" if we could get rid of or minimize the challenges that we experience [...]

Discovering the Gift of Challenge2024-07-29T18:02:10-06:00

Tips to Prevent Burnout

When I finished graduate school, I tossed my commencement cap into the ring of the real world and packed my hopes and dreams inside filing cabinets and briefcases. I was ready, I [...]

Tips to Prevent Burnout2024-07-29T18:16:32-06:00
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