Overcoming Fatigue in Teletherapy
Overcoming Fatigue in Teletherapy By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S From learning how to connect with a child through a computer screen, engaging parents in new ways, and incorporating more directive play than [...]
Tragedy: Why No One-Emotion-Fits-All
Tragedy: Why No One-Emotion-Fits-All by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Most of us think of tragedy as being synonymous with sorrow. And, indeed, this is true a large part of the time: tragedy [...]
Nature Nurtures: Why the Great Outdoors are Good for Kids
Nature Nurtures: Why the Great Outdoors are Good for Kids by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S From tree forts to snowball fights, playing outside is a rite of passage for children. They wear [...]
Absorbing SpongeBob: Does Childhood Have Space for Technology?
Absorbing SpongeBob: Does Childhood Have Space for Technology? by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Technology in childhood is an often debated subject with the pro Pac-Man crowd facing off against those who suggest [...]
How a Parent’s Value of Play Therapy Can Influence their Child’s Value of Play Therapy
How a Parent's Value of Play Therapy Can Influence their Child's Value of Play Therapy by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Working with parents in the playroom is an important topic. Parents, after [...]
From Kids to Animals: The Power of Play
From Kids to Animals: The Power of Play By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S In many ways, it’s easy to see why children play. It’s fun, it makes them happy, and it allows [...]
Play Therapy and the Grieving Process: Helping Parents Know That They are Heard
Play Therapy and the Grieving Process: Helping Parents Know That They are Heard by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S It's natural for us to pass off resistant parents as difficult, but we must [...]
The Forgotten Ones: Perfect Children Need Play Therapy Too
The Forgotten Ones: Perfect Children Need Play Therapy Too by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S When it comes to play therapy, the acting out, aggressive, non-compliant, anxious child typically gets referred. Even the [...]
What Does it Really Mean to Go Home?
What Does it Really Mean to Go Home? By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S It's my last night in Melbourne, Australia. My bags are packed. My boarding pass is in hand. My alarm [...]
The Long Goodbyes: Giving Children Permission to Feel During Loss
The Long Goodbyes: Giving Children Permission to Feel During Loss By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Change surrounds us. The leaves fall from trees, animals go extinct, birthdays come and go, people leave [...]