Therapists

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

Regulating the Collective Nervous System of Families

In therapeutic work with families, we often focus on individuals’ nervous systems—whether it’s the child’s, the caregiver’s, or even each family member separately. However, there’s another layer to family dynamics worth [...]

Regulating the Collective Nervous System of Families2024-12-04T13:46:21-07:00

Embracing Evolution in Play Therapy: An Interview with Lisa Dion

In the world of mental health, change is often met with resistance. Lisa joins Liliana Baylon, LMFT-S, RPT-S and Maria Laquerre-Diego, LMFT-S, RPT-S for an episode of A Hero’s Welcome podcast [...]

Embracing Evolution in Play Therapy: An Interview with Lisa Dion2024-11-16T15:09:34-07:00

Breaking Free from Paradigms: Unlocking Innovation and Personal Evolution

Albert Einstein famously said, “We can’t solve problems by using the same thinking we used when we created them.” Yet, often, we find ourselves stuck in repetitive patterns and ways of [...]

Breaking Free from Paradigms: Unlocking Innovation and Personal Evolution2024-11-16T15:12:50-07:00

From Panic to Poise: The Power of Reconnecting with Self

I facilitated my own play therapy session using Synergetic Play Therapy principles.... A while back, when I was teaching a six-hour seminar on Working with Sand in Play Therapy, I went [...]

From Panic to Poise: The Power of Reconnecting with Self2024-11-03T07:35:19-07:00

Impact of Trauma Exposure for Therapists

As therapists, we've chosen a profession that puts us directly on the frontlines of trauma exposure .... Day in and day out, we’re immersed in our clients’ struggles, witnessing, listening, and [...]

Impact of Trauma Exposure for Therapists2024-11-10T15:46:16-07:00

PART 2: Have We Forgotten the Most Important Toy in the Playroom?

Let’s continue our conversation …. As I mentioned in Part 1, the more we understand neuroscience, brain function, nervous system states, and what is really going on between the child and [...]

PART 2: Have We Forgotten the Most Important Toy in the Playroom?2024-09-20T10:46:07-06:00

PART 1: Have We Forgotten the Most Important Toy in the Playroom?

We’re dedicated individuals. We work tirelessly to support the children and families we work with. We also study, a lot..... We sometimes spend weekends away from our loved ones and our [...]

PART 1: Have We Forgotten the Most Important Toy in the Playroom?2024-09-20T10:45:41-06:00

Synergetic Play Therapy: A Research-Informed Model of Play Therapy

"You are the most important toy in the playroom." Synergetic Play Therapy® (2008) is a researched-informed model of play therapy blending the therapeutic power of play with nervous system regulation, [...]

Synergetic Play Therapy: A Research-Informed Model of Play Therapy2024-09-20T10:48:27-06:00
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