Emotions from the Inside Out, Part 2
Emotions from the Inside Out, Part 2 “It takes courage to let go of the familiar and embrace the new.”-Alan Cohen By Kelly Miller, LCSW, RPT Everybody has emotions and feelings, but not [...]
Teaming with Teachers – Working With a Client’s School
Teaming with Teachers - Working With a Client's School By Judith Norman, MA, MS, LPC, RPT-S Have you tried working with a client’s school and found it challenging? If so, you are not [...]
Help Your Child Overcome Nameless Anxiety
Help Your Child Overcome Nameless Anxiety By Annie Brook, Ph.D. Children share their emotional and body-based experiences in an attempt to integrate life events; including experiences in utero, at birth and post birth. These [...]
Emotions From the Inside Out, Part 1
Emotions From the Inside Out, Part 1 By Erin Bennetts, LCSW, RPT Recently I was meeting with a new client’s parents for the first time. We were discussing their desired outcome for [...]
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? [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Neurobiology Behind a Child’s Tantrums
According to neurobiology, a child's behaviors aren't necessarily "good" or "bad" but rather a wise attempt to communicate with the parent. By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S It’s hard to understand what’s going [...]
An Antidote to anxiety? Predictability
An Antidote to anxiety? Predictability By Jessica Schaffer One of the main sources of heightened anxiety in all of us is our unknown futures. Of course we can’t predict our futures, but [...]
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 [...]