How to Truly Practice Self Care
This is such a good reminder for all of us!… We know that self-care is really important. We tend to think of it as perhaps having a cup of tea, [...]
A Gem of a Memory: A Conversation With My Daughter
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S To this day, I still remember a conversation I had with my daughter some years ago. We were on our way to basketball camp and Avery [...]
My injured shoulder. My friend
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Thirteen years ago I injured my shoulder while carrying Avery, my daughter. As such I haven’t been able to do everything that my mind tells me [...]
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 [...]
Change and Transformation for a New Year
As we move into this New Year, let's keep some things in perspective particularly as we're thinking about change and transformation for the next year, or even reflecting on our experiences of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
An Examination of Child-Centered Play Therapy & Synergetic Play Therapy
By Bethany J. Townsend, Ph.D., Lindsay Ishman, Lisa Dion & Kara L. Carnes-Holt Original Manuscript: To read the author's original manuscript (pdf version) for free, please click here. Abstract: Child-Centered Play Therapy [...]
Learning Bracelets – The Importance of Movement in the Classroom
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S "Mom, I am struggling because I can't concentrate in class!" This is something most children have said at some point – maybe they feel that [...]
Practicing Mindfulness in Parenthood
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Mindfulness is something we hear a lot about, but what does it really involve? In simple terms, it’s the act of being present in the moment [...]