The Brain on Gratitude
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Gratefulness: tis’ the season! While being thankful is something we often strive to be, the holidays usher it into the spotlight: quiet please, gratitude is about to [...]
Trauma Impacts Abnormalities in the Brain and Play Therapy Heals Them
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S The brain, for all its greatness, is also highly susceptible to experiences that register as traumatic - after all, one of its main jobs is to assess [...]
Are Guilt, Shame, and Worry Rewarding? You Might Be Surprised
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S If neuroscience came with a slogan, it’d probably be: The Brain - We’re Just Getting Started. There’s so much yet to learn about this organ. There’s so [...]
Man’s Best Friend: The Neuroscience Behind the Animal/Person Connection
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S For many humans, connection with animals has been a huge part of their lives. From the deep sense of companionship to the ability to attune to our [...]
The Brain on Shame
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Most of us, at some point in our practice, will encounter a parent not yet sold on play therapy – we come across dads full of doubts [...]
Keeping the Connection When a Child Wants to Leave
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S From frogs inside of pockets to the darndest things they say, children are full of surprises. In many ways, this is wonderful: they make us laugh and [...]
Games in the Playroom: Tools of Intervention and Assessment
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Some theories of thought suggest that games should be kept out of the playroom and certain therapists abide: they don’t remember Memory, they're sour on Candyland, they [...]
The Resistant Child: When a Client Refuses to Enter the Playroom
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Kids react to the idea of play therapy differently. Some run into the playroom with Nerf guns a’ blazing. Other kids aren’t quite as enthusiastic; they linger [...]
Turning Time Apart into a Time to Connect
Turning Time Apart into a Time to Connect by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S I travel all around the world. Some months I travel a lot. In order for me to follow my [...]
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 [...]