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 [...]
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 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 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 [...]
Compassion Fatigue? Avoid it by Leaving Work in the Playroom By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S As play therapists, it’s not always easy for us to leave our work in the playroom. Some [...]
Dear 40.... By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Dear 40, I’ve always known I’d meet you – I even knew exactly when. I’ve been looking forward to it since I was 20, half [...]
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 [...]
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Change surrounds us. The leaves fall from trees, animals go extinct, birthdays come and go, people leave and people die. Saying goodbye is part of our daily [...]
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S We know our children – we raise them, we love them, we struggle with them, we grow with them. But, as the years go by, things change. [...]
By Chelsea Hester In a world that is populated with diets, food advertisements, and models of only certain shapes and colors, children of all ages are being bombarded by external messages about [...]