When You’re Feeling Stuck
The other thing I know with certainty is that the very thing Iām afraid of is precisely the direction I need to go. My brain likes to tell me otherwise or [...]
Exploring Neurobiological Links Between Synergetic Play Therapy & Art Psychotherapy
This post is something I am very passionate about. Iāve noticed that both art and play therapy leave people thinking what is that, how does that work? So, I thought I [...]
Making New Memories: Every Moment Is A New Encounter
It can be so easy to assume weāve seen or experienced something simply because itās familiar. And yet each encounter is never the same - you are not the same, [...]
How to Truly Practice Self Care
This is such a good reminder for all of us!ā¦Ā We know that self-care is really important. We tend to think of it as perhaps having a cup of tea, [...]
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 doesnāt mean ācalmā and how [...]
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 [...]
Spring Cleaning Your Playroom: Donāt Throw Away the Broken
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Spring (or even Fall if you reside in a country in the Southern hemisphere š) comes with many things - longer days, warmer weather, blooming trees and [...]
When a Child’s Nervous System is in Collapse Response / SHUT DOWN
By Heather Fairlee Denbrough, LiCSW, RPT-S,Ā Certified Synergetic Play Therapist Collapse (also called āhypo-arousalā) is a response like fight-or-flight, but we shut down instead of jump into action. It is a survival response [...]
Neuroception of Safety: Not Always What We Think
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Creating a neuroception of safety inside the playroom is something that we, as therapists, strive to do. But what, exactly, does this mean? Does it mean knowing [...]
Letās Not Forget āThe Perfect Childā
Have you ever noticed that the children who tend to make their way to your office are the ones that are acting out, aggressive, non-compliant, and anxious? And then sprinkled in, [...]