Double Duty: Working with Twins in Play Therapy Twins may be nature's 2-for-1 deal, but being a twin (or having twins) comes with unique challenges not always experienced by singletons. From separation [...]
Resurrecting Rogers: What Did Carl Rogers Really Want to Say? Carl Rogers is one of the most influential psychologists in history, but he's also one of the most misunderstood. Above all, he [...]
Dueling Parents: Managing High Conflict Divorce in Play Therapy Divorce is often painted as a traumatizing experience, but what it looks like through the perspective of a child varies greatly. Working with [...]
Emotional Flooding in the Playroom: When the Therapist Finds Themselves Outside their Window of Tolerance Emotional flooding is part of therapy: it occurs in all play therapy paradigms. Looking at it not [...]
Why isn't this child playing? When a child won't play in play therapy A playroom without play can cause confusion. But there are many reasons a child may leave the toy box [...]
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in the Playroom Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is often misunderstood, with diagnoses that vary by country. In this podcast, Lisa is joined by special guest Natascha Lawrence as [...]
Peeking Through the Play: Hide-and-Go-Seek and Peek-a-Boo in Play Therapy Child's play is serious business and Peek-a-Boo and Hide-and-Go-Seek are no exceptions. But these games, like so many, act as a platform [...]
The Elements of Art in Play Therapy Art in the playroom can be a challenge, especially for therapists who believe they are artistically limited. But art provides a necessary and informative outlet [...]
The Therapist/Teacher Partnership: Getting Off on the Right Foot As the saying goes, “It takes a village to raise a child.” It also takes a village to heal one. Not only are [...]
Movies in the Playroom Recreating a movie can sometimes take the place of imaginative play. When this happens in the playroom, it provides clues to the underlying problem and challenges. The key [...]