Understanding Sleep Issues in Play Therapy
Understanding Sleep Issues in Play Therapy From the refusal to go to sleep to an inability to stay asleep, a child's tossing and turning speak volumes. But why do some children want [...]
Let Nature be Your Co-Facilitator (an Interview with a 12-year-old)
Let Nature be Your Co-Facilitator (an Interview with a 12-year-old) Play therapy often happens inside of four walls, but the world outside acts as a co-facilitator. Nature is a powerful force for [...]
Emotional Flooding in the Playroom
Emotional Flooding in the Playroom Emotional flooding inside the playroom is often thought of as a bad thing, but this isn't necessarily true. There is knowledge in the nervous system and wisdom [...]
Technology and Children – Is Pokemon Friend or Foe?
Technology and Children - Is Pokemon Friend or Foe? Children scream for ice cream and screentime too. But is technology as harmful as many assume or is it a necessity? Does using [...]
How a Parent’s Value of Play Therapy Can Influence their Child’s Value of Play Therapy
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Working with parents in the playroom is an important topic. Parents, after all, are the ones who usually initiate play therapy – they schedule the sessions, they [...]
Setting Goals Inside the Playroom
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S As 2018 kicks off, many people resolve to do something different. You might vow to hit the gym and get in shape or hit the books and [...]
Do Children Remember Their Traumas?
Do Children Remember Their Traumas? Whether we remember before the age of two or three is still misunderstood and even debated, so understanding the different types of memory helps us understand that [...]
Calmness in the Playroom – Ally or Adversary?
Calmness in the Playroom – Ally or Adversary?  1:45 The idea of calming kids as a buzz topic 2:14 Should calmness be a goal? 2:27 Can calmness hinder the play therapy [...]
Engaging Dads in the Play Therapy Process
Working with dads in the playroom isn't always the same as working with moms. It takes understanding the psychology of men, learning how to communicate in a way that is meaningful, and [...]
Rejection as a Gift
Rejection is something we look upon negatively, both in the playroom and in our personal lives. But, here's a secret: behind rejection is always, always acceptance. This is one of the many [...]