A Reframe on Anxiety for You & Your Clients
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Here’s a little reframe on anxiety that you can share with your clients … We know that anxiety is a common and natural response to perceived threats or challenges in [...]
Learning Bracelets – The Importance of Movement in the Classroom
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S "Mom, I am struggling because I can't concentrate in class!" This is something most children have said at some point – maybe they feel that science is boring, math is [...]
Practicing Mindfulness in Parenthood
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Mindfulness is something we hear a lot about, but what does it really involve? In simple terms, it’s the act of being present in the moment (not merely physically, but [...]
How Trying To Be Calm Gets In The Way Of Regulation
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Have you heard the idea that a child needs a calm adult in order to regulate? The idea that an adult's "calm" presence is the answer to regulating a child [...]
New to Therapy? Helping Your Child Adapt
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Children don’t face the exact same stressors as adults – “grown-up” challenges such as managing credit card debt, raising a family, working through marital issues, and navigating job challenges haven’t [...]
Gratitude Activities to Do With Your Child
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Thanksgiving is just around the corner; we can practically smell the pie! And, with that, comes gratitude: this is a time of year to give thanks to everything that helps [...]
Let’s Not Forget “The Perfect Child”
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S 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 [...]
Discussing Violence with Your Children
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Talking to kids about violence is an unfortunate necessity of parenthood. School violence, in particular, is extraordinarily frightening: not every child loves school, but they still expect it to be [...]
What Parents Can Learn From Play
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S From Barbies to GI Joe to toys that make lots of noise, playtime may seem like, well, play. And, of course, it is. Even so, the word “play” can be [...]
Want to Reconnect? You Must Disconnect First
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Technology has transformed our lives, allowing us to carry the world’s information inside of our pockets. The questions, the wonder, the how to do something – the answers are at our [...]
Helping Parents Explain to their Child Why They are Going to Play Therapy
Helping Parents Explain to their Child Why They are Going to Play Therapy Talking to kids about why they are going to play therapy isn’t always easy. As play therapists, we can work with parents [...]
The Long Goodbyes: Giving Children Permission to Feel During Loss
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 lives and yet we [...]
A Reframe on Anxiety for You & Your Clients
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Here’s a little reframe on anxiety that you can share with your clients … We know that anxiety is a common and natural response to perceived threats or challenges in [...]
Learning Bracelets – The Importance of Movement in the Classroom
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S "Mom, I am struggling because I can't concentrate in class!" This is something most children have said at some point – maybe they feel that science is boring, math is [...]
Practicing Mindfulness in Parenthood
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Mindfulness is something we hear a lot about, but what does it really involve? In simple terms, it’s the act of being present in the moment (not merely physically, but [...]
How Trying To Be Calm Gets In The Way Of Regulation
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Have you heard the idea that a child needs a calm adult in order to regulate? The idea that an adult's "calm" presence is the answer to regulating a child [...]
New to Therapy? Helping Your Child Adapt
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Children don’t face the exact same stressors as adults – “grown-up” challenges such as managing credit card debt, raising a family, working through marital issues, and navigating job challenges haven’t [...]
Gratitude Activities to Do With Your Child
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Thanksgiving is just around the corner; we can practically smell the pie! And, with that, comes gratitude: this is a time of year to give thanks to everything that helps [...]
Let’s Not Forget “The Perfect Child”
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S 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 [...]
Discussing Violence with Your Children
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Talking to kids about violence is an unfortunate necessity of parenthood. School violence, in particular, is extraordinarily frightening: not every child loves school, but they still expect it to be [...]
What Parents Can Learn From Play
By Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S From Barbies to GI Joe to toys that make lots of noise, playtime may seem like, well, play. And, of course, it is. Even so, the word “play” can be [...]
Want to Reconnect? You Must Disconnect First
by Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S Technology has transformed our lives, allowing us to carry the world’s information inside of our pockets. The questions, the wonder, the how to do something – the answers are at our [...]
Helping Parents Explain to their Child Why They are Going to Play Therapy
Helping Parents Explain to their Child Why They are Going to Play Therapy Talking to kids about why they are going to play therapy isn’t always easy. As play therapists, we can work with parents [...]
The Long Goodbyes: Giving Children Permission to Feel During Loss
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 lives and yet we [...]