Is There a Best Approach for Play Therapy with Traumatized Kids?
Send us a textThere is no such thing as the best approach for play therapy with traumatized kids.What????!!!!Ā š±Searching for the ONE approach that will heal ALL your traumatized clients and is BETTER THAN all the play therapy models existing today is an exercise in frustration, overwhelm, and exhaustion. Ā I know what youāre thinking šIf thatās the case, then how do you help your traumatized clients heal using play therapy?There are a few things to consider when using play therapy to help children and teens heal.Not all play therapists are the same and not all children and teens are the same.For that matter - not all caregivers are the same.Letās look at this a different way and ask a different question:How can you help your traumatized clients heal using play therapy?This question opens up all kinds of possibilities.Join me for this weekās free weekly Podcast to discuss how to use play therapy to heal trauma.Iāll discuss basic components of play therapy for healing trauma and suggestions for how to use play therapy to help your traumatized clients heal.Join my free Facebook Community Play and Expressive Arts Therapy Playground.Check out my free resources for mental health professionals working with children, adolescents, and families who want to integrate play therapy and expressive arts into their clinical work. I work with individuals and agencies to develop successful strategies and meet the treatment needs of your child and adolescent clients and their families using play therapy & expressive arts.Contact me to schedule a free 30-minute video call if you're ready to level up your skills
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How to Use Play Therapy Interventions to Get Great Results in Play Therapy
Send us a textEver felt like your playroom is bursting with suppliesā¦Ā Youāve got the latest toy, fidget, slime, sand tray miniature, art supplies ā¦But you still leave sessions wondering what to do next?Or maybe you've bought that activity you saw on Instagram⦠only to realize it doesn't really fit how you work? (Been there ⦠done that)Youāre not alone.Today weāre breaking down the secret to building a play therapy toolbox thatās not just fullābut fully aligned with your theoretical play therapy model and the unique needs of your clients.Letās ditch the overwhelm and go for intentionality.Hereās the truth:Having a thousand toys and art supplies doesnāt make you a better play therapist.What matters more is why you choose each toolāand how it fits into your understanding of the child, the problem, and the path to healing.When your tools are rooted in your play therapy model, your goals, and the childās needs⦠the magic happens.So - join me for this free weekly podcast!Iām going to walk you through strategies to make sure youāre getting the best results for your play therapy clients by using intentionality to align your play therapy activities with your play therapy model.Join my free Facebook Community Play and Expressive Arts Therapy Playground.Check out my free resources for mental health professionals working with children, adolescents, and families who want to integrate play therapy and expressive arts into their clinical work. I work with individuals and agencies to develop successful strategies and meet the treatment needs of your child and adolescent clients and their families using play therapy & expressive arts.Contact me to schedule a free 30-minute video call if you're ready to level up your skills
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How to Make Progress in Play Therapy When Youāre Feeling Stuck
Send us a textHave you ever felt like your client doesnāt seem to be making progress and youāve tried everything to get back on track?You looked through all your play therapy activity books and resources to find an activity that will work.You looked on Pinterest and scoured the internet for ideas.You tried implementing ideas from the recent training you attended with limited success.You tried talking to your supervisor and colleagues to get ideas but nothing seemed to work because they donāt use play therapy and werenāt much help other than to try to cheer you on for morale support.Letās say youāre stuck in a loop of āI donāt know if this is helping.āĀ It feels awful to think youāre failing your client.If thatās you, then donāt miss this weekās free weekly podcast! Iām going to share 4 tips for what to do when youāre not sure play therapy is working for your client and how to get unstuck when you feel like nothing is working.Join my free Facebook Community Play and Expressive Arts Therapy Playground.Check out my free resources for mental health professionals working with children, adolescents, and families who want to integrate play therapy and expressive arts into their clinical work. I work with individuals and agencies to develop successful strategies and meet the treatment needs of your child and adolescent clients and their families using play therapy & expressive arts.Contact me to schedule a free 30-minute video call if you're ready to level up your skills
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How to Tell If Play Therapy Is Working by These 5 Signs
Send us a textWeāre diving into a question that lives rent-free in the minds of even the most seasoned play therapists:āIs this actually working?āIf youāve ever left a session wondering if youāre making a difference⦠or if your client just built a Lego spaceship and peaceād out⦠youāre so not alone.This week weāre going to explore the real signs that play therapy is workingāeven when you canāt always see the change yet.We live in a world that loves quick fixes and measurable results.But healing through play isnāt always linear. Sometimes it looks like a breakthrough.Ā Sometimes it looks like silence.Ā And sometimes⦠It looks like sand flying across the room while you wonder if you're gonna have time to clean that up before your next play therapy session.So letās bust the myth that progress = constant smiling and textbook style play therapy sessions where everything goes perfectly as planned.Instead, letās talk about the subtle, powerful signs that healing is happening under the surface.Join me for this free weekly podcast!Iām going to discuss five things that will let you know that play therapy is working for your clients so you can stop second-guessing yourself.Join my free Facebook Community Play and Expressive Arts Therapy Playground.Check out my free resources for mental health professionals working with children, adolescents, and families who want to integrate play therapy and expressive arts into their clinical work. I work with individuals and agencies to develop successful strategies and meet the treatment needs of your child and adolescent clients and their families using play therapy & expressive arts.Contact me to schedule a free 30-minute video call if you're ready to level up your skills
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5 Mistakes Every Play Therapist Makes (And How to Grow from Them)
Send us a textHave you ever had the sinking feeling after a session and thought you blew it bad?If thatās ever been you⦠welcome to the club.Ā And guess what?Ā Youāre in exactly the right place.This week weāre diving into something that might make you wince and exhale a huge sigh of relief at the same time.Weāre talking about the honest, human, messy mistakes play therapists makeāand what we can actually do about them.Because letās be real: weāve all had those moments where we left a session thinking:Ā āDid I actually help that kid?āĀ āWhy did I freeze when the parent asked that?āĀ Or the classic: āI forgot to write the dang progress note again.āIf thatās you, then join me for this free weekly Podcast!Iāll discuss 5 mistakes all play therapists make at one time or another in their play therapy career and how to use these experiences to grow so you can make a real difference in the lives of children and their families.Join my free Facebook Community Play and Expressive Arts Therapy Playground.Check out my free resources for mental health professionals working with children, adolescents, and families who want to integrate play therapy and expressive arts into their clinical work. I work with individuals and agencies to develop successful strategies and meet the treatment needs of your child and adolescent clients and their families using play therapy & expressive arts.Contact me to schedule a free 30-minute video call if you're ready to level up your skills
About Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
Join me on Next Level Play Therapy, a podcast for child and adolescent therapists seeking to elevate your play therapy services. Hosted by Cathi Spooner, LCSW, RPT-S, at Renewing Hearts Play Therapy Training. Each episode delves into the nuances of play therapy, exploring innovative techniques, evidence-based practices, and practical strategies for providing exceptional therapeutic experiences. These engaging discussions cover a wide range of topics, including building rapport with children, how to make sure you get great outcomes for clients, therapeutic toys and tools and strategies to use in sessions, addressing trauma and attachment issues, engaging parents, promoting emotional regulation, and nurturing resilience for children and their families.Whether you're an experienced therapist looking to refine your skills or a novice clinician venturing into the world of play therapy, the Next Level Play Therapy podcast equips you with the knowledge and insights to enhance your play therapy practice. With interviews featuring experts in play therapy, exploration of best practices, discussion of game-changing principles and strategies, this podcast equips you with the tools to unlock the amazing power of play therapy to transform the lives of children, adolescents, and families.Tune in to Next Level Play Therapy and take a journey towards becoming an exceptional play therapist as we navigate the next level strategies that lead to profound healing and growth for children and their families.
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