Jan 5, 2026
S3E24 – Parent Companion for Play Therapy: Layers of an Onion-How Children Work Through Issues In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I explain the idea of layers of an onion and how it helps parents understand what’s really happening...
Dec 30, 2025
S3E23 – How to Respond When Children Are Put in the Middle of a Divorce and Conflicting Messages In this episode, I answer a question from a mom navigating a difficult co-parenting situation during divorce. Her young children are repeating things they’ve been...
Dec 24, 2025
S3E22 – Parent Companion for Play Therapy: Why Kids’ Brains Work Differently in Therapy In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I explain how a child’s brain works differently from an adult’s brain in therapy — and why that difference...
Dec 19, 2025
S3E21 – Helping Kids Speak Up in Co-Parenting Situations In this episode, I answer a question from Deborah about co-parenting, shared custody, and how to support a 12-year-old who doesn’t want to go back and forth between homes. I explain why, even at this age,...
Dec 12, 2025
S3E20 – Parent Companion for Play Therapy: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy (How Child-Centered Play Therapy Changes the Story) In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I explain the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy and how it shapes a child’s...