S3E40 – The Roller Coaster of Child Counseling Progress In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I explain why a child’s growth and healing process is not linear, even though we often expect it to be. As adults, we tend to think in...
S3E33 – Parent Companion for Play Therapy: Helping Children Build Healthy Self-Esteem In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I talk about self-esteem, the seventh and final common issue that often brings children into child-centered...
S3E32 – ADHD Diagnosis: What Parents Need to Think Through In this episode, I answer a question from a mom who is trying to decide whether to pursue an ADHD evaluation for her six-year-old while he is already in play therapy. I walk through the larger issue many...
S3E31 – Parent Companion for Play Therapy: Relational Struggles (When Kids Have Trouble Connecting) In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I talk about relational issues — when children struggle socially, don’t seem to connect with...
S3E30 – Parent Companion for Play Therapy: Understanding Aggression in Kids (What’s Really Behind It) In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I talk about aggression — one of the most common concerns that brings children into...
S3E29 – Parent Companion for Play Therapy: Internalizing Behaviors (When Kids Keep It All Inside) In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I talk about internalizing behaviors and how they often go unnoticed because these kids keep...