Oct 17, 2025
S3E8 – When Kids Won’t Sleep Alone or Panic at School Drop-Off: A Parent’s Guide to Separation Anxiety In this episode, I answer a listener question from Ellie, a mom navigating separation anxiety with her 9- and 7-year-old children. We unpack the root of...
Oct 15, 2025
S3E7 – Parent Companion for Play Therapy: How Symbolic and Thematic Play Reveal What Children Are Working Through (and Why Parents Should Understand It) In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I explain one of the most important parts of...
Oct 9, 2025
S3E6 – Parent Companion for Play Therapy: The Four Phases of Child-Centered Play Therapy In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I walk through the four phases of the child-centered play therapy process. Understanding these phases helps...
Oct 2, 2025
S3E5 – Parent Companion for Play Therapy: What the Therapist Does in Session In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I answer one of the most common questions parents have: What does a child-centered play therapist actually do? From the...
Sep 26, 2025
S3E4 – Parenting Through Co-Parenting Struggles and Sibling Fights In this episode, I answer a question from Barry in the UK about co-parenting struggles, sibling conflict, and feeling overwhelmed when kids fight. I share encouragement from another listener’s...
Sep 23, 2025
S3E3 – Parent Companion for Play Therapy: How Child-Centered Play Therapy Works In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I explain how child-centered play therapy (CCPT) actually works — and why it’s different from directive play therapy....
