Play Therapy

What happened?

Your lil’ man usually runs around, grinning from ear to ear, playing and laughing loudly, and you love that about him.

He’s an awesome big brother to his sister, always full of energy, maybe too much.

Lately, though, he seems deflated. He broke his sister’s toy and started wetting the bed.

Something is wrong, but he’s not talking.

A child’s natural language is “PLAY.”

Children tend to act out their problems through troubling behaviors when something is upsetting.

They act it out rather than talk it out because they don’t have the language to effectively express their thoughts and feelings like adults do (some adults, lol).

Why Play Therapy?

Play therapy allows children to use their primary means of communication.

In a familiar setting where the child can play and feel at ease, the therapist can gain their trust, allowing them to express what’s bothering them naturally.

Through the connection of play, parents and therapists can then assist children in working through these issues.

How can play therapy help?

Play therapy can help decrease disruptive behaviors, aggression, emotional disorders, and other problems.

In addition, play therapy can help improve academic performance, social skills, healthier attachments with others, and self-esteem.

I speak “PLAY.”

Your little one is precious to you and me. That’s why I use the therapeutic powers of play to reach children in a way that enhances the counseling process.

Play provides a developmentally appropriate way for children to express their thoughts and feelings.

Adults tend to talk out problems, whereas children act them out, and I’m here for it.

For virtual sessions, I’ll coordinate with parents to obtain play items for the sessions. Call me, and let’s play.