Foundations of Play Therapy

In this episode, I go into great depth on the toys in your playroom, the categories, and how they should be organized. I also give you a pretty comprehensive list of toys for your room, and some great tips for how to select them, based on my experience. Podcast HQ:...

In this episode, we pivot from asking why play therapy, to why child-centered play therapy? I cover Axline's eight principles, I dispel myths or incorrect perceptions about child-centered play therapy, and discuss the four mechanisms of change. Finally, I answer the...

This is the third of a six part series from a FAPT conference workshop. In this third part, I go overThe Foundations of Play Therapy: Core Beliefs of Play Therapy. The Foundations of Play Therapy are broken into two parts. This is the second part addressing,...

This is the second of a six part series from a FAPT conference workshop. In this second part, I go overThe Foundations of Play Therapy: Philosophy of Play Therapy. The Foundations of Play Therapy are broken into two parts. This is the first part addressing,...

This is the first of a six part series from a FAPT conference workshop. These next six podcasts are a pre-cursor to the content in future episodes. In this first part, I give an introduction, tell my story about how I got into play therapy, introduce the...

In this episode, I move from "Why Play?" into specifically why play therapy works so well for kids. I encourage you to get the book Child-Centered Play Therapy by Rise VanFleet, et al, as well as foundational, Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship by Garry...

In this episode we start with the fundamental question, why play? I know there may be seasoned play therapists that listen to this, but whether you are new to play therapy, or experienced, we start our journey into play therapy explaining why play is critical to the...