Podcasts about registered play therapist

How often do you take care of yourself? In this episode, I talk with Angelique Foye-Fletcher, LMFT, RPT about breaking the cycle of self-sacrifice and:  • How your cultural upbringing shapes your identity as an HSP • Learning to take care of yourself when you grew up in an environment or culture that didn't have room for your sensitivity • Why simple acts of mindfulness are deeply healing and can change the way you parent Angelique Foye-Fletcher (she/her) is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist who helps sensitive, neurodivergent adults and caregivers heal through her four pillars of Books, Nature, Play, and Connection. An INFJ, HSP, and Enneagram 4, Angelique brings curiosity, ritual, and deep empathy into her work—often lighting incense or walking in nature as part of her own healing practice. Keep in touch with Angelique: • Website: https://foyefletchertherapy.com  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foyefletchertherapy  • TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foyefletcherllc  Resources Mentioned: • Parent/Caregiver Support: https://foyefletchertherapy.com/parentcaregiver-support-coaching  • Reconnect + Rejuvenate Support: https://foyefletchertherapy.com/coachingtherapy-packages   Thanks for listening! You can read the full show notes and sign up for my email list to get new episode announcements and other resources at: https://www.sensitivestories.comYou can also follow "SensitiveStrengths" for behind-the-scenes content plus more educational and inspirational HSP resources: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sensitivestrengths TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sensitivestrengths Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sensitivestrengths And for more support, attend a Sensitive Sessions monthly workshop: https://www.sensitivesessions.com. Use code PODCAST for 25% off. If you have a moment, please rate and review the podcast, it helps Sensitive Stories reach more HSPs! This episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for treatment with a mental health or medical professional. Some links are affiliate links. You are under no obligation to purchase any book, product or service. I am not responsible for the quality or satisfaction of any purchase.

Guest: Tricia Thornton (Licensed Professional Counselor and a Registered Play Therapist)Book: Beyond Blessed Parenting: Embrace These Seven Principles and Experience Authentic Connection Website: triciathornton.com

In this podcast, we interview Rebecca Hogg, LPC about church hurt, religious perfectionism, time shame, and timeline pressure. Rebecca is an author, Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Play Therapist, EMDR Consultant, and Certified Clinical Partner Specialist. She works at Canvas Counseling and Wellness, a counseling practice based in Dallas, Texas.Learn more about her at canvascw.comThanks for joining us for this podcast! If you benefited from this video, please like, subscribe, and send it to a friend who might enjoy it. For more information on counseling, resources, workshops, newsletters, and more, go to samaritanswell.com​. You can also email us questions to cover on the podcast at info@samaritanswell.org.Stay connected:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samaritanswell/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samaritanswelldallasLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/samaritan%E2%80%99s-well/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@samaritanswellcounseling?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcNever miss an episode of our podcast! Subscribe now and stay updated with our latest teachings. We also value your feedback, so please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Free Relationship "Talk Time" Guide: https://samaritanswell.thinkific.com/products/digital_downloads/talk-time-guideMusic from Uppbeat:https://uppbeat.io/t/sky-toes/featherlightLicense code: GAUXTZHWAYJROEFLMusic from Uppbeat:https://uppbeat.io/t/northwestern/all-i-needLicense code: LQFV9XYEQIWRJLNT

In this episode, Dianne A. Allen chats with Janette Berne, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist, about the power of play, especially for gifted individuals. Janette shares how a college volunteer experience led her to play therapy, how she helps kids grow through play, and why it's so important for our overall well-being. You'll get simple tips for bringing more play into your life and learn how play therapy can support families in creating safe, connected spaces. Play isn't just for kids. We all need it. If something feels natural to you, it might be your calling. So pick up that hobby, try something new, and give yourself permission to loosen up and enjoy. Be inspired by the Someone Gets Me Podcast – The Power of Play for Gifted Adults with Janette Berne. Did you enjoy this episode? Follow the podcast and leave a 5-star review. You can also listen to this podcast on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/@someonegetsme/ Janette Berne, LPC, RPT, is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist. With over 35 years of experience, she specializes in helping children, teens, families, and adults navigate life's challenges. In addition to being in private practice, her experience includes psychoeducation, school counseling, and non-profit program creation. She also has experience working with diverse populations and in emergency settings. These experiences have given her a broad perspective of the struggles individuals and families face. She uses innovative, proven techniques to support healing, resilience, and lasting change. As a Registered Play Therapist, she has dedicated her career to helping people grow through the power of play.  She believes that creativity is at the heart of our ability to express, process, and make sense of our inner world. In her practice, she uses play not just as a therapeutic tool but as a bridge to connection, understanding, and transformation. Whether through art, storytelling, role play, or imaginative exploration, she creates a safe and nurturing space where people can communicate in the language they know best. Her work is rooted in both clinical expertise and a deep respect for the healing potential of creativity in all its forms. Connect with Janette Berne! Website: http://www.dunwoodypsychotherapy.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100054251030125  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janette-berne-lpc-rpt-a8700212/    Learn more about the Atlanta Center for Wellness here: www.atlantacenterforwellness.com   How to Connect with Dianne A. Allen Dianne A. Allen, MA is an intuitive mentor, speaker, author, ambassador, hope agent, life catalyst, and the CEO and Founder of Visions Applied. She has been involved in personal and professional development and mental health and addiction counseling. She inspires people in personal transformation through thought provoking services from speaking and podcasting to individual intuitive mentoring and more. She uses her years of experience coupled with years of formal education to blend powerful, practical, and effective strategies and tools for success and satisfaction. She has authored several books, which include How to Quit Anything in 5 Simple Steps - Break the Chains that Bind You, The Loneliness Cure, A Guide to Contentment, 7 Simple Steps to Get Back on track and Live the Life You Envision, Daily Meditations for Visionary Leaders, Hope Realized, and Where Do You Fit In? Website: https://msdianneallen.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dianne_a_allen/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msdianneallen/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dianneallen/#  Twitter: https://x.com/msdianneallen  Check out Dianne's new book: Someone Gets Me: How Intensely Sensitive People Can Thrive in an Insensitive World: https://www.amazon.com/Someone-Gets-Intensely-Sensitive-Insensitive/dp/0999577867  You have a vision inside to create something bigger than you. What you need is a community and a mentor. Personal mentoring will inspire you to grow, transform, and connect in new ways. The Someone Gets Me Experience could be that perfect solution to bringing your heart's desire into reality. You will grow, transform, and connect. https://msdianneallen.com/someone-gets-me-experience/  For a complimentary “Get to Know You” 30-minute call: https://visionsapplied.as.me/schedule.php?appointmentType=4017868  Join our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/someonegetsme  Follow Dianne's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/msdianneallen  Email contact: dianne@visionsapplied.com  Dianne's Mentoring Services: https://msdianneallen.com/

Suicide is currently the second leading cause of death for youth aged 10 through 14. It's a horrifying fact that has spurred providers into action. One of those providers is our guest on today's episode. Allison Hannah, MSW, LCSW, has delivered evidence-based suicide prevention interventions to youth, from elementary school-aged children to teens. Listen in as she provides us with the basics of CBT for Suicide Prevention and ways to adapt it effectively for youth. Her experiences inspire hope for providers, clients and families. Allison Hannah, MSW, LCSW, is a Military Behavioral Health Social Worker for the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP). She assists in the implementation and expansion of the Star Behavioral Health Providers Program (SBHP). SBHP trains civilian behavioral health providers to work with service members, veterans, and their families. Allison is a veteran of the United States Army and United States Army Reserves and provided clinical services within the Child and Family Behavioral Health Services section at an active-duty Army base. She is trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and is a Registered Play Therapist specializing in using evidence-based approaches to address trauma, adjustment and attachment related disorders.Resources mentioned in this episode: CBT for Suicide Prevention Training and Consultation at CDP. Visit our website to register: https://deploymentpsych.org/trainingAsynchronous trainings through the DoD Child Collaboration Study. Complete the courses here: https://deploymentpsych.org/DoDKidsStudyThe 988 Lifeline website includes resources for youth in crisis. https://988lifeline.org/Practical for Your Practice voice mail: speakpipe.com/cdpp4pPractical for Your Practice email: cdp-podcast-ggg@usuhs.edu Calls-to-action: For example: Get training and consultation in CBT for Suicide PreventionIncrease your knowledge in adapting evidence-based treatments for youthSubscribe to the Practical for Your Practice PodcastSubscribe to The Center for Deployment Psychology Monthly Email at https://deploymentpsych.org/CDP-MED-Opt-In

"We all walk around in our little cultural bubble, and sometimes, without realizing it, that bubble shapes how we show up in the playroom." – Dr. Carmen Cubillo In this thought-provoking episode, Lisa sits down with Dr. Carmen Cubillo, a clinical psychologist, Registered Play Therapist, and cultural advocate based in Australia, for an essential conversation about culture—our own, our clients', and how both shape the therapeutic relationship. Together, Lisa and Carmen dive into: ✨ The therapist's cultural lens: How our personal cultural background influences the way we show up in the playroom and why it's crucial to reflect on it. ✨ Layers of cultural curiosity: Beyond heritage, how systemic and societal influences shape our clients' experiences and why we must stay open and adaptable. ✨ Cultural safety in therapy: What it means to be a culturally safe therapist and how unconscious biases can create barriers to connection. ✨ The importance of rupture and repair: Why acknowledging cultural missteps—rather than avoiding them—deepens trust and strengthens relationships. ✨ Connecting to the land: How understanding the cultural history of where you live can ground your practice and help you become more attuned to the experiences of the children and families you work with. This episode is an invitation to lean into cultural awareness, embrace the discomfort of learning, and grow into more attuned and connected therapists. With Carmen's wisdom, vulnerability, and deep experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, this conversation will challenge, inspire, and expand your perspective.

In this heartfelt episode of Developing Tomorrow's Leaders, Coach T® sits down with Anastasia Arauz, a seasoned educator, counselor, and Registered Play Therapist, who has dedicated her career to empowering children and families. With over two decades of experience as a teacher, school counselor, and parent coach, Anastasia shares her insights on creating balanced family systems, the power of play in child development, and strategies for parents to foster a healthy mindset. Join us as we explore practical tips for managing family challenges, nurturing meaningful connections, and supporting children's emotional and academic success. Whether you're a parent, teacher, or someone who works with children, this episode is filled with actionable advice and inspiration!

Hey Friends~  How we communicate with our kids determines how well they understand us,  Communication is key!  Developmentally, we know our kids are at different levels.  How do we know what is good for them?   In play, we can learn where they are at.  Today's guest, a play therapist, Anastasia Aruz,  defines play as when we are “Peaceful and grounded with who your soul is.”   We discuss HOW to use play to build deep trust, get over communication hurdles, and address trauma.  Take a step back.  Don't fix.  Just listen and follow.   Stay purely present without your phone.  Her mission is clear: to guide families in developing a healthy mindset for building a balanced family system.  You will learn so much in today's episode!  You will be glad you listened!   Always cheering you on!  Dinalynn CONTACT the Host, Dinalynn:  hello@thelanguageofplay.com   ABOUT THE GUEST:   Anastasia graduated from Appalachian State University with a degree in Elementary Education in 1996 and earned a Master of Arts in Counseling from North Carolina Central University in 2003. She also completed a Post Master Certificate in Couples and Family Counseling at UNC Greensboro in 2009. With 5 years of experience as a middle school teacher and 9 years as an elementary school counselor, Anastasia became a Registered Play Therapist in 2014 and served on the Board of the North Carolina Association of Play Therapy from 2013 to 2020. From 2019 to 2023, she built a private practice in Jacksonville, NC, working with children and families. In 2022, she began coaching parents to help them create a healthy mindset and a balanced family system. CONTACT THE GUEST:    Instagram: anastasia.arauz https://www.anastasiaarauzcoaching.com anastasiaj37@gmail.com   RESOURCES from The Language Of Play: Sign up for my newsletter! Newsletter Opt-in Sign up for FREE 21 Days of Encouragement in your inbox!https://dinalynnr.systeme.io/1-21signup Join my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557381098806 Sign up for a 15 min "Let's Meet Session" on zoom!  Let's Meet Session For Speaking Engagements or For 1:1 or Group Parent Coaching (virtual or live), contact me at hello@thelanguageofplay.com    If You Liked This Episode, You Will Want To Listen To These Episodes:  179 Lois Letchford: Dyslexia? Put Away What Is Not Working And Make Learning Fun 183 Jeaneen Tang: Play Dumb & Sabotage! An Effective Way To Mindfully Expand Language 174 Gina Prosch: Children Learn Best When They Don't Know They Are Learning At All. See How! 184 Do Your Habits Reduce Your Child's Need To Speak? 4 Strategies To Build Opportunities For Communication Growth          

In this episode of The Defender Podcast, Dr. Rick Morton and Angela Mains, Lifeline's Director of Clinical Services, dive into the complex issue of bullying. With the school year underway, families are facing challenges as their children navigate difficult social interactions. Angela and Rick clarify what truly constitutes bullying, distinguishing it from normal peer conflict. They explore how bullying has evolved with social media, the subtle power imbalances, and its lasting impact, especially on vulnerable children. Parents will gain insight into addressing bullying, fostering resilience, and building healthy relationships for their children.GUESTAngela Mains, MA, LPC-S, TBRI® Practitioner, and Registered Play Therapist, joined Lifeline in December 2012. She holds degrees in Psychology from Anderson University and Licensed Professional Counseling from Liberty University, with a Play Therapy certificate from Capella University. Specializing in attachment and trauma, Angela works with children, adolescents, and adults on issues like anxiety, grief, depression, and parenting support. She is certified in Theraplay®, TF-CBT, TBRI®, and EMDR, and also serves as a Prepare/Enrich Facilitator and Theraplay® Trainer. Angela trained in Corrective Attachment Therapy under Dr. Terry Levy.HOSTDr. Rick Morton is the Vice President of Engagement at Lifeline Children's Services.Bringing Gospel Hope to Vulnerable Children through Family SupportLifeline's Education & Counseling Team is here to help adoptive, foster, and other families nurture, heal, and grow. We offer counseling, parent coaching, and educational support to empower families through every stage—from placement to permanency. With a biblical worldview and cutting-edge techniques, we are committed to providing lifelong support to strengthen families and help children flourish.Key Services:Specialized counseling for adoption and foster careParent coaching to apply therapeutic parenting principlesOnline educational courses for family supportLearn more about how we can serve you and your child today!LIFELINE CHILDREN'S SERVICESThe mission of Lifeline Children's Services is to equip the Body of Christ to manifest the gospel to vulnerable children. Our vision is for vulnerable children and their communities to be transformed by the gospel and to make disciples. FOLLOW USFacebook, Instagram, TwitterThe Defender Podcast: Subscribe on iTunes | Transistor | SpotifyThe Defender Bible Study: Subscribe on iTunes | Transistor | Spotify

In this episode I speak with Yaleela, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Registered Play Therapist and private practice owner in Queensland. She is deeply passionate about Social Work practice because she understands the significant impact of social, economic, and political factors on the health and well-being of our children, families, and communities. Yaleela is dedicated to the profession and actively participates in the Australian Association of Social Workers and the Play Therapy Practitioners Association, as well as building capacity for other First Nations allied health practitioners. Links to resources mentioned in this week's episode: Yaleela's business - http://yaleelatorrenssocialwork.com.au/ Bindi Bennett's publications - https://www.bindibennett.com/copy-of-resources Dr Bruce Perry - https://www.bdperry.com/ Dr Dan Siegel - https://drdansiegel.com/ Mental Health Academy - https://www.mentalhealthacademy.com.au/ Mindsight Institute - https://mindsightinstitute.com/ Lisa Sion - https://lisa-dion.com/ Stan Grant's IQ2 Debate speech - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEOssW1rw0I&ab_channel=TheEthicsCentre This episode's transcript can be viewed here:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pRIC3EYIRcMq5TBhPjhAsLwXnqPTWmZmqMCUeriboGE/edit?usp=sharing

This week, Liz Gray, LCSW, RPT, shares her birth story in which she explores the complex feelings she has about the OB at her birth, who provided physically good medical care but whose language and attitude was extremely harmful. Her story includes navigating a lack of trauma-informed care during infertility treatment, a birth center to hospital birth transfer, an unplanned a cesarean birth, and a misdiagnosis of "failure to thrive" for her baby by her first pediatrician. A thread that weaves throughout her story is the impact of our words and how not being trauma-informed can add layers of trauma to what are already challenging prenatal, childbirth, and postpartum experiences, especially for survivors of trauma. To start our conversation, Liz shares the words of Kayleigh Summers, LCSW, PMH-C, from her Instagram (@thebirthtrauma_mama), who is also host of The Birth Trauma Mama Podcast. On the Resilient Birth podcast, Justine and Sarah explore the impact of trauma in the perinatal period. Through an inspirational quote that drives the weekly content, Justine and Sarah explore various trauma areas with vulnerability and compassion that support birthing people and birth professionals. Each week, listeners leave with takeaways to utilize in their lives and/or clients. Justine and Sarah hold the stories they share with honor and respect with the hope to impart knowledge, increase understanding, and bear witness to this challenging topic. Sarah is a licensed mental health counselor, educator, and mom of three. She walks with a story of trauma from before and as a result of her perinatal experience. Justine supports survivors of trauma through perinatal coaching and childbirth education. As well as being a mother of three, she holds a Ph.D. on representations of consent and sexual violence. Learn more about Sarah and Justine's course called Trauma Informed Fundamentals here: https://resilient-birth.mykajabi.com/traumainformedfundamentals Liz Gray, LCSW, RPT is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Play Therapist, and certified EMDR therapist in Illinois. She is a Highly Sensitive Person, wife, human & goldendoodle momma, organizer, forever learner, quiet leader, social introvert, think-outside-the-box creator, trauma survivor, and infertility warrier. Liz is the proud co-founder of the Trauma-Informed Maternal Health Directory, an online directory that connects women in all phases of trying to conceive, infertility, pregnancy, birth & early parenthood to trauma-informed health and mental health providers.

Today we're joined by an expert in family systems theory, Anastasia Arauz! Wondering how to foster a balanced and nurturing environment at home? Anastasia's wisdom, drawn from her extensive background in elementary education, counseling, and play therapy, promises to enlighten and empower parents and educators alike. She shares practical strategies for healing family structures, emphasizing the importance of authenticity  parents and children.

Episode #179 Norma Garcia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist in Texas. She is the founder and clinical director of Centro de Consejeria Familiar. Her practice focuses on helping children, teens, and parents heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. Her company is passionate about creating awareness and normalizing access to mental health services, empowering women, encouraging self-care practices and supporting women owned businesses in the Latino community. We discuss the struggles and successes of her business. She can be found on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/centrodeconsejeriafamiliar Follow the podcast on social media: Instagram:  @thesocialworkrantspodcast  Twitter/X: @socialworkrants Facebook/Meta: The Social Work Rants Podcast (Hit the Like Button) The podcast is sponsored by Bas City Entertainment LLC DBA Bas Moreno Consulting, providing financial education for people of color in the sandwich generation. For more information, go to www.basmoreno.com.

In episode 52 of Dr. Marianne-Land: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, Dr. Panicha McGuire and I explore colonization and its effect on how individuals, especially indigenous humans and other people of color, view their bodies. We also examine how many eating disorder treatment centers do not take ethnic and cultural food needs and desires into consideration when feeding their patients. Listen to other episodes with Dr. Panicha Mcguire: On our personal neurodivergent stories: Apple & Spotify On neurodiversity, selective eating, & ARFID: Apple & Spotify ABOUT DR. PANICHA MCGUIRE, LMFT, RPT Dr. Panicha McGuire is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Play Therapist, and the founder of Living Lotus Therapy. She is licensed in California, Colorado, and Hawaii, with a focus on supporting children, teens, and young adults. Her approach is grounded in neurodiversity affirmation. She specializes in helping clients develop tools to manage anxiety, perfectionism, and how to navigate life's challenges as a neurodivergent individual.   Dr. Panicha also works with individuals who experience eating issues, such as avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in part because they are neurodivergent. She has a podcast on mental health and other therapy issues called Burning the Couch.   You can contact and follow Dr. Panicha through the following links: TikTok @drpanichamcguire Instagram @drpanichamcguire Website https://livinglotustherapy.com/ Podcast Burning the Couch   INTERESTED IN HANGING OUT MORE IN DR. MARIANNE-LAND? Follow me on Instagram @drmariannemiller Join my $99/month Dr. Marianne-Land's Binge Eating Recovery Membership Program Sign up for 1:1 binge eating recovery coaching via my Elite Binge Eating Recovery Method  Live in California, Texas, or Washington D.C. and interested in eating disorder therapy with me? Sign up for a free, individual 15-minute phone consultation via my website, and I'll get you to where you need to be! Join my Facebook group, Redefining Relationships With Food and Body Image Check out my blog. Want more information? Email me at hello@mariannemiller.com

In this episode of "The Defender Podcast," we explore the synergy of therapeutic integration. Lifeline's very own, Angela Mains, talks with host Dr. Rick Morton to uncover how blending modalities like cognitive-behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and somatic experiencing fosters holistic healing. Join us as we navigate the pathways to wellness, revealing the transformative power of integrated therapeutic approaches.GUESTAngela Mains, MA, LPC-S, TBRI® Practitioner, Registered Play Therapist, joined Lifeline's team in December 2012. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a minor in Family Science from Anderson University, a Master's Degree in Licensed Professional Counseling from Liberty University, and a certificate in Play Therapy from Capella University. Angela primarily works with attachment and trauma in children, adolescents, and adults, as well as helping people with anxiety, grief, depression, anger, marriage and parenting support. She is a fully certified Theraplay® Therapist, utilizes Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), is a Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) practitioner, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) trained, Certified Theraplay® Trainer, and a Prepare/Enrich Facilitator and Seminar Director. Angela has also been blessed to be able to train in Corrective Attachment Therapy (CAT) with Dr. Terry Levy of the Evergreen Psychotherapy Center. Angela is passionate about attachment and is excited to work with families who have welcomed adopted and foster children into their homes with the hope that God will use her as a vessel of healing in their lives.HOSTHerbie Newell is the President & Executive Director of Lifeline Children's Services and its ministry arms.CO-HOSTDr. Rick Morton is the Vice President of Engagement at Lifeline Children's Services.RESOURCEPromo: Counseling After 41 years of experience serving children and families (and having families of our own), we know the value of counseling. We also know the end goal of counseling isn't to “fix” a problem but to help us develop as healthier individuals and families. Living in a world marred by sin, we will encounter trauma, loss, grief, and difficulties. God has gifted and skilled counselors to help us process those times so we can heal, help others, and live for the utmost glory of God. We are grateful for our counseling team at Lifeline and the way they serve families. If you would like to partner with us to help more families on the path to healing, visit LifelineChild.org to learn more about becoming a monthly donor. LIFELINE CHILDREN'S SERVICESThe mission of Lifeline Children's Services is to equip the Body of Christ to manifest the gospel to vulnerable children. Our vision is for vulnerable children and their communities to be transformed by the gospel and to make disciples. FOLLOW USFacebook, Instagram, TwitterThe Defender Podcast: Subscribe on iTunes | Transistor | SpotifyThe Defender Bible Study: Subscribe on iTunes | Transistor | Spotify

Today, Katie Fischer, LPC-S, RPT, joins me on the podcast and we have an excellent conversation surrounding this big topic of our children and anxiety. There is a lot to process when it comes to understanding the world around us, add anxiety to the mix and it can become paralyzing. Now, think about how we might handle that understanding with decades less of experience. Our little humans have so much to learn, helping provide them with support and coping strategies can help make some of that learning a little smoother. Katie knocks it out of the park teaching us about understanding basic needs, how to recognize signs of that our children might be struggling and gives us so many tips on how to equip them when they are in a moment of anxiety.  I felt so encouraged and seen as we talked through questions surrounding this topic. I know I will be referring to this information again and again. Please listen, like, and leave a review as we work to continue to build awareness that it's ok to not be ok, but let's not stay there. I know a lot of us are living in survival mode at the moment, but does it have to be that way? There will always be moments where we are just surviving, but learning how to care for our body's mental, social, nutritional, and physical health is how we transition from just surviving to thriving. Curious to know more? Send me a message and let's chat.  Ways to Find Katie: Website: Stay & Play Counseling (stayandplaycounseling.com)Facebook: (7) FacebookCalm Breathing FishWays to Find Embrace. Live. Thrive.:Website: Embrace, Live, Thrive! (embracelivethrive.com)Instagram: Sarah Meyer (@embracelivethrive) • Instagram photos and videosFacebook: Embrace, Live, Thrive | O'Fallon MO | FacebookKatie Bio: Welcome! The fact that you have made your way here  is HUGE!   It means that you have taken the first step to seeking the help your child needs. Finding your way to a healthy, happy child is a journey that takes one step at a time. Hello! My name is Katie Fischer and I am the owner of Stay & Play Counseling, LLC. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor  and Registered Play Therapist who is passionate about  using the power of play to help children through difficult times. I bring over 20 years of experience working with children to my private practice including many years of work in the school setting as an elementary school teacher and school counselor, as well as a therapist in an early childhood setting.I work primarily with children ages 3-12 and their families to navigate challenging circumstances in their lives including trauma, anxiety, depression, behavioral problems, school-related struggles, death and loss, divorce, peer/sibling conflict, and anger management. Each child deserves a personal, unique approach to achieving their best self and I believe Play Therapy is the answer! Play Therapy allows the child to process these struggles through a non-judgemental, play-based approach with a safe, trusting adult. Through Play Therapy, children learn ways to improve communication skills, express feelings appropriately, gain problem solving skills, and develop better relational skills. I value a strong relationship with my client, as well as their caregivers and communication between the family and therapist.Finding the right person to work with your child can be a daunting process and I am so glad you found Stay & Play! Please reach out to me with any questions you may have or to learn more about my practice.

“My child is constantly melting down.”“My child seems so anxious. I don't know how to help them.”“Why is my kiddo struggling so much at school, including with making friends?”“I am worried about my child with our divorce. I don't want to hurt her/him.”Have you said any of these phrases, or similar phases, when talking about your child? Do you worry about your child's mental health, social skills, reactivity, behaviors, or mood? You are not alone, but you and your child do not have to continue to struggle. There are therapists specifically for children here to help! Join us as we welcome another guest, Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist, Tracy Main! Tracy is a highly trained child therapist, specializing in the mental health care of our smallest family members, our children. She unpacks what play therapy is, when parents might consider adding this support to their family, and how play therapy can dramatically improve your child's life (and your's)! You do not want to miss this one! If you find this episode, or any of our other episodes, helpful to you, please share with those that you love! Let us know what you think about what you want us to talk about next by emailing us at RelationshipsInsideOut@gmail.com! In two weeks, we unpack privacy in relationships! Later topics include: sex therapy, secret keeping, gender roles, parenting, self-acceptance, domestic violence, self-awareness in relationships, and so much more!For more updates and helpful resources, follow us on Facebook at @RelationshipsInsideOutllc!Some resources related to this episode:What Is Play Therapy?Association for Play Therapy - find a play therapistAssociation for Play Therapy Research ResourcesAn Overview of Play TherapyPlay Therapy: Considerations and Applications for the Practitioner

In today's episode of “Supervision Simplified,” we are excited to be joined by our amazing friend Jackie Flynn. Jackie is a Registered Play Therapist, as well as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, helping individuals, groups, and families through Play Therapy and Expressive Arts, EMDR, Hypnotherapy, Video Self Modeling, Adolescent Life Coaching, Educational Support, and more.We discuss the valuable integration of Play Therapy and EMDR across all age ranges and mental health needs, as well as how these practices can be best applied and taught in the supervisory setting. Jackie provides her expert insight into the therapeutic and rewarding aspects of Play Therapy and even takes Amy and Valarie through a guided Oaklander model exercise.CONNECT WITH JACKIELinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackieflynnYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@JackieFlynnPlayTherapyJackie's Latest Book (Little Gecko's Broken Tail: A Book to Introduce EMDR Therapy to Children): https://a.co/d/6uGSf2p

In episode 29 of Dr. Marianne-Land: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, Dr. Panicha McGuire and I talk about how we are both neurodivergent, each in our own way. We relay when we first realized it, as well as how we came to understand what types of neurodiversity we have. ABOUT DR. PANICHA MCGUIRE, LMFT, RPT Dr. Panicha McGuire is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Play Therapist, and the founder of Living Lotus Therapy. She is licensed in California, Colorado, and Hawaii, with a focus on supporting children, teens, and young adults. Her approach is grounded in neurodiversity affirmation. She specializes in helping clients develop tools to manage anxiety, perfectionism, and how to navigate life's challenges as a neurodivergent individual.   Dr. Panicha also works with individuals who experience eating issues, such as avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in part because they are neurodivergent. She has a podcast on mental health and other therapy issues called Burning the Couch.   You can contact and follow Dr. Panicha through the following links: TikTok @drpanichamcguire Instagram @drpanichamcguire Website https://livinglotustherapy.com/ Podcast Burning the Couch   INTERESTED IN HANGING OUT MORE IN DR. MARIANNE-LAND? Follow me on Instagram @drmariannemiller Join my $99/month Dr. Marianne-Land's Binge Eating Recovery Membership Program Sign up for 1:1 binge eating recovery coaching via my Elite Binge Eating Recovery Method  Live in California or Texas and interested in eating disorder therapy with me? Sign up for a free, individual 15-minute phone consultation via my website, and I'll get you to where you need to be! Join my Facebook group, Redefining Relationships With Food and Body Image Check out my blog. Want more information? Email me at hello@mariannemiller.com

Play is to the child what talk is to the adult. Play therapy is a medium for expressing feelings, exploring relationships, describing experiences, disclosing wishes, and nurturing self-fulfillment. Children express themselves and their needs, relive their past, and connect with others through play. The use of toys enables children to transfer anxieties, fears, fantasies, and guilt to objects rather than people. In the process, children are safe from their own feelings and reactions because play enables children to distance themselves from traumatic events and experiences. In this podcast Tammy Schamuhn interviews Lisa Dion, Clinician, Registered Play Therapist, Co-Founder of Synergetic Play Therapy. We take a deep dive into what play therapy looks like, how it creates long-lasting changes in children, and where you can get appropriate training should you want to explore this medium in your clinical work. Want to find out more? ICP is thrilled to offer its new professional membership. This membership comes with 30+ accredited mental health courses, 15 general children's mental health courses, bi-monthly professional group consults, access to our live tranings, printables, scripts, and case note templates. Find out more here      

In this episode you will learn the following:   Childhood development starts in the womb and is critically important until age 2 to set the foundation for who your baby can possibly be.   Your baby is communicating with you through every sound they make. The parents' role is to communicate back.   The games parents play with their newborns each have a learning function to them.   It's important that parents discuss what is priority to them in how they raise their child before having children.   Consistency provides a safe and secure environment for children. Each parent's daily routine is important when there is co-parenting in two households due to divorce.   Don't Compete! Each co-parent is different and each co-parent has value in what they can provide to their children.   The Oliiki app is designed to create daily interactions with children up to 24 months old that explain the developmental skill the baby is learning.   Oliiki is grounded in science.  UCL Institute of Education carried out a randomised controlled trial on the Oliiki app and found that parents using the Oliiki app after only 4 weeks had higher parental self-efficacy, (more confident in their parenting) compared to the active control trial. This is significant because high parental self-efficacy is connected with low post-natal depression, low infant mental health issues and high home learning environments.   #coparenting #parenting #education #play #communication #divorce #podcast #divorcepodcast  #amicabledivorce #prenatalcommunication #childhooddevelopment #Oliikiapp #therapy #consistency #newborns #familytherapy @ClareStead @JenJackson About Clare Stead Clare Stead, Creator and Founder of the Oliiki app is an e-Learning specialist, Education researcher and primary teacher. She is passionate about helping parents and careers build their baby's brains from conception onwards, so the children reach their full potential and fly. Supporting parents early gives them the confidence to know they're doing the very best for their baby, developing knowledge and skills in play-based learning for our youngest child helps them ensure they thrive, right from the start.    https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarestead-oliiki/ www.oliikiapp.com Download the Oliiki app here https://www.instagram.com/oliiki/ https://www.facebook.com/Oliiki   Oliiki app blurb   The Oliiki app is an app for parents and parents-to-be of babies in the first 1000 days, from conception to two to build their babies brain and spark their parenting confidence one play activity at a time.   Jen Jackson   Jen has accumulated 18 years of experience in the healthcare industry and currently serves as an ambassador for healthy youth development within managed care organizations. Her primary professional focus involves identifying innovative approaches to promote youth's mental health and effectively communicating product differentiators that impact the health and well-being of members.   Jen initiated her career as a mental health therapist, providing services to children, teenagers, and families in various settings, including acute care, county mental health agency, and private practice. She holds a master's degree in social work from Temple University and is a Licensed Clinical Social worker in the state of Utah. In 2005, Jen earned credentials as a Registered Play Therapist.   www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferannjackson jj.jenniferannjackson@gmail.com

Original Air Date: April 15, 2018 Lisa Dion is joined by Jessica Schaffer, Registered Play Therapist, Certified Synergetic Play Therapist and Certified Sleep Consultant to help us understand sleep issues for children. From the refusal to go to sleep to an inability to stay asleep, a child's tossing and turning speak volumes. But why do some children want to ban the bed? And how does this look inside the playroom? A play therapist who also happens to be a sleep specialist helps us uncover the answers. "Sleep is the largest separation we go through everyday." - Jessica Schaffer, RPT, Infant Sleep Specialist Podcast Resources:  Synergetic Play Therapy Institute Synergetic Play Therapy Learning Website FREE Resources to support you on your play therapy journey  Aggression in Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach to Integrating Intensity * If you enjoy this podcast, please give us a five-star rating and review on Apple Podcast, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and invite your friends/fellow colleagues to join us.

In the seventeenth episode of season 2, Dr. U. Grant Baldwin, DBH, Director of the Doctor of Behavioral Health program at Cummings Graduate Institute for Behavioral Health Studies, explores the benefits of integrated approaches for expecting and new mothers, addresses the risk factors contributing to perinatal mental health challenges, and dives into strategies for reducing stigma and promoting mental wellness. Panelists include: Tandie Myles, LCSW, IMH-E®, RPT/S, PMH-C, is a license clinical social worker, the owner and therapist of Anchored in Hope Therapy Services, LLC. Tandie specializes in relationship-based therapy services with caregivers and children. She also provides mental health services to pregnant and postpartum women as well as general mental health therapy services to women, children, and families. Tandie provides mental health consultation to community organizations and programs and provides trainings on infant mental health, pregnant and postpartum issues, child development, and other related topics to parents, professionals and community organizations. Tandie started her career in clinical social work in 2005 and earned her Masters of Social Work (MSW) degree from Arizona State University 2005. She completed the two-year Infant/Family Clinical Practice program with the Harris Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Training Institute in 2009 and received her endorsement by the Infant Toddler Mental Health Coalition of Arizona as an Infant Mental Health Specialists (Level 3 Clinical). Tandie has also completed training and experience in providing play therapy to earn certification as a Registered Play Therapist with the Association of Play Therapy. Recently, she has been able to become certified in Perinatal Mental Health by Postpartum Support International. Tandie is also a licensed minister and has over 30 hours of credit towards her Master of Divinity in Family Ministry with Phoenix Seminary. Ms. Myles has worked as an Integrated Behavioral Health Consultant and Supervisor in Federally Qualified Healthcare Centers in many departments and truly enjoyed working in the women's and pediatric clinic. Her unique lens in perinatal and infant mental health allowed her to provide her expertise in helping caregivers understand their needs as well as the needs of their children. Her approach is rooted in child development, attachment theory, informed by neuroscience and trauma informed research, to provide developmental and relationship-based therapy. In her work, Tandie Myles hopes to address challenges while promoting resilience and wholeness in parents and children to reach their full potential. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/disruptors-at-work/support

Sheryl Ziegler, Psy.D. holds a Doctorate in Psychology and is a Registered Play Therapist in private practice. She is the author of Mommy Burnout: how to reclaim your life and raise healthier children in the process. She is currently working on a new book. She is a regular national and local news contributor on topics related to parenting and mental health and did a Tedx talk on "Why Moms are Miserable" which is all about the power of connection. She is the host of Dr. Sheryl's PodCouch and the founder of the parent-child puberty course, Start with the Talk. She is a frequent speaker on chronic stress, parenting and burnout. Most recently, she has been named by Colorado's NBC affiliate (9News) as their Parenting Expert for the new franchise series Mental Health & Me.   Listen to this episode of Whinypaluza, with Dr. Sheryl Ziegler about how to discuss sensitive or scary topics with your kids, including current events like politics and war.   Here is what to expect on this week's show: Start your conversation by asking your child what they know about the subject, to get a starting point. Use open-ended questions. Understanding the kinds of information your children are exposed to in the age of social media. Open up the conversation by asking follow-up questions and providing facts so they can come up with their own opinions. Meet them where they are at- age-appropriate conversations. The parent is the most influential figure in kids' lives up until about the age of 15. It is ok to share opinions with your kid but keep the dialogue open. Understanding shifting narratives as current events progress. The conversations will be ongoing. How to avoid over-sharing! Fight, Flight, or Freeze plays a role. It is ok to revisit a conversation and admit you were wrong about something, or to admit you don't know something. Listen more than you talk and slow the conversation down. Understand your personal conversational strengths and weaknesses and don't be afraid to enlist someone else who may be able to better discuss the subject Ask your child where they are getting their information from and what platforms and people are influencing them. Helping your child do something with the feelings they have around what they are seeing. Continue building compassion and empathy in your children so they are better empowered to process the things they come across outside of the home.   Connect with Dr. Ziegler: DrSherylZiegler.com https://drsherylziegler.com/ Start With The Talk https://startwiththetalk.com/ Mommy Burnout by Dr. Sheryl Ziegler https://a.co/d/gu0MWLI Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dr-sheryl-s-podcouch/id1464058631 TedX Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwvctN3Uejg Facebook https://facebook.com/mommyburnout/ Twitter https://twitter.com/drsherylziegler Instagram https://instagram.com/dr.sherylziegler Pinterest https://pinterest.com/drsherylziegler/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/drsherylziegler/featured LinkedIn https://linkedin.com/drsherylziegler Follow Rebecca Greene Blog  https://www.whinypaluza.com/ Book 1  https://bit.ly/WhinypaluzaBook Book 2 https://bit.ly/whinybook2 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/whinypaluzaparentingandmarriage  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/becgreene5/ @becgreene5 TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@whinypaluzamom?lang=en @whinypaluzamom YouTube https://www.youtube.com/WhinyPaluza Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In episode 13 of Dr. Marianne-Land: An Eating Disorder Recovery Podcast, Dr. Panicha McGuire and I dive into neurodiversity, selective eating, and ARFID (avoidant restrictive food intake disorder). ABOUT DR. PANICHA MCGUIRE, LMFT, RPT Dr. Panicha McGuire is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Registered Play Therapist, and the founder of Living Lotus Therapy. She is licensed in California, Colorado, and Hawaii, with a focus on supporting children, teens, and young adults. Her approach is grounded in neurodiversity affirmation. She specializes in helping clients develop tools to manage anxiety, perfectionism, and how to navigate life's challenges as a neurodivergent individual.   Dr. Panicha also works with individuals who experience eating issues, such as avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in part because they are neurodivergent. She has a podcast on mental health and other therapy issues called Burning the Couch.   You can contact and follow Dr. Panicha through the following links: TikTok @drpanichamcguire Instagram @drpanichamcguire Website https://livinglotustherapy.com/ Podcast Burning the Couch   Interested in hanging out more in Dr. Marianne-Land? Follow me on Instagram @drmariannemiller Join Dr. Marianne-Land's Binge Eating Recovery Membership Program Join my Facebook group, Redefining Relationships With Food and Body Image Check out my blog.

In this episode, we discuss how to work with kids and teens in a way that opens them up instead of closing them off. The information my two guests share so generously is applicable to therapists, parents, teachers, or anyone with a child in their life. Learn what it means to attune to the young people in your life. Some areas of interest are the importance of early intervention, correct attachment, and coregulation. From listening to this episode you will gain a greater understanding of how trauma specifically affects those affected in childhood, about soothing a child and how we might be getting it wrong, and the right and wrong ways to repair harm. Discover how play therapy and how it is used to learn and teach things, regulate the body, and explore big feelings. Ann Beckley-Forest, LCSW, RPT-S, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice in Buffalo, New York. Her specialties include attachment and child and adolescent trauma, and she also works with adult survivors. She is certified in EMDR and is an EMDR Approved Consultant and Trainer and a faculty member of the Child Trauma Institute, as well as a Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor and Approved Provider of play therapy continuing education through the Association for Play Therapy. She provides consultation in person and remotely, and gives trainings locally and internationally and is the co-founder of Playful EMDR, an online hub for training and consultation. Her primary interest is in the intersection of play therapy and EMDR and has published on this topic including as co-editor of EMDR with Children in the Play Therapy Room: An Integrated Approach (2020). Annie Monaco, LCSW, RPT, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a Registered Play Therapist and a faculty member of both the Child Trauma Institute and of University at Buffalo School of Social Work. Annie travels throughout the US and internationally providing trauma-informed trainings and agency and therapist consultation. She is a trainer of EMDR, Progressive Counting and Attachment & Dissociation. She a contributor and co-editor of the 2020 book, EMDR with Children in the Play Therapy Room: An Integrated Approach. She has extensive training in complex trauma, family therapy, play therapy, and restorative justice and over 25 years' experience in serving children, teens, families and adults. Her private practice in Amherst, New York includes complex issues such as foster care, out of country adoptions, juvenile justice and dissociation. She is also the co-founder of Playful EMDR, an online hub for training and consultation.  Join the Virtual Playful EMDR Summit for EMDR therapists who work with children or teens and want to incorporate EMDR: https://cvent.me/0Xz3wz -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your support is deeply appreciated! Find me, Lara, on my Website / Instagram You can support this podcast with any level of donation here. Order The Essential Guide to Trauma Sensitive Yoga: How to Create Safer Spaces for All Opening and Closing music: Other People's Photographs courtesy of Daniel Zaitchik. Follow Daniel on Spotify.

B"HDavid ("Schatzy") Schatzkamer has learned and taught the Gate of Trust over 25 times, and gifted 100s of books to friends across the globe.A 'serial entrepreneur with a heart,' Schatzy is a Business Coach, Marketing expert, Registered Play Therapist, and Founder of Parnassa Anchor -- a volunteer job placement agency that has secured over $5mm in salaries for over 300 people in 15 industries.  Listen to the latest Gate of Trust Podcast episode at gateoftrust.org/podcast

Have you ever wondered, are you a narcissist? How do you keep a narcissist in your life if you don't want to completely cut them out? Then today's episode is for you. Join me in a conversation with Chelsey Brooke Cole as we dive into all things narcissism. Learn about boundaries, the DEEP technique, and building unshakeable self-worth. Chelsey Brooke Cole is a licensed psychotherapist, coach, and speaker specializing in narcissistic abuse and relational trauma. Chelsey has spoken at HR and counseling conferences, internationally recognized universities, and national organizations on narcissism in the workplace, how to communicate with difficult people, emotional intelligence, and effective therapeutic strategies for narcissistic abuse survivors. She is the author of "If Only I'd Known! How to Outsmart Narcissists, Set Guilt-Free Boundaries, and Create Unshakeable Self-Worth." Chelsey is also a Certified Partner Trauma Therapist, Registered Play Therapist, and Level 1 Trained Gottman Method Couples Therapist. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in social psychology from Liberty University.Connect with Chelsey:Website: https://www.chelseybrookecole.com/Email: chelsey@chelseybrookecole.comBook: https://www.chelseybrookecole.com/preorder/IG: https://www.instagram.com/chelseybrookecole/FB: https://www.facebook.com/chelseybrookecoleTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chelseybrookecoleLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseybrookecole/Join Chelsey's Newsletter: https://www.chelseybrookecole.com/newsletter/Ready to finally have the hard conversation that could change everything? https://erinwoodruffcoaching.com/toolbox Are you married to an introvert? Find out right now with this FREE quiz!https://erinwoodruffcoaching.com/quiz-are-you-married-to-an-introvertTake the FREE quiz right now to see where you fall on the introvert/extrovert spectrum.https://erinwoodruffcoaching.com/quiz-introvert-extrovert-spectrumMusic: https://pixabay.com/music/id-112179/

Have you ever wondered, are you a narcissist? How do you keep a narcissist in your life if you don't want to completely cut them out? Then today's episode is for you. Join me in a conversation with Chelsey Brooke Cole as we dive into all things narcissism. Learn about boundaries, the DEEP technique, and building unshakeable self-worth. Chelsey Brooke Cole is a licensed psychotherapist, coach, and speaker specializing in narcissistic abuse and relational trauma. Chelsey has spoken at HR and counseling conferences, internationally recognized universities, and national organizations on narcissism in the workplace, how to communicate with difficult people, emotional intelligence, and effective therapeutic strategies for narcissistic abuse survivors. She is the author of "If Only I'd Known! How to Outsmart Narcissists, Set Guilt-Free Boundaries, and Create Unshakeable Self-Worth." Chelsey is also a Certified Partner Trauma Therapist, Registered Play Therapist, and Level 1 Trained Gottman Method Couples Therapist. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in social psychology from Liberty University.Connect with Chelsey:Website: https://www.chelseybrookecole.com/Email: chelsey@chelseybrookecole.comBook: https://www.chelseybrookecole.com/preorder/IG: https://www.instagram.com/chelseybrookecole/FB: https://www.facebook.com/chelseybrookecoleTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chelseybrookecoleLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseybrookecole/Join Chelsey's Newsletter: https://www.chelseybrookecole.com/newsletter/Ready to finally have the hard conversation that could change everything? https://erinwoodruffcoaching.com/toolbox Are you married to an introvert? Find out right now with this FREE quiz!https://erinwoodruffcoaching.com/quiz-are-you-married-to-an-introvertTake the FREE quiz right now to see where you fall on the introvert/extrovert spectrum.https://erinwoodruffcoaching.com/quiz-introvert-extrovert-spectrumMusic: https://pixabay.com/music/id-112179/

In this episode, we're talking about a topic that we've never discussed, but is such an important topic to our work as play therapists. And that is dissociation. To have this discussion, Lisa has with her the fabulous Annie Monaco. Annie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Registered Play Therapist, and faculty member of the Child Trauma Institute. With over 20 years of experience, Annie is a global trainer and has a specialty in EMDR Therapy with children and teens, and advanced training in attachment and dissociation in children especially with aggressive and hostile parts of self - she's the perfect person to learn more about this topic! Here's what you'll learn in this episode:  A usable definition of dissociation beyond the textbook to really get a sense for how it shows up in our client sessions; How dissociation reflects the child's inside personal struggles and what it looks like; Understanding dissociation connected to complex or developmental trauma; How to help a child, parent, and even us as the therapist have compassion for all of the parts of the child (...a critical part of a child's treatment process); Activities and strategies to support children in exploring all of their parts of themselves and facilitate a path to healing.  Also, Annie shares a great question that you can ask children to really begin to understand the parts of themselves. You'll definitely want to have this question in your play therapy toolbox!  Enjoy this conversation that will take you beyond textbook understanding of dissociation and demystify what dissociation looks like for our clients (.... and even for ourselves)! Podcast Resources:  Synergetic Play Therapy Institute Synergetic Play Therapy Learning Website FREE Resources to support you on your play therapy journey  Aggression in Play Therapy: A Neurobiological Approach to Integrating Intensity * If you enjoy this podcast, please give us a five-star rating and review on Apple Podcast, subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and invite your friends/fellow colleagues to join us.  

Our guest, Kelly Martin is a Registered Play Therapist and Licensed Professional Counselor at her private practice The Playroom Lubbock. Kelly and her team at The Playroom Lubbock are dedicated to nurturing development, creativity, self-direction, responsibility, self-control, and emotional well-being in children and adolescents, while also strengthening parent/child relationships.    During our conversation today, Kelly discusses strategies for helping children regulate their emotions and reminds us of the importance of trusting relationships in children's emotional well-being. She also equips us with tools to regulate our own emotional states so that we can teach children how to do the same.   Learn more about the work Kelly and her team does at The Playroom Lubbock HERE.    Connect with The Playroom Lubbock on Instagram HERE and Facebook HERE.   Don't forget to follow us on Instagram @earlychildhoodchristiannet for classroom tips and tricks!  

Many women have these wonderful ideas about how they will be as a parent. But oftentimes, once they become parents, they become lost in doing and being everything for the child and don't take the time to fill their own cup.  In the United States especially, mothers are expected to give every ounce of their being to their children and to bounce back without adequate support after having a baby. When mothers are completely selfless, it can have a negative effect on both the mother and the children. If you feel like you are giving your everything to your children and like you are completely depleted but aren't sure how to serve you and your child, Dr. Sam is sharing some great information about finding balance in motherhood.  Dr Sam is a Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist, specializing in working with children and parents. Dr Sam Casey created the Play Prescription® method to teach parents and professionals a holistic and practical approach to play therapy. In today's episode, we are talking about what a selfless mother is, how it can affect children in the short and long term, and how to find balance in motherhood. Dr. Sam and I are also talking about play based strategies that you can incorporate into your daily routine with your children. In this episode, we discuss: What Dr. Sam's beliefs are about motherhood and how they shifted once she became a mother What a selfless mother is How children are affected in the short and long term when a mother is very selfless Is free independent play, or playing with a parent better for children? What to do if you feel angry at your partner for not being as selfless as you Dr. Sam's best piece advice for mothers Resources: Play Prescription with Dr. Sam Casey Instagram: @drsamcasey Dr. Shefali's website Episode 106: Practical Ways to Reduce Stress, Anxiety, and Burnout in Motherhood with Dr. Sarah Pospos Discount Codes From My Sponsors: Boll & Branch: Get 15% off your first order with code ‘LYNZY'.  Connect with Lynzy: Join the Motherhood Meets Medicine community at patreon.com/motherhoodmeetsmedicine Instagram: @motherhoodmeetsmedicine Sign up for the weekly newsletter here lynzyandco.com Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The information on this podcast is for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nicki Allen, MS, LPC, RPT, NCC (she/her) is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. She is a Certified Expressive Arts Therapist, a Registered Play Therapist, a Certified Dancing Mindfulness Facilitator, a Certified Advanced Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) Practitioner/Supervisor, and a trained EMDR therapist. Nicki is a doctoral candidate in the Counseling Program at the University of North Texas, with a specialty in play therapist training and supervision. Nicki is known in her community for serving those who are frequently targeted or marginalized, including survivors of domestic violence and sexual violence, artists, the LGBTQ+ community, and the Ukrainian American community. Nicki's background in music, classical dance, Ukrainian folk dance, and theatre inform the creative lens through which she views the world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grayson-mask/support

Tricia emailed me the following question: "Hello! I am currently a graduate student in mental health counseling in the state of New York. Unfortunately there aren't many resources for play therapy in the upstate area. I'm wondering if you could share your knowledge on the steps to becoming a registered play therapist. I will be graduating this August with my degree in mental health counseling but want to become registered in play therapy specifically. I'm sure there are many future play therapists listening to your podcast that could benefit from knowing how to get there!" In this episode of the podcast, I discuss the requirements for RPT. Then I will try to give you some insight and explain the benefits of getting your RPT credentials.   Links to resources discussed in this episode: Credentialing Standards for the Registered Play Therapist™

Young children are innately curious and enjoy learning about their world. Our school systems, though, often take the fun out of learning. In this episode, Lisa Forbes and David Thomas join us to discuss how faculty can use playful activities to make learning fun for both students and instructors. Lisa is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Counseling Program at the University of Colorado Denver.  She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Registered Play Therapist. Her research focuses on intensive mothering practices, gender conformity, mental health, and play and fun in teaching and learning. David is the Executive Director of Online Programs at the University of Denver and Assistant Professor Attendant in the Department of Architecture at the University of Colorado Denver. His research focuses around fun, fun objects, and the meaning of play. He is the author of numerous columns and articles on video games and, with John Sharp as co-author, of Fun, Taste and Games. Lisa and David are the co-editors of The Professors at Play PlayBook, an anthology of almost 100 play techniques developed by over 65 professors. A transcript of this episode and show notes may be found at http://teaforteaching.com.

Chelsey Brooke Cole comes on the show today to talk about narcissistic relationships. We talk about how to recognize them and what you can do to start healing. Chelsey Brooke Cole is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in narcissistic abuse and helping introverts/empaths thrive. Chelsey has spoken at internationally recognized universities and counseling conferences on these topics, as well as on emotional intelligence and healthy relationships. Chelsey is also a Certified Partner Trauma Therapist, Registered Play Therapist, Level 1 Certified Gottman Method Couples Therapist, and board member of the Yow Foundation Inc. Chelsey is currently writing a book on understanding and healing from narcissistic abuse. Social media and contact information: Facebook, IG, & LinkedIn - @ChelseyBrookeCole Twitter - @ChelseyBCole Website: www.ChelseyBrookeCole.com Get Chelsey's bi-monthly newsletter on understanding and healing from narcissistic abuse - www.ChelseyBrookeCole.com/Newsletter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/damagedparents/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/damagedparents/support

It's possible you've heard of ACE's (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and the impact they have on people in their adult lives. The CDC started conducting ACE studies in the mid-90s and today we know that nearly 60% of adults have experienced one type of ACE. On the newest episode of the VSC Podcast, we sit down with Center for Child Counseling's National Outreach Coordinator, Cherie Benjoseph, and Nida Paul, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Center for Child Counseling, to talk about what ACEs are, how trauma impacts the way we parent, and some things parents who are survivors can do to help teach regulation to children while also taking care of themselves. Cherie Benjoseph, LCSW (she/her) is the National Outreach Coordinator for the Center for Child Counseling, of Palm Beach County, FL. She is an expert on child sexual abuse primary prevention, with a focus on customizing training and curriculum for school, camp, and other youth serving organizations as well as reaching parents with practical tools to keep their children safe from child sexual abuse and exploitation. Nida Paul (she/her) is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, National Certified Counselor and Registered Play Therapist who has worked with children and families since 2010. Nida is passionate about working with children and families who experienced trauma and helping them heal from these adverse experiences. She provides individual, group, dyadic, and family therapy and focuses on providing trauma focused treatments to children and parents who suffer from post-traumatic stress and attachment issues. She also provides trainings for caregivers and providers in variety of topics including impact of Trauma and ACEs on children to help adults promote resiliency in children. Interested in learning more? The Center for Child Counseling provides free online workshops, tips sheets, advice for ways to talk to children, resources for parents and children, as well as information on trauma-informed care and their KidSafe program. You can also listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! Want to make a difference? Visit victimservicecenter.org to learn how you can get involved and help the VSC continue supporting survivors of trauma. _______ Trigger Warning: In this podcast we will be discussing sensitive topics such as Sexual Assault. It's important to take care of yourself while listening. Some suggestions are listening while you're in a healthy head space or knowing who you can reach out to if you become upset. Our 24/7 helpline for crisis calls based out of Central Florida is 407 500 HEAL, for the Florida state sexual helpline call (888) 956-7273. By contacting the National hotline at 1-800-656-4673 you can get support and learn about your local resources. There is always someone ready to help.

Carolina Allen and Dana Robb visit with leaders from the Houston WAVE, Nikki Brown and America Ririe, discussing February's tenet, “We are each unique and innately worthy of respect” and their many impactful projects.   “If I had one goal in life, it would be to debunk this idea that you have to prove your worth, that you have to have more and be more or do more than someone else to be able to show your value, because that just really isn't true. We each have innate worth.” - Dana Robb   “…America had this idea, and had this unique perspective on it, and she was able to move it forward in a way that only she would have done and anyone else would have said, ‘Oh, gosh we can't do this right now,” but she understood the vision and she kind of allowed herself to be an instrument, to be a light for others because she was willing to move it forward.” - Nikki Brown   “I think that sometimes in our lives, like, the things that are our greatest hurdles become our greatest triumphs.” - Carolina Allen   “We always talk about good acts rippling outward, and I think this is such a great example of that.” - Carolina Allen   “I think you just take a step forward and the pieces come together … As we move forward, we've found everybody puts in a little drop and it really does collect and move forward.” - Nikki Brown   “With each of our unique backgrounds … just everyone's unique talents and abilities came together and made it happen.” - America Ririe   “We create so much more when we work together as a team and we all have something specific to contribute.” - Dana Robb   “The exciting thing to me is the fact that everywhere around the world there are women with unique talents and strengths and that the combination of all of those within, like, these local WAVEs all over the world creates something significant, and then all together, all of us are creating something really, really profound.” - Carolina Allen   “We've been given those talents for a reason, and if you're using them for what they're intended, you should never downplay them or apologize for them, you should use that strength to lift others up as well.” - America Ririe “I am becoming better at recognizing and using my strengths as I more proactively acknowledge and … support other people in their strengths.” - Nikki Brown   “I think in part when we are treating other people as though they are enough and acknowledging that, then we are literally changing those messages that we're sending ourselves … the way our brain operates, the more that we think certain messages, the more that we are believing it and kind of subscribing to that.” - Nikki Brown   “I think, to me, that's ultimately what we're trying to do, is allow others to share who they are, and we accept them as they are.” - Nikki Brown   Nikki Brown says her greatest joy comes from being a wife of 18 years and a mother of 6 kids! She also loves serving within her faith community. She works as a therapist and recently completed the process to become a Registered Play Therapist. She loves learning, running, yoga, and being outdoors. America Ririe is a stay at home mother of six. She lives with her family in Houston, Texas and has enjoyed being a part of the Big Ocean Women Houston WAVE. She works closely with Nikki Brown (President) and other local members, to raise awareness, advocate and bring change about various causes throughout the community. Big Ocean Women has become the catalyst in bribing about real change and a force for good. Carolina Allen is the founder and leader of Big Ocean Women, the international maternal feminist organization representing perspectives of faith, family, and motherhood throughout civil society. Carolina holds a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Utah with an emphasis in cultural religions and philosophy of science. Her inspirational and philosophical work has been presented at various international U.N. conferences. She is a native of Brazil, and a fluent trilingual. She and her husband Kawika are parents to 7 children. She is an avid soccer fan and had a brief career as a semi-professional player.   Dana Robb: Whenever presented with the opportunity for adventure, Dana is all in. Currently, this includes riding the local mountain biking trails with her husband, canyoneering, and climbing the hills of southern Utah. She loves to learn and explore with her six kids. She is drawn to the opportunities being involved with Big Ocean Women provides. Dana loves connecting to a global sisterhood where women's issues are being addressed through reframing and an abundance mindset.

Mentor Moments Season Two Story Moments: Everyone has a story to tell. Our unique stories shape our lives and the individuals we become. This season Mentor Moments will feature individuals sharing their story moments. Each episode will illustrate how seemingly little life moments ultimately shaped our careers in ways that were unpredictable and personally fulfilling. This episode we feature Fiona Hill! Fiona Hill is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor in Missouri and holds national certification as a Registered Play Therapist™. She has extensive experience providing clinical services in nonprofit and government agency settings. She has worked in full-time private practice since 2019, offering specialized therapeutic services in the areas of childhood trauma and attachment disruption, as well as, specializing in supporting families impacted by varying developmental needs within the family system. In addition, Fiona has a sub-specialty of incorporating digital tools into therapeutic practice, about which she is very passionate. She has provided professional training and published therapeutic interventions related to this topic. She is currently an active member of the Association for Play Therapy and the Mental Health Virtual Reality Coalition. She is also an advisory board member for Digital Play TherapyTM and technology committee member for the World Association of Sand Therapy Professionals. Missouri Rehabilitation Association Eastern Chapter Maryville University Rehabilitation Counseling Maryville University Rehabilitation Counseling Youtube MRA Eastern Chapter Blog

Rebecca Hogg knew nothing was broken, but she felt things could be way better. When she and I started working together in early 2022, she wanted to excel in all areas of her life. However, she feared that she'd have to give up something in order to get something else.Not only did Rebecca discover the opposite, but she ended up changing herself, her life, and her business in the process. In this episode, she and I discuss how she's been able to put all of the puzzle pieces together and reveal the two main tools she uses that can help you do the same!3:59 - A little of Rebecca's professional background and how she discovered me7:25 - Where Rebecca was personally and professionally when we first started working together10:33 - What Rebecca loves about the Full Focus Planner and how she uses it in her life14:04 - What Rebecca finds most valuable YNAB and how she has integrated it into her world20:17 - How budgeting has helped Rebecca in her business22:48 - Changes that Rebecca has undergone since we started working together28:16 - A useful visual for shifting from a negative to a positive belief32:11 - How Rebecca's new way of thinking feels now compared to nine months ago35:20 - How my coaching has benefitted Rebecca professionally and personallyRebecca D. Hogg is a Licensed Professional Counselor able to see clients in Texas, Florida, Arizona, and other states and countries as permitted.She is a Registered Play Therapist.  Also, she is an EMDR Approved Consultant trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Somatic Experiencing (SE).  Rebecca creates personalized sessions that are holistic with a focus on overall wellness.  She has a growing practice that includes therapy and coaching.   Connect with RebeccaHow We Help & Who We Are: Canvas Counseling & Wellness PLLCMentioned In Money Talk to Change You, Your Life, and Your Business with Rebecca HoggAndrea's LinksThe Full Focus PlannerYou Need a Budget (YNAB) SystemWork With AndreaThis episode is brought to you by VIPDaywithAndrea.com.This VIP Day is for the entrepreneur with big goals but no clear path to get there. I know you're doing a million things each and every day but together during our VIP day finally figure out what the right things are to make those big old happen. Headed to VIPDaywithAndrea.com get going on scheduling your day.

Calling all parents! Listen in as we talk with Jennifer Sheridan, owner and lead therapist at Restoration House Counseling in Hattiesburg, MS, about effective and ineffective styles of parenting and what it looks like to keep the love of Christ at the center of our parent/child relationships.Parenting styles discussed in the episode (taken from John Gottman's Book Raising  an Emotionally Intelligent Child):1. Dismissing Parent2. Disapproving Parent3. Laissez-faire Parent4. Emotion-Coaching ParentAbout Jennifer:Jennifer Sheridan, owner and lead therapist of Restoration House Counseling, is a Licensed Clinical Social Work and Registered Play Therapist practicing in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Jennifer specializes in working with families and children struggling with attachment and behavioral challenges in the home and at school. She has experience working with families grown through adoption and helping parents make sense of the emotional needs of children from hard places. Jennifer is a TBRI practitioner and TraumaPlay Certified Therapist. She has also completed Level I and II Theraplay Training and utilizes this model of attachment-based therapy with families in the playroom. As a former junior high math teacher and school psychometrist, Jennifer understands the many challenges faced by teachers and school administrators addressing problematic behaviors in the classroom. Jennifer believes children communicate through play and supports families and caregivers in learning how to interpret the behaviors of the children in their care. Find out more about Restoration House counseling by visiting their website at restorationhousecounseling.com. You can also follow them on Instagram @restorationhousecounseling. Thanks for listening to the Embodied Holiness Podcast. We invite you to join the community on Facebook and Instagram @embodiedholiness. You can find all our episodes and more at www.embodiedholiness.com. Embodied Holiness is a ministry of Parkway Heights United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg, MS. If you're in the Hattiesburg area and are looking for a church home, we'd love to meet you and welcome you to the family. You can find out more about Parkway Heights at our website.

The Chaos of Treating Eating Disorders - Interview with Katie LearAre you interested in how Therapists treat clients who struggle with Eating Disorders, and why some Therapists hesitate to treat them? If so, join us for a talk with Katie Lear, who is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor in North Carolina and is a Registered Drama Therapist and Registered Play Therapist.Katie will offer some information about why she is hesitant to treat Eating Disorders, and Tracy will offer some resources for Katie and all therapists to calm any chaos they might have about treating individuals who struggle with Eating Disorders. Katie combines research-based coping skills with creative play to help tween girls live better lives with anxiety and OCD. She uses Dungeons and Dragons as part of her therapy with children, and when she's not counseling, you can find her playing Dungeons & Dragons with middle schoolers through her sister business, Young Dragonslayers.I. Intro – Tell us about yourself and how you got started doing the work you do. II. Oh…and what about D&D?III. Let's talk about Eating Disorders, and the reasons why you hesitate to treat individuals who struggle with food, eating and body image. IV. Katie's Fears about treating Eating DisordersFears about practicing outside of my scopeA lack of knowledge: we covered eating disorders for less than one class period in my graduate program's abnormal psych class. We were essentially told "Anorexia has the highest mortality rate of any mental health diagnosis" and not much else.A fear of unintentionally causing physical harm to a clientA sense of pressure (or perceived pressure) from the therapist community that treating ED requires extensive additional training. (Say more about this, Katie)A lack of general awareness. In my experience disordered eating is rarely included in case vignettes, roleplays, licensure exams, or other ways that therapists train. It feels as though the message I've gotten is "this is not for you."V. Tour of the website at https://www.katielear.com/VI. Products / Services• Katie's Book: “A Parent's Guide to Managing Childhood Grief” at https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Katie-Lear/190548524• Katie's D&D Group: Kids and teens use the creativity and structure of Dungeons and Dragons to forge meaningful friendships through online gaming at https://www.youngdragonslayers.com/Additional information: Katie's first book, A Parent's Guide to Managing Childhood Grief, was published in July by Adams Media and Simon & Schuster, and was recently featured in the New York Times. Her writing and commentary on children's mental health has appeared in Parents Magazine, Business Insider, and National Geographic, as well as on websites like WebMD and Healthline.Free Eating Disorder Consult Groups for TherapistsCenter for Discovery – Contact Clacy Albert at clacy.albert@centerfordiscovery.comThe Emily Program – Contact Katie Sherpe at Katie.Sherpe@emilyprogram.comFree Eating Disorder Support Groups for ClientsCenter for Discovery https://centerfordiscovery.com/blog/online-eating-disorder-support-groups/The Emily Program https://www.emilyprogram.com/for-families/support-for-families/Alsana https://www.alsana.com/programs/online-support-group/ED Referral https://www.edreferral.com/support-groups-freeEating Disorders over 30 https://www.facebook.com/groups/EDsover40/Eating Disorders Support Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/745696442128289/Treatment Centers for Higher Levels of CareACUTE https://www.acute.org/Ai Pono https://www.aipono.com/Alsana https://www.alsana.com/Center for...

On episode 139, as part of Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, we address depression and suicide among neurodivergent people. We talk about intervention techniques that can help parents, teachers, or anyone who interacts with neurodivergent people to understand and support them through trauma, depression, and suicidal ideation. We are joined by Kelsie Bacon, a licensed clinical counselor and play therapist who works with young neurodivergent people to help them feel connected and supported. Also, if you're an educator, we have a great continuing education course called Strategies for Supporting Twice-Exceptional Students. Here's the link to pre-order the course for independent study at a 20% discount! If you're an administrator and want to utilize it district-wide, click this link and we'll get in touch and answer your questions. All of the details are at www.Neurodiversity.University. ABOUT THE GUEST - Kelsie Bacon, LCSW-S, RPT, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker serving the Albuquerque, NM area. She graduated from UNM with a B.A. in Psychology and Family Studies and received her master's degree from New Mexico Highlands University in Clinical Social Work. She's currently earning her certification as a Registered Play Therapist. She provides school-based and agency-based therapeutic interventions for children, adolescents and teens. ​She utilizes DIRFloortime techniques with many clients, and finds it particularly rewarding to work with teenagers to help them feel understood and supported.

Separation anxiety is a very normal developmental phase that babies and toddlers experience throughout the first few years of their life.  One minute, your little one is happily playing around by themselves and settling nicely in their room during bedtime.  The next minute, they're fussy, clingy, and freak out the second you leave the room!In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Kim Van Dusen, Licensed Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist to talk all about separation anxiety.More specifically, we talk about: What exactly IS separation anxiety and what does it look like?Why do our little ones experience separation anxiety?How can we best support our little ones when going through a bout of separation anxiety?What to do when separation anxiety leads to bedtime battles and refusing to fall asleep by themselves.How to handle daycare/school drop off when separation anxiety is at an all-time high.Have a listen!Follow Dr. Kim on Instagram @theparentologist https://www.instagram.com/theparentologist/Dr. Kim's website, blog and podcast- http://theparentologist.com/Want to get your little one consistently sleeping 11-12 hours at night so you can be a functioning human?  Join my FREE training HERE: https://mysleepingbaby.ac-page.com/registration-page-v-2   

Mental Health Professional, Children's Book Author, and more My guest for Episode #177 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Emily Learing, LMFT, RPT-S. She is a mental health professional based in South Dakota, at her practice called Encompass Mental Health. Episode page with links, video, transcript, and more Emily has an MA in Marriage and Family Therapy and a BS in Human Development and Family Studies. She's a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a Registered Play Therapist. She has a blog called Disciplined Children. Emily is the author of a fantastic children's book: Henry Knows Best!: A Story About Learning From Mistakes and Listening to Others. I read it and found important lessons and reminders for me as an adult. In this episode, Emily tells her favorite mistake story about setting up a child care center that was intended to attend to mental health needs — but the phone rang off the hook with people wanting and needing typical day care services. Why did she close the door to that program and how did that open the door to other possibilities? How did Emily manage to keep this in the realm of a small mistake that wasn't catastrophically expensive? We also talk about questions and topics including: Tell us what inspired you to write the book? Again, the title is Henry Knows Best!: A Story About Learning From Mistakes and Listening to Others Oppositional Defiance Disorder vs just liking to say no? How many kids are like Henry? The consequences of always knowing best – damaged relationships? Overconfidence vs. narcissism “If you think you need help, you probably need help…” Some of my previous guests have admitted that they didn't listen to experts when they should have — that they knew best… Congressman Will Hurd and Jim McCann founder of 1-800-FLOWERS. You say “I'm not a perfect person… I make mistakes… I don't expect perfection… that's not reality” — how does admitting that help clients, how does it help you work with clients? Does it help others open up to you? Having to live the values you're stating about not being perfect… Being a play therapist On your blog, you write about games that can be used to help kids with ADHD develop their attention spans. Tell us about that… Tell us more about the podcast… “The Informed Parent” (coming soon) A BONUS favorite mistake from Emily --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/favorite-mistake/support

ENCORE EPISODECast:Dr. Tara Egan - hostDr. Robert Jason Grant - guest expertWhat can we do as parents and service providers to be neuro diverse affirming? Tune into today's episode where Tara's guest expert is Dr. Robert Jason Grant. He is a licensed professional counselor and a Registered Play Therapist supervisor in Springfield, Missouri. He specializes in working with children, adolescents, and families, including working with neuro divergent children, such as those diagnosed with Autism, ADHD, sensory differences, and learning disorders.Today we're discussing his book, “Understanding Autism: A Neurodiversity AffirmingGuidebook for Children and Teens.”Listen in to learn:-What it means to be “neuro diverse-affirming”?- What type of language should neurotypical people use to demonstrate respect for neuro diverse individuals?-How parents and service providers can focus on strengths, not deficits, while still addressing areas of need?- Is there ever a time when it's appropriate to hold off on sharing an autismdiagnosis with a child or teen? What words of advice do you have for these parents?- How can parents feel confident that they're working with a clinician or interventionist who is neuro diverse-affirming?You can learn more about Dr. Grant at www.robertjasongrant.com including his most recent book, Understanding Autism: A Neurodiversity Affirming Guidebook for Children and TeensWebsite - For parents to learn more about Dr. Tara Egan's child & adolescent therapy services, books, webinars, public speaking opportunities, and coaching/consultation services, Go HERE.Facebook - learn more HERE.YouTube - learn more HERE.Instagram - learn more HERE.E-Course -To learn more about Dr. Egan's online mini-course called "Managing Your Family's Technology and Social Media", created to help parents eliminate power struggles.Podcast edited by Christian Fox

Dr. Ellen Lacter, Ph.D, is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, a Registered Play Therapist, a Marriage and Family Therapist, as well as past President of the California Association for Play Therapy. She is currently Academic Coordinator of the Play Therapy Certificate Program at the University of California, San Diego-Extension, where she is also a continuing education instructor, training psychotherapists in play and art therapy techniques and the treatment of trauma. Dr. Lacter has 30 years of clinical experience in the treatment of abused children, adolescents, and adults abused as children. Dr. Lacter has 30 years of clinical experience in the treatment of abused children, adolescents, and adults abused as children.  Extreme Abuse Survey: https://nickbryantnyc.com/eas Child-Extreme Abuse Survey: https://nickbryantnyc.com/c-eas nickbryantnyc.com

Dr. Kim Van Dusen is a LMFT, a Registered Play Therapist, University Professor, Public Conference Speaker, Blogger, and currently works part-time in private practice and also for a clinic that serves families that have children on the Autism Spectrum. She is a mom of two and the CEO/Owner/Founder of The Parentologist, a Southern California based family and lifestyle brand about everything parenting with a therapeutic twist! Dr. Kim shares with me her own personal hybrid style of parenting and how to parent kids differently even under the same roof. We discuss play therapy, the importance of play, how play therapy works, and her thoughts on when to bring a therapist into your child's life. “There are so many restrictions put on kids and play where they can't just be and let go. Let them be free and play because it builds communication, motor, math, and social skills. ” - Dr. Kim Van Dusen Links: Christie's Website Christie's Instagram: @sasssays Dr. Kim's Website Dr. Kim's Instagram: @theparentologist Dr. Kim's Podcast Previous Sass Says Episodes Mentioned: Ep 3 Tara Clark Ep 5 Linda Fruits Ep 6 Ingrid Read Ep 14 Renee Reina

Dr. Kim Van Dusen, LMFT, RPT is a mom of two and the CEO/Owner/Founder of The Parentologist, a Southern California based family and lifestyle brand about everything parenting with a therapeutic twist! She has a Master's in Television Broadcasting and Marital and Family Therapy as well as her Doctorate in Psychology. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Registered Play Therapist, University Professor, Public Conference Speaker, Blogger, and currently works part-time in private practice and also for a clinic that serves families that have children on the Autism Spectrum. She is a writing contributor for many publications including TODAY Parenting and Red Tricycle, an official LEGOLAND blogger and Disney Content Creator, a regular on CBS 8 morning local news, and a two-time breast cancer survivor. She is currently in the process of writing her first book and hosting her own podcast @theparentologistpodcast!Support the show