by ataraxiaweb | Jun 13, 2025 | Podcast, Questions & Answers
CCPT With Toddlers and Preschoolers: What Changes and What Doesn’t In this episode, I respond to a question from Mara in North Carolina—and a handful of other listeners—about working with very young children in Child-Centered Play Therapy, specifically those under the...
by ataraxiaweb | Jun 11, 2025 | CCPT Mindset, Podcast
CCPT Mindset: When Progress Anxiety Undermines the Model In this episode, I continue the CCPT Mindset series with a deep dive into something we all wrestle with at some point: progress anxiety. As child-centered play therapists, it’s easy to slip into the trap of...
by ataraxiaweb | Jun 6, 2025 | Podcast, Questions & Answers
Toileting Battles and the Need for Power: CCPT Parent Coaching In this episode, I respond to a question from Rachel in Missouri about a 5½-year-old client who refuses to poop in the toilet and insists on using a pull-up. We explore how this long-standing habit is...
by ataraxiaweb | Jun 5, 2025 | Podcast, Questions & Answers
When Parents Call It a Bribe: Defending Choice Giving in CCPT In this episode, I respond to a question from Sarah in California about how to explain the difference between bribery and choice giving in CCPT—specifically after a parent watched the Cookies, Choices, and...
by ataraxiaweb | Jun 3, 2025 | CCPT Mindset, Podcast
CCPT Mindset: The Myth of the Therapeutic Agenda In this episode of the CCPT Mindset series, I unpack the “myth of the therapeutic agenda” and how even well-intentioned goals can lead us away from true child-centeredness. It’s easy to think we’re being helpful when we...
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