Podcast Episodes
17 | Reflective Responding In Play Therapy
In this episode, I go into more detail on the reflecting responding skill used by child-centered play therapists. Reflecting responding consists of: reflecting feelings, reflecting content, and tracking behavior. I walk you through examples of each of these skills, as...
16 | Overview Of Reflective Responding
Reflective responding... empathic responding. Whatever it is you call it, it's the skill that play therapists use to ensure that the child is heard, understood, and accepted. It's how you stay present during the session. In this episode I cover the background, and the...
15 | How To Explain The Child-Centered Play Therapy Process To Parents And Kids
You'll need to be able to explain the play therapy process to both parents and kids in order to thrive in your practice. So in this episode, I help you to set expectations with your parents to prepare for your first child-centered play therapy session with the child....
14 | Specific Toys In Specific Categories In The Playroom
In this episode, I go into great depth on the toys in your playroom, the categories, and how they should be organized. I also give you a pretty comprehensive list of toys for your room, and some great tips for how to select them, based on my experience. Podcast HQ:...
12 | How To Answer Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Play Therapy
In this episode, I address concerns and speak to the questions that parents, teachers, and other caregivers have about the play therapy process. So add these tools in your toolbox for how to educate and evangelize play therapy in your community, in an effective way....
11 | The History Of Child-Centered Play Therapy
From Freud in 1905 to Landreth in the 2000s, I walk through the history that has led to our modern theoretical model of child-centered play therapy. Podcast HQ: https://www.playtherapypodcast.com Email me: [email protected]
10 | Why Child-Centered Play Therapy?
In this episode, we pivot from asking why play therapy, to why child-centered play therapy? I cover Axline's eight principles, I dispel myths or incorrect perceptions about child-centered play therapy, and discuss the four mechanisms of change. Finally, I answer the...
9 | (Part 6 of 6) Foundations, Principles, and The “Four Pillars” of Child-Centered Play Therapy
This is the sixth of a six part series from a FAPT conference workshop. In this final part, I go over the Child Centered Play Therapy Timeline, which maps to the four phases of therapy a child goes through in the play therapy process. You will have a tool to share...
8 | (Part 5 of 6) Foundations, Principles, and The “Four Pillars” of Child-Centered Play Therapy
This is the fifth of a six part series from a FAPT conference workshop. In this fifth part, I go over Skills & Techniques of Interaction, which include: The "4 Pillars" of Play Therapy, Reflecting Feelings, Choice Giving, Limit Setting, and Encouragement Download the...
7 | (Part 4 of 6) Foundations, Principles, and The “Four Pillars” of Child-Centered Play Therapy
This is the fourth of a six part series from a FAPT conference workshop. In this fourth part, I go over Applied Play Therapy, which includes: Be With Attitudes, Reflective Responding, "I Wonder" Statements, Returning Responsibility, and Relationship Preserving....
6 | (Part 3 of 6) Foundations, Principles, and The “Four Pillars” of Child-Centered Play Therapy
This is the third of a six part series from a FAPT conference workshop. In this third part, I go overThe Foundations of Play Therapy: Core Beliefs of Play Therapy. The Foundations of Play Therapy are broken into two parts. This is the second part addressing,...
5 | (Part 2 of 6) Foundations, Principles, and The “Four Pillars” of Child-Centered Play Therapy
This is the second of a six part series from a FAPT conference workshop. In this second part, I go overThe Foundations of Play Therapy: Philosophy of Play Therapy. The Foundations of Play Therapy are broken into two parts. This is the first part addressing,...
4 | (Part 1 of 6) Foundations, Principles, and The “Four Pillars” of Child-Centered Play Therapy
This is the first of a six part series from a FAPT conference workshop. These next six podcasts are a pre-cursor to the content in future episodes. In this first part, I give an introduction, tell my story about how I got into play therapy, introduce the...
3 | Why Play Therapy?
In this episode, I move from "Why Play?" into specifically why play therapy works so well for kids. I encourage you to get the book Child-Centered Play Therapy by Rise VanFleet, et al, as well as foundational, Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship by Garry...
2 | Why Play?
In this episode we start with the fundamental question, why play? I know there may be seasoned play therapists that listen to this, but whether you are new to play therapy, or experienced, we start our journey into play therapy explaining why play is critical to the...