313 | Art of the Session: Setting Up the CCPT Playroom With Purpose and Integrity
In this first episode of the Art of the Session summer series, I walk through one of the most essential components of…
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Art of the Session
A practical, start-to-finish framework for conducting confident and theoretically consistent child-centered play therapy sessions.
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314 | Art of the Session: What Happens in the Lobby Matters Too
In this episode of the Art of the Session summer series, I talk about one of the most overlooked parts of the…
319 | Art of the Session: Empowerment on the Way to the Playroom
In this episode of the Art of the Session series, I walk you through a phase of the play therapy process that's…
320 | Art of the Session: The Exact Words You Say When Entering the Playroom
In this episode of the Art of the Session series, I focus on a key moment that sets the tone for every…
322 | Art of the Session: The CCPT Therapist's Shortlist—11 Responses That Work In Any Given Moment In A Session
In this Art of the Session episode, I walk through one of the most empowering and clarifying truths about CCPT: there's a…
324 | Art of the Session: Tracking Behavior—The Skill You Can Always Use In Any Given Moment
In this episode of the Art of the Session series, I focus on one of the most foundational yet misunderstood CCPT skills:…
325 | Art of the Session: Why Reflecting Content Keeps You Engaged Without Taking Over
In this episode of the Art of the Session series, I focus on the skill of Reflecting Content—what it is, when to…
327 | Art of the Session: Reflecting Feelings with Effectiveness and Precision in CCPT
In this episode of the Art of the Session series, I walk through one of the most important and most underutilized CCPT…
329 | Art of the Session: Empowerment Through Choice Giving
In this episode of the Art of the Session series, I focus on the second pillar of CCPT: choice giving. While limit-setting…
331 | Art of the Session: The ACT of Setting Limits
In this episode of the Art of the Session series, I walk through one of the trickiest and frequently rushed CCPT skills:…
333 | Art of the Session: Encouragement and Esteem Building - Helping Kids Believe They're Capable
In this episode of the Art of the Session series, I explore the final pillar of Child-Centered Play Therapy—Encouragement, with a bonus…
335 | Art of the Session: Play Session Guidelines - Labeling, Following the Metaphor, & Neutrality
In today's episode of the Play Therapy Podcast, I continue our Art of the Session series by outlining three key session guidelines…
337 | Art of the Session: Narrative Commentary in CCPT
In this episode of the Art of the Session series, I introduce a skill I call Narrative Commentary—a powerful tool for those…
339 | Art of the Session: "I Wonder" and Whisper Techniques
In this episode of the Play Therapy Podcast, I explore two valuable techniques that every child-centered play therapist should have in their…
341 | Art of the Session: Role Play in CCPT - Staying Centered When the Child Assigns You a Role
In this episode of the Art of the Session series, I focus on how we engage in role play within child-centered play…
343 | Art of the Session: A Complete Framework for Confident Practice
In this final episode of the Art of the Session series, I walk through a full recap of everything we've covered over…