All episodes
Special: Marshall Lyles: Integrating Sandtray, Attachment & Trauma
133. The Challenges of Working with Parents & Caregivers
Special: When a Child Doesn't Speak in the Playroom
132. Play Therapy as a Spiritual Practice (Jackie Flynn interviews Lisa Dion)
Special: How to Recognize Empowerment in the Playroom
131. Bonnie Badenoch: What Non-Judgmental Presence Really Looks Like
Special: Lynn Louise Wonders: How to Not Lose Yourself in High Conflict Divorce
130 . Exploring Adlerian Play Therapy with Terry Kottman
Special: The Importance of Studying Different Modalities
129. Althea T. Simpson: The Magic of Bibliotherapy for Client Healing
Special: Mirror Mirror on the Wall: The Client is You After All
128. Regulating the Collective Nervous Systems of Families
Special: Nora Alwah: Social Justice in Play Therapy
127. Jayson Gaddis: Embracing Conflict in our Personal & Professional Relationships
Special: Lying in Play Therapy
126. Cary Hamilton: Supporting Parents with Children with Neurodiverse and Sensory Challenges
Special: Janet Courtney: Infant Mental Health and Play Therapy
125. A Conversation About Self-Esteem in Play Therapy
Special: Getting it Wrong - Why Mistakes are Must-Dos for Great Play Therapists
124. Let's Get Messy! - Messes in the Playroom
Special: David Crenshaw: Finding the Hidden Gifts Within Children
123. Carmen Jimenez-Pride: Internal Family Systems in the Playroom
Special: The Most Important Toy In The Playroom
122. When "Shoulds" and "Should Nots" Show Up in the Playroom
Special: Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation in the Playroom
121. The Topic We Don't Study Enough As Therapists
Special: Helping Children & Parents When Tragedy Strikes
120. Bonnie Goldstein: Sensorimotor Psychotherapy with Children
119. Felicia Carrol: A Conversation with One of the Pioneers & Experts of Gestalt Play Therapy
118. How Trying to be Calm Gets in the Way of Regulation
117. Paris Goodyear-Brown: How to Hold "Hard Stories" in Play Therapy
116. Liliana Baylon: Expand Your Cultural Lens When Working with Immigrants & Refugees
115. Judy Norman: Transforming Education: Empowering Educators & Students
114. Liana Lowenstein: Tips & Techniques to Engage Children in the Initial Session
113. The #1 Thing That Gets Us Off Track as Therapists
112. Kim Barthel: Merging Play, Polyvagal Theory & Sensory Processing
111. Lauren Porter: Yoga and Play Therapy
110. Translating the Play to Parents
109. Sueann Kenney-Noziska: Working With Childhood Sexual Abuse
108. Marie José Dhaese: Holistic Expressive Therapy
107. Why It's So Hard to Let Go/Surrender
106. Ana Gomez: EMDR Therapy & Kids
105. Challenges of Being a Play Therapist
104: Marshall Lyles: Integrating Sandtray, Attachment & Trauma
103. Supporting Parents in Becoming External Regulators
102. David Crenshaw: Finding the Hidden Gifts Within Children
101. Eliana Gil: Cultural Issues in Play Therapy
100. Third Culture Kids in Play Therapy
99. Pre-Teens & Teens in Play Therapy
98. Lynn Louise Wonders: How to Not Lose Yourself in High Conflict Divorce
97. When Saying Goodbye Is Hard To Do
96. Little Lessons in the Playroom, Part 2
95. Death & Dying in the Playroom
94: Robyn Gobbel: Working with Parents of Children with Complex Trauma
93. Separation Anxiety in Play Therapy
92. Jackie Flynn: Embracing Online Play Therapy
91. Interoception in Play Therapy
90. Giving Children (and Ourselves) Permission to Feel in Play Therapy
89. Non-Directive vs. Directive Play Therapy
88. Countertransference in Play Therapy
87. Are Toys Necessary in Play Therapy?
86. Sonya Joyce: Healing Touch in Play Therapy
85. Understanding Left-Brain / Right-Brain Decision Making
84. Jessica Stone: Wrapping our Minds Around Digital Play Therapy
83. "The Test" in Play Therapy
82. Helping Children with Online Learning
81. Robert Jason Grant: Working with Sensory and Neurodevelopmental Challenges through Teletherapy
80. An Interview with Lisa - Behind the Microphone
79. Janet Courtney: Infant Mental Health and Play Therapy
78. Conflict In and Out of the Playroom
77. Working with Emotional Age in Play Therapy
76. Attuning to Body Language in Play Therapy
75. Clair Mellenthin: Supporting Parents during the Pandemic
74. Nora Alwah: Social Justice in Play Therapy
73. Supporting Children through Anxiety and the Unknown
72. Facilitating the Parent Check-in in Play Therapy
71. Understanding Vicarious Trauma and Compassion Fatigue in Play Therapy
70. Understanding the Four Threats to the Brain in a Crisis
69. Online Play Therapy and Therapist Fatigue
68. The Vagus Nerve - Why it's a Key to Regulation
67. Rose LaPierre: Nature in Play Therapy (Part 2)
66. Lying in Play Therapy
65. Jen Taylor: Cooperative Games in Play Therapy
64. Supporting Adoptive and Foster Parents in Play Therapy
63. Presence in the Playroom
62. Spirituality in the Playroom
61. Kelly Miller: Nutrition in the Playroom
60. Perfection in the Playroom
59. Sensory Processing Disorder in Play Therapy
58. Hygiene Issues in Play Therapy
57. Little Lessons in Play Therapy
56. How to Stay Inspired as a Play Therapist
55. Grief and Loss in Play Therapy
54. Kate Shannon: Music Therapy in the Playroom
53. Medical Trauma in Play Therapy
52. Two Roles, One Room: When You're a Parent and a Play Therapist
51. Working With Gifted Children in Play Therapy
50. Sibling Rivalry: The Inevitable Childhood Conflict
49. Working With Parents in the Playroom
48. Rupture and Repair in Play Therapy