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The Play Therapy Circle — 62 episodes

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Episode 59- Working with Parents & Caregivers: Part Two

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Episode 58- Working with Parents & Caregivers: Part One

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Episode 57- Child Development Theory: The Lens Every Play Therapist Needs

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Episode 56- The Stages of Play Therapy: How the Work Unfolds and How to Know It's Working

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Episode 55- Back to Basics: Esteem-Building - The Skill That Builds Self-Worth from the Inside Out

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Episode 54- Back to Basics - Empathic Responding How Empathy Becomes Something the Child Can Actually Feel

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Episode 53- The First Session- What Actually Happens & Why It Matters

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Episode 52- Back to Basics: Empathic Responding & Returning Responsibility

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Episode 51- Inside the Play Room - What Belongs There and Why the Space Matters

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Episode 50- Characteristics of the Play Therapist - The Personhood at the Heart of the Work

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Episode 49- A Milestone Episode

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Episode 48- Dr Jodi Mullen Joins the Circle

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FLASHBACK EPISODE- #19 Self Care for Play Therapists

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Episode 47- Supporting Parents when Progress Becomes 'Stuck'

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Episode 46- Back to Basics: Reflecting Feelings PLUS Listener Question!

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Episode 45- Remembering Dr Garry Landreth

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Episode 44- Am I Making a Difference? When the World Outside the Playroom Is Out of Our Hands

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Episode 43- Back to Basics PLUS Listener Question Answered

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FLASHBACK EPISODE - #18 The Pandemic Ripple Effect

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Episode 42- You Are Not Doing It Wrong- The COVID Generation, the Exhaustion, and Permission to Be Good Enough

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Episode 41 - Reflections on the Road - Come with Us!

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Episode 40- More Than Mess Limit-Setting as Clinical Intervention in CCPT

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Episode 39- Finding Your People: Imposter Syndrome, Trusting Your Gut, and the Community That Makes You Whole

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Episode 38- Big Feelings, Small Bodies: What Emotional Dysregulation Really Looks Like

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Episode 37 - The Nervous System and the Play Room

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Episode 36- Holding Hope | Play Therapists in Times of Global Uncertainty

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FLASHBACK EPISODE - #7 Understanding the Child's World Through Play

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Episode 35- What Happens in the Brain During Play Therapy

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Episode 34- The Children Who Grow Us: How the playroom shapes the CCPT therapist.

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Episode 33- Behaviour is the Messenger - Listening Beyond What We See

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Episode 32- They're Just Playing! What's Really Happening in the Playroom

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Episode 31- Navigating Endings in CCPT

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Episode 30- Why Your Child Doesn’t Need to Talk About Their Problems in Therapy

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Episode 29- Kylie's Journey to Becoming a Play Therapist

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Episode 28- What Is Child-Centred Play Therapy- And How Does It Help My Child?

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Episode 27- When doubting the effectiveness of CCPT slowly enters the Playroom: Staying true to our CCPT framework

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Episode 26- Returning to the Playroom: What Really Matters in the First Session Back

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Episode 25- Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from the Play Therapy Circle Team

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Episode 24- Christmas Special Part Two. 10 Things Every Play Therapist Needs to Know at Christmas

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Episode 23- Christmas Special Part One. 10 Things Every Play Therapist Needs to Know at Christmas

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Episode 22- When You Feel Lost in CCPT - Trust Yourself, Trust the Child, Trust the Process

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Episode 21-Imposter Syndrome in CCPT - Part Two

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Episode 20- Imposter Syndrome in CCPT - Trusting the Process

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Episode 19- Self Care for Play Therapists

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Episode 18- The Pandemic Ripple Effect. How CCPT Supports Children who are Beginning School

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Episode 17- Communicating Progress to Parents Without Breaking Confidentiality

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Episode 16- Conducting Parent/ Carer Consultations Part Two

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Episode 15- Conducting Parent/ Carer Consultations in CCPT Part One

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Episode 14- The Parent-Therapist Relationship in CCPT

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Episode 13 - Stages of the Therapeutic Process in CCPT

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Episode 12: Limit Setting in CCPT - The ACT Method

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Episode 11- Reflecting Feelings in CCPT

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Episode 10- Tracking in CCPT

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Episode 9- Facilitating Emotional Expression Through Play

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Episode 8- Setting up the Playroom: Tools, Toys and Environment

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Episode 7- Understanding the Child's World Through Play

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Episode 6: Non Directive vs Directive Approaches in Play Therapy

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Episode 5: The Importance of the Therapeutic Relationship

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Episode 4: The Role of the Therapist in CCPT

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Episode 3: The History and Roots of CCPT Axline & Beyond

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Episode 2: What is Child Centred Play Therapy

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Episode 1: Welcome to the Circle