Play therapy interventions

A Jar Full of Feelings is a visual sensory regulation activity to help children recognize and respond appropriately to their feelings.

Child Centered Play Therapy is one of my most favorite Play Therapy theories and modalities for younger children. AND sometimes older children depending on developmental age. But most...

Review by Sharlene Christensen, CMHC, RPT I am pleased to have the opportunity to write for the newsletter today. I wanted to share a fun intervention called “The Worry Worms”. […]

This game was birthed from the need for a way to explain to kids various levels of relationships and appropriate boundaries for each level. I've worked with many kids who will either open up to people completely or are completely closed off. They struggle with finding the middle ground. I came up with the analogy of a house with many rooms to explain how to set limits with others based on the trust in the relationship. It helps kids conceptualize different aspects to relationships and…

This “tell me a story” intervention is easy and adaptable. It also allows you to engage a child through different platforms like telehealth, by leading to more sustained attention. Tell me a story …

For most of the young people that come into our office, at the core of what we do is emotional regulation work – regulating tantrums, tearful episodes, painful feelings associated with low self...

Play is a child’s natural language and so often expresses what words simply cannot. That’s why play therapist and counselor, Tracy Turner-Bumberry, LPC, RPT-S, CAS, shares 2 simple, playful and on-point interventions that combine mindfulness, expressive arts and play to help kids achieve greater self-regulation, more focus and less stress. #playtherapy #therapy #children #kids #therapist #playtherapist #therapytools #play #fun #mindfulness #selfregulation #regulatebehavior #interventions

I'm Ann Meehan, an LPCC, ​RPT-S ™ , and EMDR Consultant. I help therapists that work with kids and teens go from a place of stress and survival to inspired and thriving. I give child therapists...