Play Therapy Session (Child)
Play Therapy Session - 50 mins
While some adults may feel comfortable talking about their feelings, this type of discussion is often awkward for kids who oftentimes don't have the vocabulary or emotional regulation skills necessary to verbalize their internal experience. Kids express emotion through their natural language, play.
Play therapy provides the tools (a variety of selective toys, games and activities) in a safe and nurturing environment to give the child/ren (and/or family) the opportunity to express a wide range of emotion, process pain, and learn new coping skills.
Play Therapy Session (Adult)
Play Therapy Session - 50 mins
Our emotions are not stored as words. In fact, using words to express emotion may interrupt the healing process. When we get 'all cognitive' with our feelings, we divert focus from the emotion part of the brain toward the thinking / reasoning part of the brain... that part that wants to rationalize, justify, minimize or blame-shift. (Tactics that aren't really helpful in therapy.)
Play therapy for adults (may be considered a type of Experiential Therapy) can be an effective tool to access stored trauma, unpleasant experiences, and consequential negative emotions so that we can address the root issue.
Play therapy for adults provides a safe and nurturing environment to finally give your inner child a voice.
Play therapy can be combined with other effective therapeutic interventions.
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Play It Forward Counseling
618 North Main Street, Princeton, Illinois 61356, United States
A.roberts@playitforwardcounseling.com Phone: 1-815-200-4926 Fax: 815-365-3477
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