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Check out three different types of Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy along with 14 free activities, downloads, and techniques to use with child, adolescent, and middle school clients!
Taming The Tiger: Play Therapy Intervention for Anger
When working with big feelings and emotions with kids and teens, anger is often in the mix. Check out this play therapy intervention to help with emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and regulation skills using miniatures!
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...
Make a worry monster! Help kids manage worries with this worry group counseling curriculum activity. These worry activities are perfect for elementary school counseling groups. These worry lessons for kids will help students understand worry and build coping skills to deal with their worry. These activities are perfect for individual counseling sessions or small group counseling sessions to help kids manage worry. -Counselor Keri
Getting kids to talk can be tricky sometimes. In this edition of Freebie Friday I’m going to share an activity I learned from a wonderful friend/colleague/mentor, Dina McManus, LCSW-R, on getting kids to talk. This activity also teaches kids how to express their thoughts appropriately and also that their opinions matter. This exercise can be...
Games in the Child Centered Play Therapy? Yes—If You Use Them Like THIS
Games in Child-Centered Play Therapy? It’s not about “winning” or “teaching”—it’s about connecting. The deck of UNO cards. The Candy Land board. That stack of Jenga blocks. They’re not just tools—they’re bridges. In this post, I’m breaking down exactly how games fit into a child-centered model—without losing your therapeutic core. Read the full guide here.
5 Questions To Ask When Assessing Play Themes and Meaning
Child Centered Play Therapy is all about children leading the way in play. And when they lead? Well… you usually go to some very interesting places. As a Child Centered Play Therapist it becomes your job to attempt to dissect the play and understand what it all means. Check out the 5 questions to ask when assessing play themes and meaning in CCPT!