Play Therapy Podcast: A Master-Class in Child...

In this episode, I respond to Sarah's question about how to structure and charge for parent consultations in a child-centered private practice. I explain why free parent consults are not only clinically best practice but also essential for sustaining parent engagement, maintainin ...  عرض المزيد

In this Game Changers episode, I tackle a common but tricky moment in the playroom—when a child walks in and says, "Mom said I'm supposed to…" or repeats a parent's explanation for why they're in therapy. I explain why this creates an immediate rupture in child-centeredness and h ...  عرض المزيد

In this episode, I answer Andrea's question about providing CCPT in a client's home and navigating the challenges that arise when the play space isn't a traditional playroom. In mobile or in-home CCPT, the environment itself can make limit-setting and structure harder, especially ...  عرض المزيد

In this first episode of the CCPT Game Changers series, I break down one of the smallest—but most transformative—shifts you can make in the playroom: how you phrase your feeling reflections. Many therapists unknowingly default to phrases like "that felt…" or "it seems like…" whic ...  عرض المزيد

In this episode, I respond to Dovi's question about an older child whose session became dysregulated when his dad joined the playroom. I explain why parent presence fundamentally disrupts the CCPT process, breaks the therapeutic dyad, and immediately alters safety, consistency, a ...  عرض المزيد