What Does Play Therapy Look Like?

Meghan and Brandon from Arizona Family Counseling explain what Play Therapy is and how it can help children process trauma.

00:00 teaser
00:21 introduction
02:32 Benefits of Play Therapy
06:40 Directive and Non-Directive Play Examples
11:59 Sensations and Novelty Items
13:52 Working Through Themes
16:58 Sand Tray Examples
20:38 Encouraging Parents to Ask Questions
21:50 Is it Just Play?

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[ruthgeorge]

Helpful and chatty information. Thank you

[chelletedrow]

I loved this. Adding it to my play list listening to in the car during my commutes!🤽‍♀🥰

[black.moon_tea]

Great video! I am an amft that works in a school. I used this all the time with my littles.

[jordanwilliams]

helpful example with good infomation thank you !

[Sharon__Ann]

Hi good morning. I wanted to comment here and share that sand tray therapy has been very beneficial on my own in working with my own level of dissociation. On my end the toys help give me a voice when I'm blocked verbally, when my anxiety is through the roof or I feel resistant in a session.

[sunrisechicana]

I'm an early start therapist and we unfortunately don't do therapy at an office location but do in home therapy

[nikeb]

Thank you so much for this video, it very helpful

[Bubblesbubble-mp]

I had to turn the video off because the "yeah" count was annoyingly high