Play Therapy for Families
While many children can benefit from individual play therapy, there are also many who can benefit from Family Play therapy.
As a Foundational Theraplay® Practitioner, parent(s) join me with their child in sessions, to understand their child needs and learn how to build upon their parenting skills.
As a Foundational Theraplay® Practitioner, parent(s) join me with their child in sessions, to understand their child needs and learn how to build upon their parenting skills.
What does a Family Play therapy Session look like?
Family play sessions typically begin with a Marschak Interaction Method (MIM) assessment.
This assessment entails each parent having their own session with their child to do certain activities to assess four areas of the attachment relationship - Structure, Engagement, Nurture and Challenge.
These sessions are recorded and extensively reviewed, by me, to decipher the areas of attachment and connection that need building upon.
The findings are then reviewed and discussed in our parent session. Recommendations on how you can improve your relationship with your child are also provided along with a treatment plan for our work together.
The next step in family play therapy is to begin our Theraplay® sessions.
This assessment entails each parent having their own session with their child to do certain activities to assess four areas of the attachment relationship - Structure, Engagement, Nurture and Challenge.
These sessions are recorded and extensively reviewed, by me, to decipher the areas of attachment and connection that need building upon.
The findings are then reviewed and discussed in our parent session. Recommendations on how you can improve your relationship with your child are also provided along with a treatment plan for our work together.
The next step in family play therapy is to begin our Theraplay® sessions.
What is Theraplay®?
Theraplay® sessions consist of a set of playful activities that I tailor specifically to your family's needs.
These activities are meant to allow you and your child an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of you both interact with the one another.
These sessions are also recorded and extensively reviewed by me so that I can provide you with feedback on how to modify your interactions with your child, based on the needs I'm identifying.
The ultimate goal for this type of therapy is to help build a stronger connection between yourself and your child that are filled with more moments of fun and happiness vs reprimand and parent guilt.
Things you can expect to gain from this type of therapy include:
These activities are meant to allow you and your child an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of you both interact with the one another.
These sessions are also recorded and extensively reviewed by me so that I can provide you with feedback on how to modify your interactions with your child, based on the needs I'm identifying.
The ultimate goal for this type of therapy is to help build a stronger connection between yourself and your child that are filled with more moments of fun and happiness vs reprimand and parent guilt.
Things you can expect to gain from this type of therapy include:
- becoming a greater expert on your child's needs including any sensitivities they may have related to sensations like touch and sound
- learning specific games and activities that you can incorporate at home or on-the-go so that we see less tantrums and meltdowns from your child
- increasing your sense of connection with your child because now you will have more time to have fun or play vs being exhausted from managing or fearing their next outburst
Ready to start therapy?
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