Podcast Episodes
Back to Search332 | The Screen-Free Playroom: Holding the Line in a Digital World
Season 1 Episode 332
In this episode, I respond to a question from Kaylia in Arkansas about how to handle children who want to look something up on a phone during a play …
11 months, 1 week ago
331 | Art of the Session: The ACT of Setting Limits
Season 1 Episode 331
In this episode of the Art of the Session series, I walk through one of the trickiest and frequently rushed CCPT skills: limit setting. We revisit wh…
11 months, 1 week ago
330 | From Over-Attachment to Avoidance: Making Sense of Child Responses in CCPT
Season 1 Episode 330
In this episode, I respond to a listener question that highlights two very different—but equally important—play therapy dynamics. One child clings to…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
329 | Art of the Session: Empowerment Through Choice Giving
Season 1 Episode 329
In this episode of the Art of the Session series, I focus on the second pillar of CCPT: choice giving. While limit-setting often leads to enforcement…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
328 | When They Want It Left Just the Way It Was - Permanence Response in CCPT
Season 1 Episode 328
In this episode, I respond to a listener question about how to handle situations where children want their creations or work in the playroom to remai…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
327 | Art of the Session: Reflecting Feelings with Effectiveness and Precision in CCPT
Season 1 Episode 327
In this episode of the Art of the Session series, I walk through one of the most important and most underutilized CCPT skills: reflecting feelings. D…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
326 | Setting Up for Success: HTP Assessments and the Glue Dilemma in CCPT
Season 1 Episode 326
In this Q&A episode, I answer two questions from Mara in North Carolina—one about the House-Tree-Person drawing assessment and one about the use of c…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
325 | Art of the Session: Why Reflecting Content Keeps You Engaged Without Taking Over
Season 1 Episode 325
In this episode of the Art of the Session series, I focus on the skill of Reflecting Content—what it is, when to use it, and how to do it well. Refle…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
324 | Art of the Session: Tracking Behavior—The Skill You Can Always Use In Any Given Moment
Season 1 Episode 324
In this episode of the Art of the Session series, I focus on one of the most foundational yet misunderstood CCPT skills: tracking behavior. I explain…
1 year ago
323 | What to Do When Time Is Up But the Child Isn't Regulated Yet
Season 1 Episode 323
In this episode, I respond to a question from Crystal, a school-based clinician in Minnesota, about how to end sessions when a child is emotionally d…
1 year ago