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Back to Search402 | Understanding Extreme Dysregulation and Trusting the CCPT Process
Season 1 Episode 402
In this episode, I answer a question about a 7-year-old child whose play therapy sessions have been marked by extreme dysregulation, constant limit s…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
401 | CCPT Mythbusters: What the Child Is Doing Isn't Enough
Season 1 Episode 401
In this episode of the CCPT Mythbusters series, I tackle a belief that quietly shows up in many therapists' thinking: that what the child is doing in…
2 months ago
400 | 400 Episodes of CCPT: Reflections, Vision, and Live Q&A
Season 1 Episode 400
This week's episode is a special one—the recording of our 400th Play Therapy Podcast livestream celebration. What began as an experiment with six epi…
2 months ago
399 | Signs a Child Has Too Much Screen Time: What It Looks Like in the CCPT Playroom
Season 1 Episode 399
In this episode, I answer a question about recognizing signs of excessive and unrestricted technology use in children and how those patterns show up …
2 months, 1 week ago
398 | CCPT Mythbusters: The Child Has to Talk About It
Season 1 Episode 398
In this episode of the CCPT Mythbusters series, I tackle the belief that "play therapy isn't enough" unless children verbally talk about their proble…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
397 | If Children Aren't Cognitive, Why Do Some Want to Sit and Talk?
Season 1 Episode 397
In this episode, I answer a thoughtful question about how child-centered play therapy works if children are not yet capable of abstract reasoning. I …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
396 | CCPT Mythbusters: It's Not Therapeutic If the Child Won't Go to the Playroom
Season 1 Episode 396
In this episode of the CCPT Mythbusters series, I tackle the belief that "it's not play therapy if the child isn't in the playroom." I explain why a …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
395 | Helping Children Through Divorce: The Importance of Age-Appropriate Truth
Season 1 Episode 395
In this episode, I answer a question about helping children navigate a difficult divorce and discuss how to guide parents in communicating hard truth…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
394 | CCPT Mythbusters: You Have to "Do Something"... or Therapy Won't Work
Season 1 Episode 394
In this episode of the CCPT Mythbusters series, I address one of the most persistent and widely accepted myths in the field: that therapists have to …
2 months, 4 weeks ago
393 | When to Set Limits (and When Not To) in CCPT + Removing Toys
Season 1 Episode 393
In this Q&A episode, I respond to two questions that highlight common areas of uncertainty in child-centered play therapy. First, I address a case in…
3 months ago