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My Approach to Helping

“The "language of children is play." I use expressive therapies like play,drama,sand,and art to help children process their problems and find answers. When a child plays out a solution to a problem he/she has the unique ability to actually experience success in the moment. I have taken extensive training to learn how to help children play out their problems. I am one of a very few Registered Play Therapist Supervisors in the state of Arizona.
My specialty is helping children recover from trauma, abuse and neglect. In this process I help them to see their parent as a ready resource. Parents make sense of and learn to respond to bizarre behaviors that young trauma victims exhibit. Finally, children securely attach to parents.
I look at the developmental stages that a child missed due to trauma or loss. I then help the child grow through these missed stages so that they can operate normally with their family and community. I often advocate for the child and family with the school system.”
Taking the first step toward getting help is often the most difficult

 

More Info About My Practice

Fees based on sliding scale.

Services I Provide

• Individual Therapy & Counseling
• Family Therapy

Ages I Work With

• Children

Languages I Speak

• English

Groups I Work With

Foster and adoptive children and families

Therapy Approaches I Use

• Adlerian Psychotherapy
• Developmental Needs Meeting Strategy
• Drama Therapy
• Equine & Animal Assisted Psychotherapies
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
• Family Attachment Narrative Therapy
• Filial Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Object Relations
• Parent Work
• Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
• Play Therapy
• Sand Tray / Sand Play Therapy
• Theraplay

Concerns & Issues I Help With

• Abuse: Emotional, Physical, or Sexual
• Trauma
• Childhood & Adolescence
• Family Problems
• Emotion Management
• Anxiety, Fear, & Stress
• Attachment
• Life Changes
• Occupational & Academic Issues
• Social Skills & Problems
• Sexuality