Counseling Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy
License Status:
I'm an accredited professional.
Licensing Info:
Developmental Play Therapist
My Approach to Helping
My approach is based in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, as well as a strong understanding of human development, child development and the importance of early intervention when a parent suspects something is just not right with their child. My training in 'brain-based' approaches to Play Therapy adds to my experience using the child-centered models.
Filial Play Therapy, bringing in the parents and/or siblings, can be a natural outcome of individual play therapy for a child struggling with any number of issues: school, peers, resistance to authority, 'acting out', anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction & self-esteem. I utilize more directive techniques, where appropriate, especially with children on the spectrum.
I engage in co-therapy with equine therapists and occupational therapists, when necessary, and run Social Skills Play Therapy Groups for children with learning differences, affect dysregulation, ASD and peer struggles.
Adolescents respond well to a Jungian approach to Sandplay Therapy, combined with solution-focused therapy.
Member of CAPT, APT, SPA, CAT.
Services I Provide
Individual Therapy & Counseling
Family Therapy
Group Therapy
Ages I Work With
Children
Teens
Languages I Speak
English
French
Groups I Work With
I work primarily with children and adolescents, ages 3-17, families, women
as mothers, Developmental Play Therapy using Sandplay and play therapy, my area of expertise is working with children with learning differences, children on the Autism Spectrum (HFA, PDD-NOS, Aspergers, ADD) and those struggling with social reciprocity, self-esteem and psychosocial issues.
Therapy Approaches I Use
Body-Mind Psychotherapy
Creative Art Therapy
Dreamwork & Dream Analysis
Existential Psychotherapy
Equine & Animal Assisted Psychotherapies
Family Systems Therapy
Filial Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Humanistic Psychology
Mindfulness Based Approaches
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Parent Work
Play Therapy
Sand Tray / Sand Play Therapy
Self Acceptance Training
Transpersonal Psychotherapy
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