Children who are experiencing sadness, depression, grief, anxiety, and other issues can often benefit from counseling. The most natural way for therapists to engage with these kids is through play, because play is the language of the child. Play is how kids best relate with others, communicate, and integrate their experiences.
Play therapy is generally scheduled one time per week, with each weekly session lasting 50 minutes in length. Parent sessions with and without the child will also be an integral part of a children’s therapy journey.
Play therapy is a structured (or sometimes unstructured) theoretically-based approach that creates a space in which children utilize toys and other materials to process their feelings and experiences and resolve internal conflicts. Through play kids can learn emotional regulation, adaptive behaviors, as well as emotional and social skills.
Meet our Child Therapists: Lily Ferreira, MSW, LICSW, Bridgett Brye, MSW, LICSW, and Mary Devorak, MS, LMFT.
