Play Therapy

PLAY AND EXPRESSIVE
THERAPY TECHNIQUE

Play & Expressive Therapy

WE ARE VERY INTERACTIVE

PLAY THERAPY

Play Therapy techniques utilized by many of our clients in sessions:

Play Therapy is not just for children anymore. We will use interactive activities, art, sand therapy, clay, and other creative techniques to increase clients mental health.

Research suggests that Play Therapy is an effective mental health approach, regardless of age, gender, or the nature of the problem.

PLAY IS A NATURAL PROCESS

Builds Trust and Mastery

Fosters learning and acceptable behaviors

Regulates emotions & reduces anxieties

Promotes creative thinking and problem solving

Encourages open communication

Elevates spirit and self-esteem

EXPRESSIVE THERAPY

Expressive Therapy techniques are utilized in many sessions:

ZENDOODLE

COLLAGES

CREATING A SAFE PLACE

ART FAMILY AQUARIUM

DOLL FAMILY

PAINTING

CLAY

PUPPET STORIES

SANDTRAY IN THE PLAYROOM

MINIATURES

THERAPEUTIC PLAYROOM

SANDTRAY TELLING YOUR STORY

Parsons Counseling has the only Therapeutic Playroom in private practice in Madison Country.
We have a specially designed room for 2-11 years old.

A therapeutic playroom helps children work through emotional, social, developmental, and behavioral difficulties along with helping to address family problems. A therapeutic playroom is a deeply respectful and effective form of counseling and psychotherapy for children from 2-11 years old. It is a humanistic Play Therapy modality that provides wonderful opportunities for early intervention with children. The therapeutic playroom fosters the child’s innate potential and encourages the unique development and emotional growth of the child. In this non-directive Play Therapy approach, the Play Therapist enters the world of the child, following the child’s lead, developing a safe place and a relationship of trust. Children often have difficulty trying to say in words what they feel and how experiences have affected them. Play is the natural language of children and the toys can be their words. Through the toys, art materials and other things in the playroom, children can express their thoughts and feelings, explore relationships and share their experiences.

CHILD-CENTERED PLAY THERAPY

Research has validated that Child-Centered Play Therapy is a powerful method for decreasing a wide range of child problems, for overcoming traumatic experiences, and for building self-esteem. It offers a non-judgmental, emotionally supportive therapeutic environment. The Counselor will set clear boundaries, create an atmosphere of safety, offer opportunities for child empowerment, and promote the learning of emotional and behavioral self-regulation

INTERACTIVE INTERVENTIONS

Hands-on and challenging interventions to assist with clients learning to incorporate coping skills into their session
so that they can use the coping skills into their daily lives at home, school, work, and when interacting with others.