How Powerful is the ā€œPower Poseā€ as an Intervention?

One of of the most popular Ted Talks of all time includes this one in 2012 by Amy Cuddy called "Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are."

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Putting the Fun Back Into St. Patrick’s Day

Aside from occasionally wearing green, I can not remember a time that I ever truly celebrated St. Patrick's Day. But I clearly remember the day that I very

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For People Who Are Afraid to Publish Their Blog Postsā€¦

I hear from therapists (and friends) quite frequently that they have a burning DESIRE to blog.Ā  But, they never publish any blog posts. On the surface, I am

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Celebrating Play Therapy During National Play Therapy Week 2019

While most of you were watching the Super Bowl, play therapists around the country were beginning their annual celebrations of National Play Therapy Week (February 3-9). National Play

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Book Review: Aggression in Play Therapy by Lisa Dion

Lisa Dion's new book Aggression in PlayTherapy debuted at #1 in the Psychotherapy Charts (woohoo Lisa!) and for good reason. Ā  I provide my honest, unpaid, and unbiased

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I attended the National APT Play Therapy Conference for the first timeā€¦this is what it was like for me

 My Love for the Annual Play Therapy Conference (in GIF's)I'm embarrassed to admit that I have been a Registered Play Therapist for almost ten years and have never

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So You Want to Be A Play Therapist?

Let’s welcome my next guest blogger is Kamini Verma as she dives into becoming play therapist!Ā  Common Hurdles In Becoming A Registered Play Therapist When I decided I

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The Culture of Childhood

I just wanted to take a quick minute to say how thankful I am for everyone that participated in the 2017 Play Therapy Summit.Ā I have now moved to

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Adjusting to Change: A Lifelong Opportunity for Learning

Part of a therapist’s job is to help children with adjusting to change in a healthy and productive way. Ā Typically this involves changes that happened in a family

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Play Therapy Supervision: The Goodness of Fit

For professionals looking for play therapy clinical supervision, it can be difficult to know who to choose or where to start. Ā Just like anything in therapy, the number

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