Spring Cleaning My Course Library: Important Updates and Changes
I haven't watched one episode of Marie Kondo, but I am aware of her methods on tidying up and decluttering your physical environment. For those of you who are not familiar, her advice is to: Keep
Continue readingPrivate Practice: Is It Financially Sound to Attend a Training?
You go to your mailbox, get a postcard about an upcoming play therapy training, and get really excited about the learning objectives.Or, you are on social media and see a post about a training that offers
Continue readingBehind Every Cute Social Media Photo: 1000 Blurry Roller Skate Pictures and a Few Meltdowns
Another weekend of playful memories with my family got me thinking about the truth behind the photos that get shared on social media.A friend of mine recently posted that she quit social media for a whole
Continue readingCelebrating 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 Therapy
Continue readingThe Truth About Hiking with Little Kids (and a Few Survival Tips)
Our military family is lucky enough to spend three years living on Oahu, Hawaii and during that time, I have committed us to seeing and doing basically everything there is to see and do.Included in that
Continue readingBook Review: Aggression in Play Therapy by Lisa Dion
Lisa Dion's new book Aggression in Play Therapy debuted at #1 in the Psychotherapy Charts (woohoo Lisa!) and for good reason. I provide my honest, unpaid, and unbiased opinion about the book today.
Continue readingWhat Does a Play Therapy Office Look Like? Part 1
Have you ever wondered what the inside of a play therapy office looked like? Or have you wondered how YOUR play therapy space compares to your colleagues? Ever wished that you could
Continue readingAre you mentally prepared to watch ‘Surviving R. Kelly’?
I'm going to show my age here (or my youth, depending on who is reading this), but my Senior Class Song in 1997 was "I Believe I Can Fly" by R. Kelly.Now, at the time, I voted against it because I thought
Continue readingShould a 5 Year Old Have a New Year’s Resolution??
Last night, I started talking with my 5 year old daughter about New Years celebrations. We talked about seeing a fireworks show and then I told her that this is when people start making New Year's Resolutions.What
Continue readingPlay Therapy Practice Building Spotlight: Cary Hamilton
Play Therapy Practice Building Spotlight: Cary HamiltonIn this video Q&A interview, Jen Taylor talks with Cary Hamilton and learns how it is possible to go from solo practice, to group practice
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