Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence

Cathi Spooner, LCSW, RPT-S
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Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence

Join me on Next Level Play Therapy, a podcast for child and adolescent therapists seeking to elevate your play therapy services. Hosted by Cathi Spooner, LCSW, RPT-S, at Renewing Hearts Play Therapy Training.   Each episode delves into the nuances of play therapy, exploring innovative techniques, evidence-based practices, and practical strategies for providing exceptional therapeutic experiences. These engaging discussions cover a wide range of topics, including building rapport with children, how to make sure you get great outcomes for clients, therapeutic toys and tools and strategies to use in sessions, addressing trauma and attachment issues, engaging parents, promoting emotional regulation, and nurturing resilience for children and their families. Whether you're an experienced therapist looking to refine your skills or a novice clinician venturing into the world of play therapy, the Next Level Play Therapy podcast equips you with the knowledge and insights to enhance your play therapy practice. With interviews featuring experts in play therapy, exploration of best practices, discussion of game-changing principles and strategies, this podcast equips you with the tools to unlock the amazing power of play therapy to transform the lives of children, adolescents, and families. Tune in to Next Level Play Therapy and take a journey towards becoming an exceptional play therapist as we navigate the next level strategies that lead to profound healing and growth for children and their families.

  1. Best Ever Sand for Sand Tray Therapy!

    3 DAYS AGO

    Best Ever Sand for Sand Tray Therapy!

    Send us a textWondering how to find great sand to use for sand tray therapy with NO DUST?One of the most challenging things about using sand tray therapy with children is sand that’s dusty. Dusty? Can sand be dusty? YES! It’s the worst when the sand is dusty because there's a cloud of dust lingering over the sand tray when kids sift and play in the sand. It's hard to be fully present with your young client when you can't breathe and you're coughing and sneezing beca...

    26 min
  2. What Kind of Sand Tray Miniatures Are Best

    OCT 17

    What Kind of Sand Tray Miniatures Are Best

    Send us a textWhat kind of sand tray miniatures do you need?Are there miniatures that are better than others so your clients get what they need in your play therapy sessions?These are frequent questions I’m asked by play therapists who want to learn how to use sand tray therapy in play therapy. They’re really good questions when you think about it because play therapists are very intentional when setting up their playroom. You want to make sure the toys in your playroom are therape...

    35 min
  3. How to Provide Sand Tray Therapy in Play Therapy

    OCT 10

    How to Provide Sand Tray Therapy in Play Therapy

    Send us a textHave you heard of sand tray therapy?How do you provide sand tray therapy?What do you need to provide sand tray therapy with clients?If you’re a play therapist then you’ve probably heard of sand tray therapy.In play therapy, there are specific types of toys and supplies needed in the playroom to provide play therapy.The same is true when using sand tray therapy with clients. Sand tray therapy requires these three components when working with clients - a sand tray...

    44 min
  4. How Do Play Therapists Understand Themes in Play Therapy?

    OCT 3

    How Do Play Therapists Understand Themes in Play Therapy?

    Send us a textOne of the biggest struggles for play therapists is understanding and recognizing themes in play therapy.Play therapists use themes in play therapy sessions to help them understand what’s going on with their clients and how they are progressing in play therapy.Join me for this free podcast, I’ll share highlights from the study and how play therapists can use the information to help them understand themes in play therapy.Join my free Facebook Community Play and Expressive Arts Th...

    36 min
  5. Identifying Play Dynamics in Play Therapy

    SEP 26

    Identifying Play Dynamics in Play Therapy

    Send us a textHow do you make sense of what’s going on in play therapy sessions and figure out if your clients are making progress?This is a question that comes up A LOT in my play therapy trainings and play therapy consultation groups.It’s a great question.Underlying this question is the understanding that play therapy sessions are not traditional talk therapy sessions because children use play therapy sessions differently than talk therapy sessions.What does that mean?It means the fundament...

    45 min
  6. How To Develop Culturally-Informed Play Therapy Case Conceptualization

    SEP 19

    How To Develop Culturally-Informed Play Therapy Case Conceptualization

    Send us a textHow good are you at identifying the role of culture in the problems your clients are experiencing?Have you considered the resiliency factors of your clients’ culture and how that can influence better play therapy outcomes?Play therapists work with children and their families from diverse cultural backgrounds.Using cultural competence with case conceptualization is essential to make a difference for children in play therapy.What is case conceptualization and why does it matter?Ca...

    44 min
  7. How To Use Neuroscience & Attachment Theory in Play Therapy to Heal Trauma

    SEP 12

    How To Use Neuroscience & Attachment Theory in Play Therapy to Heal Trauma

    Send us a textI discovered neuroscience and attachment theory as a play therapist about 15 years ago and was immediately a fan because I recognized how attachment theory and neuroscience relate to play therapy.Understanding behaviors, and especially trauma, from this lens was a game-changer for me.It made so much sense, especially for someone with foundational training in family systems theory. (You don’t even want to know how much I nerded out when I learned about family systems theory...

    41 min
  8. How To Take a Strategic Approach to Play Therapy with Traumatized Children

    SEP 5

    How To Take a Strategic Approach to Play Therapy with Traumatized Children

    Send us a textHave you ever wondered which approach works best with children who are traumatized?Or maybe you’ve wondered what techniques are used in trauma therapy?Working with children and adolescents who have experienced trauma requires child and adolescent mental health professionals to understand a variety of factors impacting treatment decision making, especially if you’re wondering 👇How can play therapy help children with trauma?To answer this question, you need to consider a variety o...

    34 min
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Join me on Next Level Play Therapy, a podcast for child and adolescent therapists seeking to elevate your play therapy services. Hosted by Cathi Spooner, LCSW, RPT-S, at Renewing Hearts Play Therapy Training.   Each episode delves into the nuances of play therapy, exploring innovative techniques, evidence-based practices, and practical strategies for providing exceptional therapeutic experiences. These engaging discussions cover a wide range of topics, including building rapport with children, how to make sure you get great outcomes for clients, therapeutic toys and tools and strategies to use in sessions, addressing trauma and attachment issues, engaging parents, promoting emotional regulation, and nurturing resilience for children and their families. Whether you're an experienced therapist looking to refine your skills or a novice clinician venturing into the world of play therapy, the Next Level Play Therapy podcast equips you with the knowledge and insights to enhance your play therapy practice. With interviews featuring experts in play therapy, exploration of best practices, discussion of game-changing principles and strategies, this podcast equips you with the tools to unlock the amazing power of play therapy to transform the lives of children, adolescents, and families. Tune in to Next Level Play Therapy and take a journey towards becoming an exceptional play therapist as we navigate the next level strategies that lead to profound healing and growth for children and their families.

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