What is Play Therapy and How Does it Work? | Therapist Thrival Guide Episode

Описание: We are BACK with a whole new season and all-new content! This month we are focusing on children's mental health and bringing on therapists that specialize in working with kids. Today we are discussing play therapy methods, modalities, tools, and interventions. We are joined by Neal Petersen, LPCC, RPT. Neal is a registered play therapist and his main therapeutic interests include play therapy, sand tray, and using tabletop games in therapy.

Therapist Thrival Guide is a video-podcast by Ellie Mental Health The intention is to move therapists beyond surviving and into the realm of THRIVING by covering all the things that graduate school didn't teach you!

Our Hosts:
Miranda Barker, MSW, LICSW, has been practicing as a therapist for several years. She previously worked as a child protection investigator, adoption social worker, case manager, and the Director of Brand Content at Ellie Mental Health. Follow her on LinkedIn:   / miranda-barker-msw-licsw  

Dr. Lucas Volini, LMFT, has been practicing as a marriage and family therapist for over ten years. He has worked as a couple's therapist, a graduate and undergraduate professor, researcher, author, and the Senior Director of Innovation at Ellie Mental Health...But he mostly sees himself as a professional recreational golfer.

Ellie Mental Health is a national mental health brand organized around community-based outpatient mental health clinics. It all began with a single office in St. Paul, Minnesota back in 2015, and has expanded to an explosive number of locations nationwide after franchising our model in 2021. Learn more about Ellie here: https://elliementalhealth.com/