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Creating Peace in Hearts and Homes!

You are reaching out, looking for help and resources, because you are concerned about your child. Maybe your child is acting out with tantrums; screaming, yelling, falling to the floor, refusing to accept “No” or behaving aggressively toward others. Maybe your child seems sad or anxious, spending way too much time sleeping or playing online games. You may have concerns about your child going back and forth between two households or some other circumstance in your child’s life.

These behaviors are not the problem. They are your child’s way of telling you something important is missing.

For parents seeking help with the following:
   •   Trauma
   •   Tantrums
   •   Low Self-Esteem
   •   Defiance
   •   Navigating New Life Changes
   •   Anxiety
   •   Reconnecting as a Family
   •   Building Confidence in Your Child and in Yourself as a Parent

Whatever the exact situation is with your young child, Play Strong Parenting can address the concerns that have you worried.

What may surprise you is that when parents are trained by a play therapist to facilitate the play sessions themselves in their own homes, children can make even faster, more profound, and lasting progress than they do with an actual play therapist. The reason is that parents learn to build resilience in their children while the parent-child attachment is also being nurtured.

You can learn how to facilitate Special Play Times with your child by enrolling in Play Strong Parenting. The program is built on a simple but powerful premise: when children are built up from the inside out, the concerning behaviors naturally begin to fade. As children grow more resilient, more securely attached, and feel more capable, tantrums, defiance, and anxiety are replaced by enhanced confidence and connection.

Play Strong Parenting is designed so that you can access the course from the comfort of your home at a time that is convenient to you. Then once a week, we will meet online so that I can answer any questions you may have and give feedback on your Special Play Times.

The progress your child makes is real and lasting, and research shows it can be even more meaningful than working directly with a play therapist. You also walk away with a set of skills that will serve your child for years to come.

Play Therapy

Play therapy builds resilience, self confidence, a sense of self-efficacy (or competency), and behavioral regulation while also diminishing anxiety, emotional reactivity, and impulsivity...

Animal - Assisted Therapy

As if play therapy weren’t already fun enough, now imagine the addition of a furry little friend!

Sandplay Therapy

Sandplay Therapy, an expressive therapy that involves creating a “world” in the sand with miniature figures, provides a soothing, sensory experience that calms the mind...