Healing through Play

Tayla is a child and adolescent therapist that uses Play Therapy with children ages 2-14 years. Specializing in the Child Centered Play Therapy model.

 

Child Centered Play Therapy is used with children ages 2-14 but can be used with teens and adults too. Play is the primary way in which children communicate.  In the CCPT model your child gets to express and process their experiences, feelings, thoughts, and behaviors without having to use words, in a safe environment with a caring and present therapist.

The Child Centered Play Therapy model is an evidence-based practice with over 100 years of research. CCPT is proven to work with children experiencing social, emotional, behavioral, and relational disorders.  

Child Centered Play Therapy is a non-directive approach that gives your child the time they need to develop a safe and caring relationship with the therapist. When your child develops trust with the therapist and feels safe expressing their true self that is when healing and change can occur. The relationship between the child and therapist is the most important aspect of the Child Centered approach. Without the relationship, no change can happen.

The therapist will use the following skills in the Play Therapy sessions. The therapist will use verbal reflective responses such as reflecting feelings and content, tracking your child’s behavior, using choice giving, giving encouragement, and using limit setting. These skills we be taught to parents as well.

There are Four universal outcomes to this model; Increased self-esteem (child builds a stronger sense of self-worth and confidence), increased emotional vocabulary (child becomes better able to express their feelings and communicate their needs), increased emotional regulation (child develops the ability to manage their emotions more effectively, reducing outbursts and improving overall behavior), and increased worldview (child gains a broader perspective, understanding their actions have consequences, and how they relate to others).

What does CCPT provide treatment for?

CCPT is equipped to provide treatment to children who are experiencing social, emotional, behavioral, and relational concerns. 

Here are just some of the concerns CCPT can treat.

 

  • Behavioral concerns
  • Emotional regulation
  • Social and relational difficulties
  • Emotional concerns
  • Anxiety
  • Low self-esteem
  • Depression
  • Autism
  • Adhd
  • Defiance
  • Trauma
  • Life transitions
  • Abuse and neglect
  • Grief
  • Aggression

Learn more about the other types of therapy I am trained in. 

 

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OTHER TYPES OF THERAPY I AM TRAINED IN

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy:

Talk Therapy includes helping clients learn about patterns in their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Counselor will help you become more aware of your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and the relationship they have with each other. Counselor will provide tools for the client to use in order to help them recognize and change their unhelpful thinking patterns.

Dialectical Behaviral Therapy:

A type of Talk Therapy that helps people learn to accept themselves and make changes in their lives through learning new skills and ways to cope. This process teaches Mindfulness, Distress tolerance Skills, Emotional Regulation Skills, and Interpersonal Effectiveness.

Positive Psychotherapy:

This approach focuses on building on positive emotions, strengths, and relationships to improve well-being and functioning.  Focusing on movement towards what is positive and building on healthy resources.

Exposure and Response Prevention:

This type of therapy approach combines CBT and Exposure Therapy to treat OCD and other conditions and anxieties.  Exposure Therapy gradually uses exposure of the trigger in a safe environment. 

Couples Therapy/ Gottmann

This type of therapy approach is designed for couples. The Gottmann approach provides skills and resources to couples with relationship difficulties