Play Therapy
Therapists In Denver And Nearby Specializing In Play Therapy
Play therapy is a technique used in therapy for children. In play therapy, a therapist interacts with the child by interpreting play behavior and communication. Play therapy also uses a child’s play to help him or her manage the emotional and behavioral difficulties that interfere with normal and proper functioning.
Another goal of play therapy is to improve communication and help establish better rapport between children and their parents. Play therapy may also be used to help children control their impulses, increase their self-esteem and self-confidence, reduce their anxiety, and help them adapt better to the people around them.
Play therapy tries to increase a child’s ability to relate to others and understand them better, thus helping the child to establish trust. The play therapist tries to understand the emotional issues that may be troubling a child, during each stage of his or her early development, as enacted through play interactions with various toys and other objects.
Through play, the therapist tries to teach children to better cope with anxiety and fear. Play therapy also may be used to treat attention deficit disorder or ADD, aggressive behavior, depression, oppositional behavior, and various other issues that may be stunting the emotional development of a child.
Marie Spence LCSW
Offers sessions in-person and online
Our lives can be complicated, messy, and create burdens which sometimes feel like too much to bear. But life can also be beautiful, profound,...
Maggie McEachern LCSW
Offers sessions in-person and online
Maggie McEachern is an attachment-focused, expressive therapist who works with all ages (three years old and up). Her work is grounded...
Katie Kelley LPC
Offers sessions in-person and online
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Counseling from Regis University. I provide psychotherapy...
Anastasia Canfield LPC
I work from a client-centered, humanistic approach with a deep belief it is my responsibility to hear or otherwise witness the story...
Kristin Foslid LPC
Available on 2/21/2024 at 10:00 AM
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, and EMDR trained therapist. I obtained my Master’s degree in 2014. I have been in the field...
Jaime Grainger LMFT
Offers sessions in-person and online
While this is about you and your therapeutic journey, I firmly believe that the most important part of therapy is the relationship between...
Brooke Green LPC
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and therapist focused on online therapy services in Colorado. My specialties include individuals...
Marjorie Laird CAC III / LMFT / LPC
Offers sessions in-person and online
I have been in private practice seeing children, teens, adults, couples, and families for over twenty years. I am a Licensed Professional...
Kim Kelly LCSW
Offers sessions in-person and online
You might be here if you’re feeling disconnected from the truest parts of yourself-stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, and burnt out by...