"It is in the playing and only in playing that the individual child or adult is able to be creative and to use the whole personality, it is only in being creative that the individual discovers Self." ~ D.W. Winnicott In essence, play therapy relies on the child’s natural language of play to communicate and facilitate healing. It is much easier for children to express themselves through play rather than sitting on a couch and talking as an adult. Rather than just playing, trained play therapists utilize resources such as carefully selected toys, art, puppets, dolls, play-doh, … [Read more...]
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