Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence

Stop Processing Your Hardest Play Therapy Sessions Alone

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever finished a challenging play therapy session, watched the child walk out the door, and then just sat there — processing everything alone wi

Stop Guessing: 3 Indicators Play Therapy is Working

Send us Fan Mail Tired of feeling like you’re just "playing" without a clear way to track progress in play therapy? As play therapists, we often hear the same question

How to Stop Dreading Your Complex Play Therapy Cases

Send us Fan Mail Are you dreading that "challenging" case on your schedule?   The client who wreaks your room or doesn’t talk during their play therapy session?  Or the

5 Ways Community Improves Play Therapy Results, Especially When Clients Wreck Your Playroom

Send us Fan Mail Stop clinical isolation and help your play therapy clients progress faster.  What does that mean? A classic example of working in isolation and figurin

The Dangerous Lie Every Isolated Play Therapist Believes

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever feel like the only play therapist who hasn’t figured it out? You’re not alone—and that thought might be exactly what’s keeping you stuck. I

The #1 Mistake Play Therapists Make on Parent Calls

Send us Fan Mail Getting frantic phone calls from parents about meltdowns, outbursts, and behavior problems is a stressful reality for play therapists.  When a parent s

More Years of Experience Won't Fix What's Actually Making You Doubt Yourself as a Play Therapist

Send us Fan Mail I want to talk about something that a lot of play therapists are silently betting their entire career on — the idea that *more time and more experience*

5 Signs You’re a Play Therapist Struggling with Clinical Isolation

Send us Fan Mail Do you find yourself replaying play therapy sessions on your drive home, wondering if you made the right clinical decision? You aren't alone. In t

Why Play Therapists Shouldn't Work Alone: Overcoming Clinical Isolation

Send us Fan Mail Are you the only play therapist in your agency? Or perhaps you're in private practice and feel like you're navigating complex cases entirely o

The Isolated Play Therapist Syndrome: Why You’re Feeling Burned Out

Send us Fan Mail If you're a play therapist — especially in your first few years — and you're the only one in your agency or you're in private practice fi

Jungian Play Therapy 101: Symbols, Archetypes & Clinical Ideas

Send us Fan Mail What is Jungian Analytic Play Therapy, and how does it actually work in the playroom?  In this podcast, we dive deep into the symbolic world of Jungian

The Trauma Roadmap: Using Neuroscience & Attachment in Play Therapy

Send us Fan Mail Are you tired of leaving your play therapy sessions wondering if you’re actually helping or just "playing"? You’ve invested in the play therapy trainin

Is Trauma Really Stored in the Body? New Science for Play Therapists

Send us Fan Mail Is trauma actually "stored" in our organs, or have we been looking at it all wrong? For years, play therapists have repeated the mantra that "trauma is

Beyond Labeling: Why Emotional Granularity is the Key to Resilience in Play Therapy

Send us Fan Mail Helping children and teens identify and label their emotions is a core therapeutic goal in play therapy, but simply naming a feeling isn't enough. 

The Missing Piece: How to Include Parents in Play Therapy for Children with Trauma

Send us Fan Mail Using play therapy with traumatized children and teens is complex, and many play therapists find themselves asking:  "Where do the parents fit in?" “W

Play Therapy Case Conceptualization: Trauma, Attachment & Behavior

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever left a play therapy session thinking…  “I see the behaviors—but what’s actually driving them?” You’re not alone. And more importantly—yo

Polyvagal Theory Is Being Challenged… What Play Therapists Need to Know

Send us Fan Mail Is Polyvagal Theory still valid? And what does the latest scientific debate mean for your play therapy practice? Polyvagal Theory (PVT), developed by S

Sand Tray Therapy: Should You Interpret a Child’s Play? (3 Things to Consider)

Send us Fan Mail You just know what your client’s sand tray means… but should you say it? In this episode, we dive into one of the biggest clinical dilemmas in play the

Virtual Play Therapy Explained: Tools, Tips & Platforms for Play Therapists

Send us Fan Mail Virtual play therapy isn’t the future anymore… it’s already here. But let’s be real for a second— Most platforms weren’t built for play therapists. T

Sand Tray Therapy: How to Identify Themes in a Play Therapy Session

Send us Fan Mail How do you identify themes in sand tray therapy sessions? One of the most important skills for play therapists is learning how to recognize themes in p