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Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
Cathi Spooner, LCSW, RPT-S
94 episodes
2 days ago
Send us a text šŸŒŖļø Family Play Therapy + Sand Tray = Chaos or Connection? Ever had a family play therapy session turn into a sand-flinging circus? šŸ™ƒ One minute it feels like magic, the next like total mayhem. The truth is—the sand tray can be one of the most powerful tools for family healing… but only if you know how to guide the process with purpose. šŸ‘‰ In this week’s episode, I’ll show you how to move from chaos to clarity with 3 practical tips for using sand tray in family play therapy...
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Send us a text šŸŒŖļø Family Play Therapy + Sand Tray = Chaos or Connection? Ever had a family play therapy session turn into a sand-flinging circus? šŸ™ƒ One minute it feels like magic, the next like total mayhem. The truth is—the sand tray can be one of the most powerful tools for family healing… but only if you know how to guide the process with purpose. šŸ‘‰ In this week’s episode, I’ll show you how to move from chaos to clarity with 3 practical tips for using sand tray in family play therapy...
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Mental Health
Episodes (20/94)
Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
How to Use Sand Tray in Family Play Therapy Sessions?
Send us a text šŸŒŖļø Family Play Therapy + Sand Tray = Chaos or Connection? Ever had a family play therapy session turn into a sand-flinging circus? šŸ™ƒ One minute it feels like magic, the next like total mayhem. The truth is—the sand tray can be one of the most powerful tools for family healing… but only if you know how to guide the process with purpose. šŸ‘‰ In this week’s episode, I’ll show you how to move from chaos to clarity with 3 practical tips for using sand tray in family play therapy...
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2 days ago
40 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
3 Common Mistakes Using Family Play Therapy (And What to Do Instead)
Send us a text 3 Hidden Mistakes Sabotaging Your Family Play Therapy Sessions ā€œLet’s invite the parents inā€¦ā€ Sounds simple, right? But if you’ve ever had a family play therapy session dissolve into chaos—or worse, sit in painful silence—you know it’s anything but simple. Here’s the secret nobody tells you: those messy moments aren’t proof you failed. They’re actually your biggest opportunities for healing. In this week’s podcast, you’ll discover: ✨ Why treating f...
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1 week ago
45 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
Why Parent Updates Alone Can’t Fix Stalled Play Therapy Progress
Send us a text 🚨 The Big Miss in Traditional Play Therapy (And Why It’s Holding Back Progress) We talk a lot about helping kids heal using play therapy… But here’s the truth no one wants to say out loud: Most traditional play therapy approaches treat the child like they exist in a vacuum. šŸ‘€ Reality check: What kid do you know is paying their own rent, making their own dinner, and handling life without family dynamics shaping them every single day? Exactly. None. Families are ...
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2 weeks ago
44 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
Play Therapy with Parents | 5 Essential Tips for Family Play Therapy Sessions
Send us a text 🚨 5 Signs You Might Be Accidentally Sabotaging Your Play Therapy Progress (and What to Do Instead) If you’re a play therapist who’s tired of getting those frantic mid-week parent calls, texts, or emails saying ā€œnothing is workingā€ā€”even though you see real progress in the playroom—this week’s free livestream is for you. Here’s the hard truth: sometimes our best play therapy efforts fall flat outside our offices. Parents get frustrated. Kids feel misunderstood....
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3 weeks ago
41 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
Is Individual Play Therapy Better Than Family Play Therapy?
Send us a text The norm in play therapy, and the mental health profession in general, is to meet with a child or teen every week for individual counseling sessions and meet with parents as an adjunct to treatment. This format has been around for decades and is the approach taught in most universities. I’ve always been a believer that this isn’t the best way to help children heal. Don’t get me wrong – individual play therapy counseling is beneficial and I use it with my clients. &...
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1 month ago
43 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
What to Do If Play Therapy Progress is Stalled
Send us a text If you’re a play therapist – either a newbie, got some experience under your belt, or full on seasoned play therapist – this is bound to happen more than once. To be honest I’ve had this happen so many times, I’ve lost count. You get frantic phone calls, emails, or texts between sessions telling you all the ā€œbadā€ things your client is doing at home or school. You can hear the concern in their parents’ voices and you feel the pressure in your chest to fix it fast. ...
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1 month ago
36 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
Should Parents Participate in Play Therapy Sessions?
Send us a text How many of you have had this happen with play therapy clients (raise your virtual hand in the Comments) – You greet your client in the waiting room and your client looks at you with an eager face and asks, ā€œCan my mom/dad come with us?ā€ šŸ™„ Or … When you meet with parents for the first time and they ask you why you only meet with their child. Why don’t they get to join the sessions? They want to know what you’re doing with their child. 😬 Or … You kn...
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1 month ago
40 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
How Do Play Therapists Decide When to Include Parents in Play Therapy Sessions?
Send us a text Have you ever had this happen with a play therapy client? You greet your young client in the lobby and your client asks – ā€œCan my mom/dad come with us today?ā€ Or maybe you’re talking with a parent who asks you what you do in their child’s play therapy sessions and why do you only work with their child? Why aren’t they (parents) allowed in the play therapy session? What do you say as you feel the lump in your throat growing and your voice stammers a little bit to fin...
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1 month ago
41 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
What Are the Top Mistakes Play Therapists Make Working with Parents?
Send us a text Raise your virtual hand and shout YES! if you never make mistakes and you are the perfect play therapist who does everything right all the time. Do you hear those crickets? šŸ¦—šŸ¦—šŸ¦— The sound of silent voices, well, except for the crickets. šŸ˜‚ That’s because no one is perfect. The good news is that we don’t need to be perfect. If you have been doubting yourself and thinking about all the ways you messed up and probably made things worse, Then you are not a...
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1 month ago
46 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
How to Conceptualize the Role of Parents in Play Therapy
Send us a text What’s one of the biggest struggles play therapists say causes them to feel anxious, incompetent, frustrated, and generally overwhelmed on a regular basis? If you guessed working with parents – winner, winner, chicken dinner! It’s one of the most common challenges I hear from play therapists. Do any of these sound familiar? ā€œI can’t get parents to schedule a parent only session with me.ā€ ā€œI’m getting lots of phone calls, texts, and emails from a parent telling me all ...
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2 months ago
45 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
How To Talk to Parents About Difficult Issues in Play Therapy
Send us a text When I talk with play therapists about reasons they avoid having difficult conversations with parents/caregivers, here's the most common worry they tell me šŸ‘‡ ā€œWhat if I say something and they pull their kid from play therapy?ā€ It can feel awful when parents terminate play therapy before real change can happen. We feel like giant failures and then start listing all the ways we failed the child (and ourselves). So, this fear is real. Sometimes parents do pull their...
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2 months ago
41 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
What is Best Practice in Play Therapy Clinical Decision-Making
Send us a text How does being trained to use a specific play therapy model influence clinical decision-making vs clinical decision-making of child/adolescent therapists using play in therapy? Hmmmmm. What the heck does that question even mean? Essentially clinical decision-making involves our expertise and training in a play therapy model and how play therapists engage in the decision-making process to get excellent treatment results for their clients. Is the clinic...
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2 months ago
36 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
How to Work with Resistance in Play Therapy: 4 Approaches for Reluctant Clients
Send us a text What do you do when you keep getting frantic phone calls from caregivers between play therapy sessions telling you all the things going wrong with their child? You feel the weight of these phone calls and the pressure to make everything better- quickly. You’ve tried many times to get these caregivers to schedule an appointment with you but there’s always a reason they can’t meet with you. So, you spend hours writing emails and responding to phone calls with little to no s...
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2 months ago
42 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
How to Avoid Burnout and Create Meaningful Change in Play Therapy
Send us a text Have you ever thought to yourself when it’s just you and you’ve had a hard day - ā€œI wish I had someone to help me process what just happened in that play therapy session.ā€ If you’re like most play therapists that I’ve met, you’re probably the only one in your agency or group that works with kids and uses play therapy (or is aspiring to learn play therapy). Being a play therapist can feel lonely and challenging because you don’t have others who ā€œget itā€ about the benefits of...
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3 months ago
46 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
Why Collecting More Play Therapy Activities Is Keeping You Stuck (And What Actually Creates Client Breakthroughs)"
Send us a text If you’re a play therapist - Do you find yourself doing any of these? šŸ‘‡ šŸ™„ Constantly searching for new activities online šŸ™„ Have folders full of saved play therapy interventions šŸ™„ Still feeling uncertain about client progress šŸ™„ Wondering why 'perfect' activities aren't creating lasting change If you're like most play therapists I know, you probably have folders of saved play therapy activities, Pinterest boards full of ideas, and a bookshelf o...
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3 months ago
41 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
How To Tell If Clients Are Just Playing in Play Therapy
Send us a text Is this just a flower… or a window into healing using play therapy? How do you know if your client is ā€˜just playing’ or doing deep therapeutic work in play therapy sessions? Ever stared at a child’s drawing of a flower and thought: ā€œIs this meaningful… or are we just passing time?ā€ You’re not alone. As play therapists, we’re trained to honor the child’s process—but let’s be real: There are times when it’s hard to tell the difference between meaningful play and…...
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3 months ago
47 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
What Are the Benefits of Play Therapy with Traumatized Kids?
Send us a text Have you ever thought to yourself - I have no idea how play therapy actually helps my traumatized client heal? Then I’ve got good news for you! ✨ This week’s livestream episode is focused on the hidden healing power of play therapy for traumatized children. What if a pile of toys, a safe room, and a listening heart could help rewire a child’s nervous system? In this week’s free livestream episode, I’m peeling back the curtain on something profound—how play becomes the l...
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3 months ago
46 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
Is There a Best Approach for Play Therapy with Traumatized Kids?
Send us a text There is no such thing as the best approach for play therapy with traumatized kids. What????!!!! 😱 Searching for the ONE approach that will heal ALL your traumatized clients and is BETTER THAN all the play therapy models existing today is an exercise in frustration, overwhelm, and exhaustion. I know what you’re thinking šŸ‘‡ If that’s the case, then how do you help your traumatized clients heal using play therapy? There are a few things to consider when usin...
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4 months ago
44 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
How to Use Play Therapy Interventions to Get Great Results in Play Therapy
Send us a text Ever felt like your playroom is bursting with supplies… You’ve got the latest toy, fidget, slime, sand tray miniature, art supplies … But you still leave sessions wondering what to do next? Or maybe you've bought that activity you saw on Instagram… only to realize it doesn't really fit how you work? (Been there … done that) You’re not alone. Today we’re breaking down the secret to building a play therapy toolbox that’s not just full—but fully aligned with your theoretical...
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4 months ago
42 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
How to Make Progress in Play Therapy When You’re Feeling Stuck
Send us a text Have you ever felt like your client doesn’t seem to be making progress and you’ve tried everything to get back on track? You looked through all your play therapy activity books and resources to find an activity that will work. You looked on Pinterest and scoured the internet for ideas. You tried implementing ideas from the recent training you attended with limited success. You tried talking to your supervisor and colleagues to get ideas but nothing seemed to work beca...
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4 months ago
39 minutes

Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
Send us a text šŸŒŖļø Family Play Therapy + Sand Tray = Chaos or Connection? Ever had a family play therapy session turn into a sand-flinging circus? šŸ™ƒ One minute it feels like magic, the next like total mayhem. The truth is—the sand tray can be one of the most powerful tools for family healing… but only if you know how to guide the process with purpose. šŸ‘‰ In this week’s episode, I’ll show you how to move from chaos to clarity with 3 practical tips for using sand tray in family play therapy...