Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
Join me on Next Level Play Therapy, a podcast for child and adolescent therapists seeking to elevate your play therapy services. Hosted by Cathi Spooner, LCSW, RPT-S, at Renewing Hearts Play Therapy Training.
Each episode delves into the nuances of play therapy, exploring innovative techniques, evidence-based practices, and practical strategies for providing exceptional therapeutic experiences. These engaging discussions cover a wide range of topics, including building rapport with children, how to make sure you get great outcomes for clients, therapeutic toys and tools and strategies to use in sessions, addressing trauma and attachment issues, engaging parents, promoting emotional regulation, and nurturing resilience for children and their families.
Whether you're an experienced therapist looking to refine your skills or a novice clinician venturing into the world of play therapy, the Next Level Play Therapy podcast equips you with the knowledge and insights to enhance your play therapy practice. With interviews featuring experts in play therapy, exploration of best practices, discussion of game-changing principles and strategies, this podcast equips you with the tools to unlock the amazing power of play therapy to transform the lives of children, adolescents, and families.
Tune in to Next Level Play Therapy and take a journey towards becoming an exceptional play therapist as we navigate the next level strategies that lead to profound healing and growth for children and their families.
Next Level Play Therapy: A Podcast for Play Therapy Excellence
Latest Episodes
The Missing Piece: How to Include Parents in Play Therapy for Children with Trauma
Using play therapy with traumatized children and teens is complex, and many play therapists find themselves asking: "Where do the parents fit in?"“What do I do if my client is in foster care? How do I inclu...
Play Therapy Case Conceptualization: Trauma, Attachment & Behavior
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—you’re not supposed to stay stuck there.In this podc...
Polyvagal Theory Is Being Challenged… What Play Therapists Need to Know
Is Polyvagal Theory still valid? And what does the latest scientific debate mean for your play therapy practice?Polyvagal Theory (PVT), developed by Stephen Porges, has become one of the most widely used frameworks in trauma-informed the...
Sand Tray Therapy: Should You Interpret a Child’s Play? (3 Things to Consider)
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 therapy: 👉 Do you share your interpretation of ...
Virtual Play Therapy Explained: Tools, Tips & Platforms for Play Therapists
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.They weren’t designed to engage children using play therapeutically.
