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Podcast: Play Therapy Podcast: A Master-Class in Child-Centered Play Therapy
Episode: 242 | Children Deserve Therapy: The Case for Child-Centered Play Therapy
Description: In this episode of the Play Therapy Podcast, I address a question from Yehudis in New York about the growing belief that child therapy should be a "last resort" and that the focus should be on working with parents instead. I discuss why this perspective is misleading and share several compelling reasons why child-centered play therapy (CCPT) is essential for children, even when their external circumstances remain unchanged. I explain how CCPT gives children power and control, making them the agents of change within their families, and how they benefit from the four universal outcomes of CCPT: self-regulation, emotional...