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Overview of Play Therapy

August 26, 2022

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By Nazia Islam, LPC-S, RPTI love working with children, observing their creativity, the way they see the world, and resiliency. Prior to becoming a Registered Play Therapist I would use talk therapy and my rapport with children to see improvements. However, there were times I would hit a wall. The wall I was hitting was that children do not have the same communication style as adults. Children use play

Counseling For Children

April 08, 2022

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By Nazia Islam, LPC-S, RPTJust like adults children can experience stress. Stressors for children can include the death of a pet, the birth of a sibling, divorce, neglect, abandonment, moving, domestic violence, bullying at school, natural disasters, war, violence, and political climate. Your child will not come to you stating “Mother, I feel quite saddened by the recent events of the world, and it is affecting my mental health.