Play Therapy Podcast

330 | From Over-Attachment to Avoidance: Making Sense of Child Responses in CCPT

329 | Art of the Session: Empowerment Through Choice Giving

328 | When They Want It Left Just the Way It Was - Permanence Response in CCPT

327 | Art of the Session: Reflecting Feelings with Effectiveness and Precision in CCPT

326 | Setting Up for Success: HTP Assessments and the Glue Dilemma in CCPT

325 | Art of the Session: Why Reflecting Content Keeps You Engaged Without Taking Over

324 | Art of the Session: Tracking Behavior—The Skill You Can Always Use In Any Given Moment

323 | What to Do When Time Is Up But the Child Isn’t Regulated Yet

322 | Art of the Session: The CCPT Therapist’s Shortlist—11 Responses That Work In Any Given Moment In A Session

321 | Managing Repetitive, Attention-Seeking Behaviors in the Playroom: Staying Neutral in CCPT

320 | Art of the Session: The Exact Words You Say When Entering the Playroom

319 | Art of the Session: Empowerment on the Way to the Playroom

318 | Mastering CPRT Announcement + Q&A: CCPT Termination Criteria (How to Know When a Child Is Truly Ready)

317 | CCPT with Tweens: Navigating the Shift from Play to Conversation

316 | When Parents Join the Session: Why It Compromises the CCPT Model

315 | Theoretical Integrity in Play Therapy: Why One Model Matters (The Case Against Integrative Play Therapy)

314 | Art of the Session: What Happens in the Lobby Matters Too

313 | Art of the Session: Setting Up the CCPT Playroom With Purpose and Integrity

312 | CCPT Mindset: The Final Mindset Shift…From Doing CCPT to Being CCPT

311 | Two Questions, One Answer: Trust the Process in Child-Centered Play Therapy

310 | CCPT With Toddlers and Preschoolers: What Changes and What Doesn’t

309 | CCPT Mindset: When Progress Anxiety Undermines the Model

308 | Toileting Battles and the Need for Power: CCPT Parent Coaching

307 | When Parents Call It a Bribe: Defending Choice Giving in CCPT

306 | CCPT Mindset: The Myth of the Therapeutic Agenda

305 | Shared Walls and Noisy Lobbies: Preserving the CCPT Playroom Environment

304 | Facilitating CPRT With Challenging Parent Dynamics

303 | CCPT Mindset (New Series): Examining the Language That Pulls Us from the Model

302 | Bringing CCPT Into Schools: Group Sessions, Teacher Buy-In, and Special Education Support

301 | CCPT Skills for Quiet Sessions: Narrative Summary & Commentary Explained

300th Episode Livestream: Three Years, One Mission—Preserve and Advance the Classical CCPT Model

299 | You’re Not Behind—You’re Becoming: The CCPT Growth Journey Via the Summit Framework

They Promised No Court—Then Sent a Subpoena: What Now? - Court and Legal Policy in CCPT

CCPT Purism: The Child Knows the Way—A Call to Re-Center

Responding to Suicidal Statements in CCPT Sessions

Confidentiality, Character Toys, and Religious Topics in CCPT

CCPT Purism: Practicing CCPT in a Directive World

CCPT Purism: Why Non-Directivity Works

When It Feels Like “Nothing” Is Happening in Session—How to Add Variety Without Losing the Model

When Kids Assign You Roles: Staying Adherent to the CCPT Model During Role-Play Scenarios

CCPT Purism: Small Drifts and Deviations That Undermine the Model

CCPT Purism: The Paradox of Non-Directive but Highly Structured

Making Sense of "Baby Talk" in a CCPT Playroom: What It Means and How to Respond

“You Be the Baby!” — What to Do When Kids Assign You Roles — Staying Child-Centered During Dramatic Play

CCPT Purism: How Garry Landreth Established and Preserved the Integrity of the Child-Centered Play Therapy Model

Q&A Lightning Round #8: Four Questions From Three Listeners Answered

CCPT Purism: How The Guerneys and Filial Therapy Extended the CCPT Model

Supporting Parents Through Divorce: A Conversation with Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

CCPT Purism: From Rogers to Axline and the Eight Principles That Shaped the Child-Centered Play Therapy Model

Playroom Representation: Sensitivity Without Over-Complication