What is Play Therapy and Family Therapy?

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Play Therapy Works

"In Play Therapy, Children learn,

• To respect themselves
• that their feelings are acceptable
• to express their feelings responsibly
• to assume responsibility for themselves
• to be creative and resourceful in confronting problems
• self control and self direction
• to accept themselves
• to make choices and to be responsible for their own choices"

Landreth, G. (2012). Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship

"You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation" - Plato

Play is a natural process that: 

• Builds trust and mastery
• Fosters learning and acceptable behaviors
• Regulates emotions
• Reduces anxieties
• Promotes creative thinking and problem solving
• Encourages open communication
• Elevates spirit and self-esteem

www.a4pt.org Educational Brochure

Family Therapy helps to address the systemic issues that are causing individual symptoms in family members. We work to evoke first order change in order to address issues such as childhood/adolescent behaviors or to work on issues from the family of origin in couples who are looking to create or maintain their current family. 

Family Therapy is intended to be;

• brief
• solution-focused
• specific, with attainable therapeutic goals
• designed with the "end in mind."

Family Therapy can help with the following;

• improving communication skills
• providing skills for coping with challenging situations
• offering new insight and understanding
• identifying problem areas within the family
• providing strategies for handling conflict
• improving and strengthening relationships

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