The Seed Field

Is Talk Therapy Always Right For Kids? Play Therapy Offers Another Way

Episode Summary

Children often lack the language and self-awareness to name their feelings and discuss them in classic talk therapy. Can play therapy offer a different way? This week’s guest, Cary Hamilton, believes that play offers a unique way to access deep feelings, to talk through emotions and conflicts, and to build resourcefulness and self-control. In this conversation with the founder and director of Antioch University’s Certificate in Play Therapy we talk about the theory behind play therapy, real-life examples of how it works, and the neuroscience that makes it so effective.

Episode Notes

Visit Antioch’s website to learn more about the Certificate in Play Therapy that Cary founded and directs.

This episode was recorded April 22, 2024 via Riverside.fm and released May 14, 2024. 

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The Seed Field Podcast is produced by Antioch University

Host: Jasper Nighthawk

Editor: Johanna Case

Web Content Coordination: Jen Mont

Work-Study Interns: Georgia Bermingham, Stefanie Paredes, Grace Kurfman, and Lauren Arienzale

Additional Production Help: Karen Hamilton, Adrienne Applegate, Jamila Gaskins, Amelia Bryan, and Melinda Garland

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