Mental Health
History of Play Therapy Types | Carrollton, TX
Play Therapy has an extensive history, dating back to the early 1900s, with counseling and psychology pioneer, Sigmund Freud. Freud worked with a little boy named “Hans” vicariously and indirectly, based upon his father’s observations. Invention of Play Materials for Free Association and Expression Twenty years later, Hermine Hug-Hellmuth added the play therapy dimension and…
Read MorePlay Therapy: Early Methods of Play Therapy | Dallas, TX
Play Therapy has an extensive history, dating back to the early 1900s, with counseling and psychology pioneer, Sigmund Freud. Freud worked with a little boy named “Hans” vicariously and indirectly, based upon his father’s observations. Invention of Play Materials for Free Association and Expression Twenty years later, Hermine Hug-Hellmuth added the play therapy dimension and…
Read MorePlay Therapy: A History of Play Therapy Approaches | Plano, TX
Play Therapy has an extensive history, dating back to the early 1900s, with counseling and psychology pioneer, Sigmund Freud. Freud worked with a little boy named “Hans” vicariously and indirectly, based upon his father’s observations. Invention of Play Materials for Free Association and Expression Twenty years later, Hermine Hug-Hellmuth added the play therapy dimension and…
Read MorePlay Therapy For Children
Benefits of Play Therapy Play Therapy is beneficial for children ages 3-9 because children’s cognitive abilities have not fully developed and children are not able to verbally express themselves as effectively as adults. Play is the natural language of children, so play therapy brings the healing process to the child’s level. Additional benefits of this…
Read MoreChild Play Therapy | Industry Acceptance of Child Play Therapy
What is Child Play Therapy? Child Play Therapy is an orientation of therapy specifically designed for children ages 3-9. Play therapy is essential for children this age, because children have not fully developed cognitively or can effectively communicate their feelings, thoughts, and/or experiences. How Child Play Therapy Began Play Therapy’s roots began in the early 1900s with…
Read MoreThe Twelve Steps Of Alcoholics Anonymous – Part 1
This series of articles is a PERSONAL perspective/interpretation of The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. The 12 Step program of Alcoholics Anonymous began on June 10, 1935 and has helped scores of people around the world obtain and maintain sobriety from drugs and alcohol. STEP ONE—We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had…
Read MoreDivorce: Collaborative Divorce vs Court Venue
There are two commonly used forums for divorce: collaborative law, and civil law. Collaborative law allows each party to hire a lawyer and meet peacefully with the other party to make decisions about joint assets, while the other turns all decision making over to the court. A simple comparison of the two models should make…
Read MoreDivorce: The Affect on a Child
Children can be seriously affected by divorce. It is up to parents to protect their children from the effects of their separation, as much as they possibly can. Understanding how divorce affects children, and what can be done to protect them, should be at the center of every divorce proceeding where children are involved. Effects…
Read MoreFaith Based Counseling
Faith based counseling is implemented when individuals feel the need to incorporate their faith into their recovery through psychotherapy. Statistic data obtained through a survey conducted by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC) reveals that 83 percent of Americans believe in a strong connection between their religious views or spiritual beliefs and their mental…
Read MoreDysfunctional Defined
Dysfunctional is usually defined as “Impaired or abnormal functioning,” and can apply to anything that simply does not work. However, it is usually applied to relationships within a system and not to purely mechanical processes. This is because particular structure defined as dysfunctional is not inoperative, but is simply badly adjusted to perform its function.…
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