by Keller, Ph.D., LCMHCS, RPT-S | Apr 6, 2020 | Wonder
I have been following this pandemic since January. I’ve called every turn that affects us as a family, preparing along the way. “The kids have two more weeks at school max.” “We are not going skiing for spring break. The slopes will be closed well before April.”...
by Keller, Ph.D., LCMHCS, RPT-S | Mar 27, 2020 | Play Therapy, Wonder
Dear Helpers, I see you. As a psychotherapist who has experience working in trauma and grief, I have a sense of the space you are holding. I know well the raw emotions that are emerging. I know that holding this space requires all of you: the presence of body, mind,...
by Keller, Ph.D., LCMHCS, RPT-S | Mar 27, 2020 | Community Building, Emotional Regulation & Wellness, Parenting, Play Therapy, Wonder
I am not homeschooling my children. I am schooling them from home. Not only that, but I am also getting my children through the first crisis in their lives, a global crisis. I am a mother first. My children are human beings first. I am balancing getting them through...
by Keller, Ph.D., LCMHCS, RPT-S | Mar 21, 2020 | Emotional Regulation & Wellness, Parenting
Follow a mother and her 6-year-old son as they explore their emotions amid the coronavirus outbreak. This is a fictional story based on my experiences with my son. He usually explores his feelings at night after I read to him. Lately, he has been exploring feelings of...
by Keller, Ph.D., LCMHCS, RPT-S | Feb 18, 2020 | Play Therapy, Wonder
Every year, the Association for Play Therapy promotes “National Play Therapy Week” in February. This year, I had the pleasure of giving play therapy workshops in Port Antonio, Jamaica, during National Play Therapy Week, which was celebrated Feb. 2-8. The...
by Keller, Ph.D., LCMHCS, RPT-S | Sep 14, 2019 | Community Building
Some people fill their social media feeds with pictures of self-care activities. They proudly preach the necessities of self-care. (“Some people” includes me.) Yet, self-care is more than an act to be observed, it is an internal art to witness. Without...
