by Keller, Ph.D., LCMHCS, RPT-S | Feb 9, 2022 | Play Therapy
Becoming a Registered Play Therapist through the Association for Play Therapy requires a financial investment in education as well as supervision through three phases of development (outlined here on page four). A play therapy training budget needs to consider...
by Keller, Ph.D., LCMHCS, RPT-S | Feb 9, 2022 | Play Therapy
Every once in a while my husband returns from a trip or online seminar with new books in our audiobook file. They generally have to do with management and leadership, which is a refreshing change from all of the science fiction he downloads. Over the weekend, I...
by Keller, Ph.D., LCMHCS, RPT-S | Jun 12, 2021 | Play Therapy
I’ve been writing and processing about life, meaning, and moving forward at https://storygarden.substack.com. It’s my attempt to inspire authentic living. I hope you will check it out. That writing collided with me personally and professionally in a...
by Keller, Ph.D., LCMHCS, RPT-S | Jan 24, 2021 | Grief, Play Therapy
Here’s a short video introduction to the February 12 workshop: Using Sand Tray to Process Grief in Play Therapy To read some of my recent writings about grief and the importance of “holding” … visit: With Holding, the Hollow Becomes Hallowed. I...
by Keller, Ph.D., LCMHCS, RPT-S | Apr 7, 2020 | Emotional Regulation & Wellness, Play Therapy
When my husband deployed to Afghanistan a couple of years ago, we had a rough idea of how long he would be gone. I made a chain of 220 paper rings. At the end of each day, my four boys and I broke one of the paper rings off. This helped my younger children visualize...
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,...
