Maybe you have tried advice from friends and family, searched online for every strategy, and still feel confused, overwhelmed, or stuck. Online parenting resources can be helpful, but they often miss one important truth: every child and family is unique.
Maybe you are walking on eggshells at home, hoping today will be a good day.
That is where therapy with me comes in.
I offer playful, relationship-centered support for children and families, including individual play therapy, family play therapy, social skills groups, and nervous system support through the Safe and Sound Protocol.
Books, articles, and online advice can give you ideas, but they cannot fully understand your child’s nervous system, your family dynamics, your history, or what daily life actually looks like in your home.
In our work together, we will look at the bigger picture. I will help you better understand what your child may be communicating through their behavior, what supports may be missing, and what tools can actually work for your family in real life.
What Online Parenting Resources Miss
Together, we will decide whether it makes the most sense to begin with individual play therapy, a whole-family approach, parent support, or another service. You are an important part of your child’s therapy, and I will include you in the process every step of the way.
Treatment Plan
If we decide to move forward, we will begin with a parent intake session. During this session, I will gather a detailed history of your child and family, including current challenges, what is already working well, and where you would like to see change.
Parent Intake
We will start with a free consult so I can learn a little more about your child, your family, and what has been feeling difficult lately. This is also a chance for you to ask questions and see if working together feels like the right fit.
Free Consult
My Process
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From there, we will continue with sessions designed to support your child and family. Depending on your needs, this may include play therapy, family play interventions, parent coaching, social skills support, or nervous system regulation work.
Ongoing Support
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Because children’s brains are still developing, they may not always be able to explain what they feel, think, or need through words alone. Play gives children another way to communicate.
Through play therapy, children can express themselves, process difficult experiences, build confidence, practice emotional regulation, and develop new ways of relating to themselves and others. I use play as a natural, developmentally appropriate way to support children who are experiencing big emotions, behavior challenges, anxiety, stress, neurodivergence, sensitivity, or difficulty coping.
Play therapy is a form of counseling designed specifically for children, especially children under 12.
Individual Play Therapy
These approaches use playful, structured activities to strengthen connection, support emotional regulation, and help parents feel more confident in how they respond to their child.
I am trained in three play-family therapy models: FirstPlay, Filial Therapy, and Theraplay. These are designed as short-term, practical approaches that can help families with behavior struggles, separation anxiety, emotional regulation challenges, neurodivergence, early life trauma, and difficult caregiver-child dynamics.
The goal is not just to support your child in the therapy room. The goal is to help you bring connection, regulation, and playful healing into your home.
Family play therapy supports the relationship between children and their caregivers.
Family Play Therapy
My groups are intentionally small, with no more than four children total, so each child has space to participate, be supported, and build confidence. Sessions include playful activities and real-life practice opportunities to help children build skills that can carry beyond the therapy room.
Social skills groups give children the chance to practice connection, communication, flexibility, emotional regulation, and peer interactions in real time.
Social Skills Groups
Group Highlights
Small group setting to encourage connection and participationPractice with peers in a safe, supportive environmentSupport with conversation skills, emotional regulation, perspective-taking, and flexibility. Focus on confidence-building and positive self-esteem.
FirstPlay
Filial Therapy
Theraplay
SSP may be helpful for children and adults who struggle with sensory processing, trauma responses, anxiety, emotional regulation, or feeling stuck in a state of stress. It is designed to help the nervous system feel safer and more regulated, which can support connection, communication, and emotional resilience.
