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Play Therapy

Therapists In Denver And Nearby Specializing In Play Therapy

Play therapy is a technique used in therapy for children. In play therapy, a therapist interacts with the child by interpreting play behavior and communication. Play therapy also uses a child’s play to help him or her manage the emotional and behavioral difficulties that interfere with normal and proper functioning.

 

Another goal of play therapy is to improve communication and help establish better rapport between children and their parents. Play therapy may also be used to help children control their impulses, increase their self-esteem and self-confidence, reduce their anxiety, and help them adapt better to the people around them.

 

Play therapy tries to increase a child’s ability to relate to others and understand them better, thus helping the child to establish trust. The play therapist tries to understand the emotional issues that may be troubling a child, during each stage of his or her early development, as enacted through play interactions with various toys and other objects.

 

Through play, the therapist tries to teach children to better cope with anxiety and fear. Play therapy also may be used to treat attention deficit disorder or ADD, aggressive behavior, depression, oppositional behavior, and various other issues that may be stunting the emotional development of a child.

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Ann Norris , LCSW / MSW

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In my Boulder therapy practice, I am dedicated to providing a supportive, safe environment for clients to work on their own areas of...

Gender: Woman

Pronouns: She/Her

  • Online Therapy Session, No Physical Location, CO

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Shana Dobson , CAS / LPC / MA

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I’m so proud of you for taking this step in your journey to seeking mental peace. I am an inclusive person with many identities...

Gender: Woman

Ethnicity: Black or African American

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  • Online Therapy Session , No Physical Location, CO

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Natalie Dodd , LCSW / MSW

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My name is Natalie Dodd, and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 10 years of experience in the field. Throughout my career...

Gender: Woman

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  • 8400 E Crescent Pkwy #628, Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Marie Spence
Marie Spence , LCSW

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Our lives can be complicated, messy, and create burdens which sometimes feel like too much to bear. But life can also be beautiful, profound,...

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  • 5460 Ward Road, Suite 305, Arvada , CO 80002

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Maggie McEachern , LCSW

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Maggie McEachern is an attachment-focused, expressive therapist who works with all ages  (three years old and up). Her work is grounded...

Gender: Woman

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  • 5606 Olde Wadsworth Blvd suite 203, Arvada, CO 8002

Katie Kelley
Katie Kelley , LPC

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Available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Counseling from Regis University. I provide psychotherapy...

Gender: Woman

Pronouns: She/Her

  • 950 Wadsworth Blvd. Suite 305, Lakewood, CO 80214

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Anastasia Canfield , LPC / RPT

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I work from a client-centered, humanistic approach with a deep belief it is my responsibility to hear or otherwise witness the story...

Gender: Woman

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  • Online Therapy Session , No Physical Location, CO

  • 12341 E Cornell Ave, Aurora, CO 80014

Kristin Foslid
Kristin Foslid , LPC

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I am a Licensed Professional Counselor, and EMDR trained therapist. I obtained my Master’s degree in 2014. I have been in the field...

Gender: Woman

Pronouns: She/Her

  • 1660 S. Albion Street, Suite 600, Denver, CO 80222

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Jaime Grainger , LMFT

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While this is about you and your therapeutic journey, I firmly believe that the most important part of therapy is the relationship between...

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  • Online Therapy Session, No Physical Location, CO

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Brooke Green , LPC

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Only available during business hours.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and therapist focused on online therapy services in Colorado. My specialties include individuals...

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  • Online Therapy Session, No Physical Location , CO

Marjorie Laird , CAS / LMFT / LPC

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Seeing children over 8 years old.

I have been in private practice seeing children, teens, adults, couples, and families for over twenty years.  I am a Licensed Professional...

Gender: Woman

Pronouns: She/Her

  • 950 Wadsworth Blvd #202, Lakewood , CO 80214

Kim Kelly
Kim Kelly , LCSW

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You might be here if you’re feeling disconnected from the truest parts of yourself-stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, and burnt out by...

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  • 5460 Ward Rd. Ste 310, Arvada, CO 80002