Child and Family Therapy Services in Durango, CO
Child therapy is perfectly suited to emphasizing positive development while addressing negative issues and symptoms. Your therapy sessions in Durango can focus on working toward an optimistic future, positive coping methods, and boosting the self-esteem, self-confidence, and other positive states and traits in children.
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Play TherapyPlay therapy builds on the natural way that children learn about themselves and their relationships in the world around them.
Children communicate through play and the toys are their words. Play provides a safe psychological distance from their problems and allows expression of thoughts and feelings appropriate to their development.. Play therapy differs from regular play in that Therapist Tanya Campbell helps children to address and resolve their own problems. Through play therapy in Durango, CO, children learn to communicate with others, express feelings, modify behavior, develop problem-solving skills, and learn a variety of ways of relating to others. |
Sand TraySandtray therapy is a nonverbal, therapeutic intervention that makes use of a sandbox, toy figures, and sometimes water.
This creates scenes of miniature worlds that reflect a person's inner thoughts, struggles, and concerns. Sandtray is an appropriate modality for children to express what is troubling them. By just touching the sand, raking or pouring the sand through a funnel, a person's nervous system is quieted and the body relaxes, allowing their emotions to come to the surface. |
Theraplay Theraplay is a child and family therapy that aims to build and enhance attachments - that is, the relationship between the participants. It also helps with self-esteem, trust in others, and joyful engagement. Theraplay is based on the natural patterns of playful, healthy interaction between parent and
child. It is a personal, physical, and fun therapy. Theraplay interactions focus on four essential qualities found in parent-child relationships: Structure, Engagement, Nurture, and Challenge. Theraplay sessions create an active, emotional connection between the child and parent/caregiver, resulting in a changed view of the self as worthy and lovable. It evolves relationships into something positive and rewarding. Theraplay also helps immensely with self-regulation through the structured activities. Parents learn how to set boundaries with their children in a healthy, constructive manner. |