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Trauma-Informed Play Therapy: Attunement is Key

Pastel drawing of a house trees, and nature by Iveta Vaicule

Play therapy is a powerful approach to working with children, including those who have experienced trauma. As a school-based registered play therapist, I’ve used play therapy in my work with both children and adolescents. What is play therapy, and how does it benefit youth? Also, what is trauma-informed play therapy? And, how might licensed professionals […]

Using Brain Books to Help Students Learn Regulation Skills

Cover of child's pink brain book that says brain book

Using brain books, I start teaching about the nervous system in second grade for all students, but other educators start even younger. In their unit with me, students master understanding of how the downstairs brain and upstairs brain help us. They also learn to explain the jobs of the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex while […]

Student Behavior: If Not a Sticker Chart, Then What?

Student Behavior: If Not a Sticker Chart, Then What?

I wrote an earlier version of this article about improving student behavior that was published in the Attachment & Trauma Network’s December (2015) Therapeutic Parenting Journal. That issue focused on creating trauma-sensitive schools. In 2020, I updated that article for this post. Understanding how childhood trauma impacts student behavior and learning in schools is critical. […]