Brooklyn Play Therapy
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Issues that may benefit from play therapy:
  • problems related to life stressors (such as divorce, death, relocation, hospitalization, chronic illness, change in schools, birth of a sibling)
  • social, emotional, behavioral, and learning problems
  • separation anxiety
  • grief and loss
  • oppositional and defiant behavior
  • anxiety
  • poor social skills
  • depression
  • attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD)
  • autism spectrum disorders
  • conduct disorders
  • anger management
  • bullying
  • crisis and trauma (such as abuse, domestic violence, natural disasters)
  • regressive behaviors (such as bed wetting long after toilet training has been completed)
Play therapy helps children:
  • build confidence and self-esteem
  • develop successful problem solving-skills
  • gain mastery over difficult situations and experiences
  • cultivate empathy for thoughts and feelings of others
  • learn to experience and express emotion
  • develop acceptance and respect for self and others
  • learn new social skills and relational skills with family
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