Helping Kids Cope Through Expressive Therapy
Expressive therapy helps kids cope with big emotions through art, play, and movement. Learn how this creative approach supports children's mental health.
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The Power of Play: Understanding the Benefits of Play Therapy in Counseling in Buford, GA
Children feel emotions deeply but often lack the words to verbally share their thoughts and feelings. Using play—the natural language of children—play therapy offers a safe, structured environment where kids can express themselves, process experiences, and develop essential coping skills. Creative Family Counseling and Coaching...
How to Help Kids Navigate Holiday Events
The holiday season can be magical but also overwhelming for kids. With new environments, large gatherings, and changes to their usual routines, it’s important to help children feel comfortable and secure during festive events. Here are some tips to make holiday events enjoyable for your...
Supporting Your Child Through Back-to-School Anxiety
Summer Break is Almost Over! ☀️ As the new school year approaches, many children experience anxiety about returning to the classroom. As a parent, you can help ease this transition with these simple yet effective strategies: ✅ Listen & Validate Encourage open conversations about their...
Exploring Parenting Challenges by Age: Preschool- & School-Aged Children
Do you have a preschool- or school-aged child (3 to 9 years of age)? If so, you’re probably beginning to encounter challenges that you didn’t experience during their infant and toddler years. Below are some of the obstacles that parents commonly face with children this...
Exploring Parenting Challenges by Age: Infants
Parents face challenges at every stage of their child’s development, and infancy (birth to 1 year of age) is no exception. Here are some of the obstacles commonly faced when children are at this age, as well as some helpful parenting tips: Exhaustion – Regularly...
Isn’t My Child Too Young for Therapy? (Myth vs. Reality)
As a parent, you want to do everything you can to protect your child from harm and make sure they grow up healthy and happy. You make sure they wear a bike helmet and knee pads, but if they do take a tumble and break...
4 Ways Play Therapy Can Improve Your Child's Life
Children have great imaginations, and they use it in every aspect of their lives. Play is a huge part of children’s lives and they create imaginary scenarios with their toys all the time. If something is going on in a child’s life, one of the...
Ready, Set, Play Therapy!
Childhood can be a time of great wonder and joy. But for some, childhood is fraught with ugly family or school situations that overwhelm and depress developing psyches. Adults who are having trouble in their lives can often get help by speaking with a trained...
How to Help Your Young Child Get Ready for the School Year After Summer Break
It’s that time of year again—big yellow buses roll through the neighborhood, backpacks are packed, and school bells ring. The back-to-school season brings a mix of excitement and nerves for both parents and children. For some kids, especially younger ones, returning to school after a...
5 Reasons Your Child Should Be in Sports
If your son or daughter spends too much time at home with a glazed look in their eye and the glow of a smartphone in their face, you might want to consider signing them up for school sports. Getting your child off the couch and...
Hot Cocoa Breathing Sensory Art Activity
We love this intervention from Kristina Marcelli Sargent’s post – Hot cocoa breathing sensory art activity. She has a breadth of creative therapy interventions!! We already love this one – We are definitely going to be doing a lot of “hot cocoa” breathing with our...