play therapist
Games-based healing professional
A play therapist is a mental health professional who uses play to help children express emotions, process trauma, and develop coping skills.
Because young children often lack the verbal ability to articulate their feelings, play provides a natural medium for communication and healing: The play therapist observed how the child arranged the dolls.
Play therapists work in schools, hospitals, and private practice.
- childPerson before puberty
- inner childYouthful aspect of psyche
- sandboxEnclosed play area
- sand trayContainer holding loose grains
- toysObjects for amusement
stuffed animals · dolls · puppets · playroom · healing · counselor · emotions · trauma · art · games · imagination · nurturing · safe · expression · feelings · dollhouse · crayons · blocks
play therapistpsychoanalyst
Unconscious mind specialist
clinical psychologist · psychiatrist · forensic psychologist
play therapistabuser
One who mistreats others
tormentor · child abuser · bully · manipulator · gaslighter
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