play therapy

noun

: psychotherapy in which a child is encouraged to reveal feelings and conflicts in play rather than by verbalization

Examples of play therapy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The second floor of the building will provide a trauma counseling center for mothers and children that will include a visitation camp — a first-of-its-kind program to provide counseling and play therapy before or after children go to stay with another parent. —

Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2020 There are many more, including art therapy, attachment-based, play therapy, hypnotherapy, dance/movement therapy and family/marital therapy. —

Annie Vainshtein, SFChronicle.com, 21 Sep. 2020 Share Our Selves: Individual, family and group therapy, as well as play therapy for kids. —

Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2022 For younger children, counselors may incorporate play therapy, a popular method among child psychologists that helps kids feel comfortable talking about their feelings. —

Seamus McAvoy, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2022 Older children ages 3-to-5 are ideal candidates for play therapy, according to Whitson. —

Chelsey Cox, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2022 Like conventional play therapy, which uses toys to help patients express thoughts and feelings, online gaming offers another way to communicate. —

Gina Rich, Wired, 30 Nov. 2021 The new clinic will have a playroom for play therapy, confidential waiting rooms, and rooms of different sizes for counseling. —

Sriya Reddy, Dallas News, 25 June 2021 There will be children’s play therapy and counseling rooms. —

Cheryl Hall, Dallas News, 4 Dec. 2020 See More

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