Play Therapy in Benson, AZ
We use a multi-modal approach to providing mental health counseling and psychotherapy uniquely to fit your needs. Models may include a person-centered approach, faith-based counseling, existentialism, Trauma Focused CBT, Gestalt’s empty chair technique, motivational interviewing and psychoeducation. We provide counseling services for children using various parallel play therapy techniques. We address the specific needs of adolescents through the use of mindfulness games.
We use a multi-modal approach to providing mental health counseling and psychotherapy uniquely to fit your needs. Models may include a person-centered approach, faith-based counseling, existentialism, Trauma Focused CBT, Gestalt’s empty chair technique, motivational interviewing and psychoeducation. We provide counseling services for children using various parallel play therapy techniques. We address the specific needs of adolescents through the use of mindfulness games.
Jody is a master's level licensed professional counselor (LPC) specializing in trauma, social justice counseling, addiction, EMDR, and CBT. She enjoys integrating therapeutic modalities to meet specific client needs with a holistic and compassionate approach to healing. Her experience working as a psychometrist and therapist focused on neuropsychological development contributes to the psychoeducation and learning that she uses to educate her clients.
Jody is a master's level licensed professional counselor (LPC) specializing in trauma, social justice counseling, addiction, EMDR, and CBT. She enjoys integrating therapeutic modalities to meet specific client needs with a holistic and compassionate approach to healing. Her experience working as a psychometrist and therapist focused on neuropsychological development contributes to the psychoeducation and learning that she uses to educate her clients.
Dwayne Kruse -Attainable Family Solutions Llc
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Benson, AZ 85602
Intern needed! - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy and Master Certified Life Coaching available for Individual, Couple, Child, and Family Counseling. I offer real solutions for Communication, Anger, Depression, ADHD, Anxiety, PTSD. When we stress our reactivity leads to regressive and unhealthy coping behaviors. The mental health field often uses diagnoses to label behavior. You are not your diagnosis. We provide counseling around attachment, communication and various coping skills. Our therapeutic process includes removing or reducing stress and establishing a healthy, constructive coping strategies that feel better.
Intern needed! - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy and Master Certified Life Coaching available for Individual, Couple, Child, and Family Counseling. I offer real solutions for Communication, Anger, Depression, ADHD, Anxiety, PTSD. When we stress our reactivity leads to regressive and unhealthy coping behaviors. The mental health field often uses diagnoses to label behavior. You are not your diagnosis. We provide counseling around attachment, communication and various coping skills. Our therapeutic process includes removing or reducing stress and establishing a healthy, constructive coping strategies that feel better.
Priscilla Whitlock-Coates
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, ITMH-E
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Benson, AZ 85602
Not accepting new clients
As a Licensed Professional Mental Health Therapist, Board Certified Supervisor, Trauma Specialist, Parent Child Psychotherapist, Owner of Bring About Changes LLC, and Parent myself, I am passionate about walking with Adults, Families and Children to reach their greatest healing potential by merging the science of therapy and the quality of relationships. This blending of relationship-based approaches and the science of Therapeutic Modalities has been a powerful combination to assist my clients of all ages. The combination helps in developing the insight, self-empowerment, and skills necessary to overcome the next challenges in life
As a Licensed Professional Mental Health Therapist, Board Certified Supervisor, Trauma Specialist, Parent Child Psychotherapist, Owner of Bring About Changes LLC, and Parent myself, I am passionate about walking with Adults, Families and Children to reach their greatest healing potential by merging the science of therapy and the quality of relationships. This blending of relationship-based approaches and the science of Therapeutic Modalities has been a powerful combination to assist my clients of all ages. The combination helps in developing the insight, self-empowerment, and skills necessary to overcome the next challenges in life
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I most often utilize Play Therapy and CBT.
Resilience is adversity reframed. This statement encompasses the perspective that everyone experiences difficult times or situations, but through the storm, we can feel peace and work towards growth. Therefore, it is important that we can lean on our support systems to heal and grow from those experiences. I would be honored to be part of you or your child's journey through the storm. My hope is to help clients feel safe and accepted so they can cope with difficulties they may be struggling with.
I most often utilize Play Therapy and CBT.
Resilience is adversity reframed. This statement encompasses the perspective that everyone experiences difficult times or situations, but through the storm, we can feel peace and work towards growth. Therefore, it is important that we can lean on our support systems to heal and grow from those experiences. I would be honored to be part of you or your child's journey through the storm. My hope is to help clients feel safe and accepted so they can cope with difficulties they may be struggling with.
Jessica Perkins
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Tucson, AZ 85743 (Online Only)
I provide a therapeutic client-centered approach to assisting my clients work towards their goals. I utilize CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), TF-CBT (Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), MI (Motivational Interviewing), Solution Focused, Family Systems, Structural Family Therapy, Art therapy techniques, Play therapy. I am trained in Trauma Informed Care and utilize approach in my practice. I have history of working with children, youth and families. I am honored to have worked alongside my clients as they have traveled down their own personal roads towards wellness.
I provide a therapeutic client-centered approach to assisting my clients work towards their goals. I utilize CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), TF-CBT (Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), MI (Motivational Interviewing), Solution Focused, Family Systems, Structural Family Therapy, Art therapy techniques, Play therapy. I am trained in Trauma Informed Care and utilize approach in my practice. I have history of working with children, youth and families. I am honored to have worked alongside my clients as they have traveled down their own personal roads towards wellness.
I have a background in experiential, cognitive and play therapies, but I am invested in always learning more.
My ideal client is someone who has experienced trauma and is seeking a safe, supportive environment to heal. This client may be navigating the complexities of sexual health after abuse, struggling with identity, or struggling to manage healthy relationships . They are motivated to discover what they truly want out of their life and find relief from the struggles they face. They value an approach that combines their personal preferences with evidence-based interventions.
I have a background in experiential, cognitive and play therapies, but I am invested in always learning more.
My ideal client is someone who has experienced trauma and is seeking a safe, supportive environment to heal. This client may be navigating the complexities of sexual health after abuse, struggling with identity, or struggling to manage healthy relationships . They are motivated to discover what they truly want out of their life and find relief from the struggles they face. They value an approach that combines their personal preferences with evidence-based interventions.
Marissa Bell
Pre-Licensed Professional
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Tucson, AZ 85712
Waitlist for new clients
My treatment modalities are cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, play/sandtray therapy, motivational interviewing, and Christian/biblical counseling.
Welcome! I’m Marissa and I have a genuine passion and dedication for supporting individuals on their unique paths to well-being. I am experienced and find passion working with children, adolescents, teens, and young adults on a wide variety of issues including anxiety disorders, depression and mood disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, stress/anger management, navigating major life transitions/adjustment disorders, PTSD, childhood behavioral issues, racial and religious trauma, relationship conflict, self-esteem, and grief and loss.
My treatment modalities are cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-focused therapy, play/sandtray therapy, motivational interviewing, and Christian/biblical counseling.
Welcome! I’m Marissa and I have a genuine passion and dedication for supporting individuals on their unique paths to well-being. I am experienced and find passion working with children, adolescents, teens, and young adults on a wide variety of issues including anxiety disorders, depression and mood disorders, obsessive compulsive disorders, stress/anger management, navigating major life transitions/adjustment disorders, PTSD, childhood behavioral issues, racial and religious trauma, relationship conflict, self-esteem, and grief and loss.
Are you frustrated with your child’s behavior? Are you receiving phone calls from your child’s school? Is your child having difficulty regulating emotions and following directions? Both parents and children become frustrated and their relationship suffers. I use the language of play to connect with children and help them learn to express their needs in a safe manner. I specialize in working with children who have difficulty managing emotions and behavior at home and at school.
Are you frustrated with your child’s behavior? Are you receiving phone calls from your child’s school? Is your child having difficulty regulating emotions and following directions? Both parents and children become frustrated and their relationship suffers. I use the language of play to connect with children and help them learn to express their needs in a safe manner. I specialize in working with children who have difficulty managing emotions and behavior at home and at school.
Mindfulness, self regulation, understanding the brain/body connection, and play are all used in my practice to achieve healing.
I love riding along in the journey with clients as they fulfill their wish of becoming the person that they desire to be. I believe we are adapted to our experiences and that we can identify and utilize the strengths that have been developed in us because of those experiences. Whether the need is to manage anxiety, depression, life transitions, relational conflict, or to heal from trauma; my clients find in themselves their resiliency and the tools they need to continue to forge their path to achieving their ideal self.
Mindfulness, self regulation, understanding the brain/body connection, and play are all used in my practice to achieve healing.
I love riding along in the journey with clients as they fulfill their wish of becoming the person that they desire to be. I believe we are adapted to our experiences and that we can identify and utilize the strengths that have been developed in us because of those experiences. Whether the need is to manage anxiety, depression, life transitions, relational conflict, or to heal from trauma; my clients find in themselves their resiliency and the tools they need to continue to forge their path to achieving their ideal self.
Jennifer Eileen Sorensen
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, CPP
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Tucson, AZ 85716
I focus on play and art based interventions to support the exploration of unresolved traumas, to validate your experience, hold space for understanding and co-creating a plan to help get you unstuck from living your best life.
Problematic symptoms and behaviors are often rooted in unresolved traumas, stemming back as far as childhood, infancy and even in utero. By understanding the link between the past and the impact it has on living your true potential today, therapy can provide the space to process through these events, ultimately leading to healing, understanding and reintegrating your identity. Using talk, play and art to dive deeper into the unknown, towards a brighter future for you and your family.
I focus on play and art based interventions to support the exploration of unresolved traumas, to validate your experience, hold space for understanding and co-creating a plan to help get you unstuck from living your best life.
Problematic symptoms and behaviors are often rooted in unresolved traumas, stemming back as far as childhood, infancy and even in utero. By understanding the link between the past and the impact it has on living your true potential today, therapy can provide the space to process through these events, ultimately leading to healing, understanding and reintegrating your identity. Using talk, play and art to dive deeper into the unknown, towards a brighter future for you and your family.
I utilize cognitive behavioral therapy, solution focus therapy, and play therapy techniques.
As a former professional athlete, I know what it takes to overcome adversity. I incorporate my experience in sports and counseling to help work towards your goals. Together, we set goals for improved mental well-being, healthier relationships, increased self-confidence, and better coping skills. I'm passionate about instilling personal growth, healing from traumas, enhancing self-awareness, and finding life satisfaction. Whether seeking clarity, relief, resilience, communication improvement, or healthier behaviors, I'm committed to helping clients reach their fullest potential and promoting well-being.
I utilize cognitive behavioral therapy, solution focus therapy, and play therapy techniques.
As a former professional athlete, I know what it takes to overcome adversity. I incorporate my experience in sports and counseling to help work towards your goals. Together, we set goals for improved mental well-being, healthier relationships, increased self-confidence, and better coping skills. I'm passionate about instilling personal growth, healing from traumas, enhancing self-awareness, and finding life satisfaction. Whether seeking clarity, relief, resilience, communication improvement, or healthier behaviors, I'm committed to helping clients reach their fullest potential and promoting well-being.
I enjoy working with teens and adults and use a variety of cognitive and play therapy approaches.
Maybe you're feeling tired or lost and are in need of a safe space to explore your latest challenges. Perhaps you are a parent who is fostering, adopting or struggling with your child's emotions and behaviors or your looking for your own support as an adult to navigate life. I offer a warm and down to earth approach to counseling and hold a nonjudgmental, empathic space to help you navigate whatever stressors you are facing. Whether you're a parent, teen or adult, I am here to offer compassion and hold space for you. I'm an LPC in AZ, NC, and VA and am excited to help you figure out your next steps!
I enjoy working with teens and adults and use a variety of cognitive and play therapy approaches.
Maybe you're feeling tired or lost and are in need of a safe space to explore your latest challenges. Perhaps you are a parent who is fostering, adopting or struggling with your child's emotions and behaviors or your looking for your own support as an adult to navigate life. I offer a warm and down to earth approach to counseling and hold a nonjudgmental, empathic space to help you navigate whatever stressors you are facing. Whether you're a parent, teen or adult, I am here to offer compassion and hold space for you. I'm an LPC in AZ, NC, and VA and am excited to help you figure out your next steps!
Lisa Gollenberg
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, RPT™
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Tucson, AZ 85719
Waitlist for new clients
As a play therapist, I use sandtray, movement, toys, and any other number of creative tools to help kids process, communicate, and learn.
Hi there! My passion is helping children grow and flourish, whether that means helping them cope with big emotions, feel more connected in their families and social communities, heal from trauma, build confidence and self-esteem, or learn some practical skills for daily life. I believe in the power of relationship and helping a child feel seen, understood, and affirmed in the face of whatever life difficulties they are working through. My approach is playful, strengths-based, compassionate, creative, flexible, and affirming of diversity of all kinds.
As a play therapist, I use sandtray, movement, toys, and any other number of creative tools to help kids process, communicate, and learn.
Hi there! My passion is helping children grow and flourish, whether that means helping them cope with big emotions, feel more connected in their families and social communities, heal from trauma, build confidence and self-esteem, or learn some practical skills for daily life. I believe in the power of relationship and helping a child feel seen, understood, and affirmed in the face of whatever life difficulties they are working through. My approach is playful, strengths-based, compassionate, creative, flexible, and affirming of diversity of all kinds.
My approach is person centered, open and trauma informed, and I use a variety of techniques including EMDR, IFS/parts work, attachment work and play therapy.
Hope is an important starting place for therapy. Hope that life can feel different, that relationships can improve and that joy, contentment and peace are possible. I invite you to collaborate with me on getting to know more about your patterns, thoughts and feelings. People often reach out for therapy due to feeling stuck or overwhelmed. We can work together to identify goals and create a plan to help find relief. I work with a wide range of ages, including children and adults.
My approach is person centered, open and trauma informed, and I use a variety of techniques including EMDR, IFS/parts work, attachment work and play therapy.
Hope is an important starting place for therapy. Hope that life can feel different, that relationships can improve and that joy, contentment and peace are possible. I invite you to collaborate with me on getting to know more about your patterns, thoughts and feelings. People often reach out for therapy due to feeling stuck or overwhelmed. We can work together to identify goals and create a plan to help find relief. I work with a wide range of ages, including children and adults.
Mindfulness Matters Behavioral Health, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSWPIP, RTP-S
Verified Verified
Tucson, AZ 85750
Kambra Deitz, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor.
Our mission at Mindfulness Matters Behavioral Health, LLC is to promote optimal mental health services through advocacy, education, and support while providing culturally competent, holistic, and wellness-focused services. To promote and foster the well-being of all individuals, as well as promote and foster children’s social-emotional development and address social-emotional problems that currently exist. We will do this by using evidence-based strategies in our services, supporting staff training and well-being, implementing effective mental health consultations, facilitating mental health services for parents who need them.
Kambra Deitz, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor.
Our mission at Mindfulness Matters Behavioral Health, LLC is to promote optimal mental health services through advocacy, education, and support while providing culturally competent, holistic, and wellness-focused services. To promote and foster the well-being of all individuals, as well as promote and foster children’s social-emotional development and address social-emotional problems that currently exist. We will do this by using evidence-based strategies in our services, supporting staff training and well-being, implementing effective mental health consultations, facilitating mental health services for parents who need them.
Couples counseling, Family counseling, Play-based therapy with children.
We often encounter situations we cannot manage alone. Navigating our life's journey without a guide may cause us to hit a wall, creating a negative image of ourselves that may impact our abilities to live happy, healthy lives. I utilize a therapeutic style that includes conflict resolution, solution-focused, cognitive-behavioral and faith-based strategies, aimed at improving mental health and the quality of your life’s experiences. I look forward to the opportunity to walk with you as your guide and partner on your journey towards wellness. The small steps you take today can lead to big changes.
Couples counseling, Family counseling, Play-based therapy with children.
We often encounter situations we cannot manage alone. Navigating our life's journey without a guide may cause us to hit a wall, creating a negative image of ourselves that may impact our abilities to live happy, healthy lives. I utilize a therapeutic style that includes conflict resolution, solution-focused, cognitive-behavioral and faith-based strategies, aimed at improving mental health and the quality of your life’s experiences. I look forward to the opportunity to walk with you as your guide and partner on your journey towards wellness. The small steps you take today can lead to big changes.
Hózhó Counseling, LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Marana, AZ 85658 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
I believe in an integrated approach to therapy, drawing from play and art therapy techniques, cognitive-behavioral exercises, trauma processing, resiliency building, whole body wellness, and more.
Have you been wondering how to take care of yourself in the midst of trying to take care of everyone else around you? Or trying to figure out how to get help for your loved ones, like your child, partner, or family? I can help you to sort through the chaos and figure out ways to get support, set boundaries, communicate better, and move forward. I have worked in outpatient therapy, residential substance abuse/mood treatment, family therapy, primary care, and the crisis hotline.
I believe in an integrated approach to therapy, drawing from play and art therapy techniques, cognitive-behavioral exercises, trauma processing, resiliency building, whole body wellness, and more.
Have you been wondering how to take care of yourself in the midst of trying to take care of everyone else around you? Or trying to figure out how to get help for your loved ones, like your child, partner, or family? I can help you to sort through the chaos and figure out ways to get support, set boundaries, communicate better, and move forward. I have worked in outpatient therapy, residential substance abuse/mood treatment, family therapy, primary care, and the crisis hotline.
I specialize in play therapy, allowing children to express their needs through their means of communication.
Together with my patients, I help them gain insight and learn new tools aimed at improving their well-being, mood, and relationships. I believe everyone can grow and improve. In therapy, a journey of healing begins and new understandings are made to assist in the growth that is possible. I see children of all ages and work with adolescents, adults and couples. As a native Spanish speaker, I focus on cultural sensitivity. I work with English and Spanish patients.
I specialize in play therapy, allowing children to express their needs through their means of communication.
Together with my patients, I help them gain insight and learn new tools aimed at improving their well-being, mood, and relationships. I believe everyone can grow and improve. In therapy, a journey of healing begins and new understandings are made to assist in the growth that is possible. I see children of all ages and work with adolescents, adults and couples. As a native Spanish speaker, I focus on cultural sensitivity. I work with English and Spanish patients.
Virginia Pope
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Tucson, AZ 85718 (Online Only)
Hey there! Many of us can benefit from having a therapist help navigate our everyday challenges. Whatever your reason for seeking therapy, I am grateful you are reading my profile and considering me. I work heavily with emotions and focus on understanding the “why” behind our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. So, if you find yourself trying to understand those on a deeper level, I believe we would be a great fit! I received my Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northcentral University. I also have my Graduate Certificate in Play Therapy from Capella University.
Hey there! Many of us can benefit from having a therapist help navigate our everyday challenges. Whatever your reason for seeking therapy, I am grateful you are reading my profile and considering me. I work heavily with emotions and focus on understanding the “why” behind our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. So, if you find yourself trying to understand those on a deeper level, I believe we would be a great fit! I received my Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northcentral University. I also have my Graduate Certificate in Play Therapy from Capella University.
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Who is play therapy for?
Play therapy is generally targeted to children between the ages of 3 and 11 who have social, emotional, or behavioral difficulties. Play therapy has also been found helpful for children who have experienced physical or emotional abuse or witnessed atrocities. Play therapy is also often recommended for children who are undergoing major medical procedures or who are suffering from chronic illness; many children’s hospitals are equipped to offer play therapy on-site. Play therapy is also sometimes used for adults; creative writing, music, and art are expressive forms that can all be adapted for therapeutic purposes.
Why do people need play therapy?
Children often do not have the language skills or words to know or to express what is troubling them. Yet they often spontaneously draw or use playthings to depict scenarios that reflect problems in their everyday life. Play therapy provides children with an array of objects and play situations to act out their feelings or experiences so that therapists can get a clear picture of what children might be struggling with and help them find solutions. In addition, play therapists are skilled at helping children understand their inner experience and find words for them, necessary steps toward helping children learn to control their own behavior and come up with solutions to problems they encounter.
What happens in play therapy?
A child enters a comfortable playroom where they are free to choose the objects they want to play with. The play therapist will typically observe how they play with the toys—whether a sandbox, puppets, dolls and action figures, trucks, costumes, drawing and painting materials, or more—because such play provides clues to a child’s family and social relationships, difficulties they are encountering in the world, and what going on inside themselves. Sometimes the therapist may ask the child to use the play objects to tell a story about their family. Using the same instruments of play, therapists can help children discover more advantageous ways of thinking and behaving.
What kinds of problems do play therapists treat?
Play therapy can help children who display destructive or self-destructive impulses; children who seem angry, sad, or fearful; children who experience frequent social, emotional, family, or school difficulty. Play therapy is often of value to children who have experienced a loss or distressing family experience, who are regularly exposed to family conflict, or who have been physically or emotionally abused. Play therapy can help children who are perpetrators of bullying as well as those who are targets of bullying. It helps children learn to identify their feelings, to express them in constructive ways, and to regulate them so they can get on with the business of development.
How long does play therapy last?
Play therapy sessions may last for 30 to 45 minutes, and they usually occur weekly for about 20 sessions. Each session is tailored to the individual child and the kinds of problems they are struggling with. Play that is highly repetitive often indicates a problem requiring further exploration. Therapists typically measure progress through session-to-session changes in play behavior.