Play Therapy in Battle Creek, MI
We offer, one on one therapy, marriage and family therapy, faith based therapy, EMDR, Neurofeedback, addiction and recovery therapy, play therapy, sand tray therapy, adoption and foster care, LGBTQ, We are here to be with children, teens, and adults.
Our desire at the Restoration Center is to meet you where you are. We have a diverse group of therapists ready to be with you on your journey. Please visit our website where you will find our providers along with their specialities.
We offer, one on one therapy, marriage and family therapy, faith based therapy, EMDR, Neurofeedback, addiction and recovery therapy, play therapy, sand tray therapy, adoption and foster care, LGBTQ, We are here to be with children, teens, and adults.
Our desire at the Restoration Center is to meet you where you are. We have a diverse group of therapists ready to be with you on your journey. Please visit our website where you will find our providers along with their specialities.
Lacee Maree Boone
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LLMSW, DP-C
Verified Verified
Battle Creek, MI 49015
Lacee is a trauma-informed professional who utilizes techniques within therapeutic modalities such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectal-Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) as well as play therapy - alongside her best friend and 7-year-old therapy dog, Rugby.
Lacee is a clinical social worker who has a variety of experience working with individuals of all ages. Lacee earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Criminal Justice from Olivet College in 2012, and she then went on to earn her Master’s in Social Work (M.S.W.) from Western Michigan University in 2020.
Lacee is a trauma-informed professional who utilizes techniques within therapeutic modalities such as Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectal-Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) as well as play therapy - alongside her best friend and 7-year-old therapy dog, Rugby.
Lacee is a clinical social worker who has a variety of experience working with individuals of all ages. Lacee earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Criminal Justice from Olivet College in 2012, and she then went on to earn her Master’s in Social Work (M.S.W.) from Western Michigan University in 2020.
Stan Russell
Licensed Professional Counselor, MAC, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Battle Creek, MI 49014
When people are hurt by trauma or severe life stressors, often they feel trapped and out of control. It is my mission in life to bring healing to broken hearts and freedom to those who feel trapped. I help my client's including children, adults, and families, to grow healthy perceptions of themselves and repair and create strong relationships so they can feel peaceful, complete and safe.
When people are hurt by trauma or severe life stressors, often they feel trapped and out of control. It is my mission in life to bring healing to broken hearts and freedom to those who feel trapped. I help my client's including children, adults, and families, to grow healthy perceptions of themselves and repair and create strong relationships so they can feel peaceful, complete and safe.
I have a history of working with children, adolescents and families utilizing modalities that include person centered and strength-based approaches. Some other forms of therapy utilized include CBT, Art Therapy and cinema therapy. I have worked with those who experience, challenges with traumas, behavioral challenges, mood disorders (depression, anxiety), self-esteem, ADHD, Anger Management, and grief/loss. I have also worked with populations who have experienced the juvenile system, foster care and adoption.
I have a history of working with children, adolescents and families utilizing modalities that include person centered and strength-based approaches. Some other forms of therapy utilized include CBT, Art Therapy and cinema therapy. I have worked with those who experience, challenges with traumas, behavioral challenges, mood disorders (depression, anxiety), self-esteem, ADHD, Anger Management, and grief/loss. I have also worked with populations who have experienced the juvenile system, foster care and adoption.
I enjoy working with young children, teens, young adults & families. Many of my clients have struggled with issues like anxiety, depression, self injury, social skills, parenting, adoption, & adjusting to new situations. Parents/caregivers are welcome to join sessions if they desire (as clinically appropriate) as a way to learn skills along with their child/family. This helps support the skills learned within sessions & outside of sessions, when at home & in the community. This empowers the client & family & helps everyone feel like they are mastering the skills learned in sessions. I am supervised by a licensed PHD.
I enjoy working with young children, teens, young adults & families. Many of my clients have struggled with issues like anxiety, depression, self injury, social skills, parenting, adoption, & adjusting to new situations. Parents/caregivers are welcome to join sessions if they desire (as clinically appropriate) as a way to learn skills along with their child/family. This helps support the skills learned within sessions & outside of sessions, when at home & in the community. This empowers the client & family & helps everyone feel like they are mastering the skills learned in sessions. I am supervised by a licensed PHD.
My goal with anyone interested in counseling is to "meet you where you are at ". Feeling comfortable with your counseling experience is very important to me. With therapy, it is essential to provide non-judgmental feedback with an understanding that everyone is unique regarding their therapeutic needs. I am here to offer you a multidisciplinary approach regarding your concerns, rather than a "one size fits all approach". We investigate together the concerns that brought you into counseling with the idea of working together to sort out the important details. Bringing yourself to the origin of your concerns is the goal.
My goal with anyone interested in counseling is to "meet you where you are at ". Feeling comfortable with your counseling experience is very important to me. With therapy, it is essential to provide non-judgmental feedback with an understanding that everyone is unique regarding their therapeutic needs. I am here to offer you a multidisciplinary approach regarding your concerns, rather than a "one size fits all approach". We investigate together the concerns that brought you into counseling with the idea of working together to sort out the important details. Bringing yourself to the origin of your concerns is the goal.
Barry J Brigham
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LLP, LPC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Battle Creek, MI 49015
It is my belief that people need truth to be emotionally and spiritually healthy. But I believe that the truth needs to be compassionately delivered with a heart full of grace. My sincere hope is that encouragement is evident in my counsel, whether I am visiting with a troubled married couple or an 8 year-old child who has been the victim of abuse. The identified desire of the client is the target of the counseling sessions and my goal to help each individual, couple or family experience freedom.
It is my belief that people need truth to be emotionally and spiritually healthy. But I believe that the truth needs to be compassionately delivered with a heart full of grace. My sincere hope is that encouragement is evident in my counsel, whether I am visiting with a troubled married couple or an 8 year-old child who has been the victim of abuse. The identified desire of the client is the target of the counseling sessions and my goal to help each individual, couple or family experience freedom.
Lukas Pederson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Battle Creek, MI 49015
I have worked as an LPC for 17 years, much of it based in a school. I work with teens, parents, adults, and families and I am LGBTQIA+ affirming. I am committed to helping those who are struggling with depression, anxiety, self-esteem, self-harm, lack of motivation, life transitions, and other related challenges. I love to help clients find the best way to meet their own personal goals in a way that works best for them as an individual.
I have worked as an LPC for 17 years, much of it based in a school. I work with teens, parents, adults, and families and I am LGBTQIA+ affirming. I am committed to helping those who are struggling with depression, anxiety, self-esteem, self-harm, lack of motivation, life transitions, and other related challenges. I love to help clients find the best way to meet their own personal goals in a way that works best for them as an individual.
Margo Wittenbach
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, ATR
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Battle Creek, MI 49017
Waitlist for new clients
The first step towards healing and growth is often the hardest, and I am honored to be able to walk alongside my clients through this work. I embrace differences of all kinds in my practice and aim to create a space where we will collaborate towards goals, develop resiliency skills, and identify strengths to highlight what makes you who you are. As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Art Therapist, I give clients the choice to integrate art making with evidence based, psycho therapeutic practices as a supportive, nonjudgmental tool for communication and expression.
The first step towards healing and growth is often the hardest, and I am honored to be able to walk alongside my clients through this work. I embrace differences of all kinds in my practice and aim to create a space where we will collaborate towards goals, develop resiliency skills, and identify strengths to highlight what makes you who you are. As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Art Therapist, I give clients the choice to integrate art making with evidence based, psycho therapeutic practices as a supportive, nonjudgmental tool for communication and expression.
“It is my intent to help guide and support adolescents, families, and individuals in learning healthy communication and healthy coping skills to incorporate into their daily lives for better, happier, healthier lives”
“It is my intent to help guide and support adolescents, families, and individuals in learning healthy communication and healthy coping skills to incorporate into their daily lives for better, happier, healthier lives”
Jessica Griffioen
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Battle Creek, MI 49017
You deserve better. It’s as simple as that. Yet believing it is one thing and achieving it is another. Life’s uncertainties keep coming and your responsibilities are still calling. It feels like you are being pulled and all directions to keep your family and house afloat. You may be trying to hold everything and everyone together, yet it all keeps falling apart. Just when it feels like everything is going well, you start to worry about when the other shoe will drop. Do these thoughts resonate? Possibly life is going okay for you, yet your child can’t cope with all of life’s changes.
You deserve better. It’s as simple as that. Yet believing it is one thing and achieving it is another. Life’s uncertainties keep coming and your responsibilities are still calling. It feels like you are being pulled and all directions to keep your family and house afloat. You may be trying to hold everything and everyone together, yet it all keeps falling apart. Just when it feels like everything is going well, you start to worry about when the other shoe will drop. Do these thoughts resonate? Possibly life is going okay for you, yet your child can’t cope with all of life’s changes.
Life can sometimes bring challenging and unexpected change. Being listened to and having your story heard and understood is important in the process of moving forward in life.
Life can sometimes bring challenging and unexpected change. Being listened to and having your story heard and understood is important in the process of moving forward in life.
Online Therapists
Making the client feel comfortable is of top importance to me so I have found that expressive arts, play therapy, and other useful activities can help ease the stress of talking to a stranger.
We find ourselves traveling down the same roads all the time, same route to work, school, and even family and friends' houses. Sometimes we become so used to the way we are living that change is often difficult to achieve. I believe this is because we are stuck in ways of thinking because we have done it for as long as we can remember. "That's just the way I am." If you are looking to find a new way of doing things because you are unsatisfied or stuck in a rut, I would love to help you navigate change.
Making the client feel comfortable is of top importance to me so I have found that expressive arts, play therapy, and other useful activities can help ease the stress of talking to a stranger.
We find ourselves traveling down the same roads all the time, same route to work, school, and even family and friends' houses. Sometimes we become so used to the way we are living that change is often difficult to achieve. I believe this is because we are stuck in ways of thinking because we have done it for as long as we can remember. "That's just the way I am." If you are looking to find a new way of doing things because you are unsatisfied or stuck in a rut, I would love to help you navigate change.
My approach is client centered and connects the power of play, art, and creative based therapies with empathy and connection for optimal growth, healing and achievement of individual goals.
Hello! I am happy to meet you here in your journey. Parenting and raising children is one of the most rewarding and challenging things we get to do. It is filled with moments that take your breath away and others that leave you shaking your head. Both are amazing, in their own rite, and incredibly humbling. My passion lies in working with children, adolescents and families. My experience in parenting solutions, ADHD, Autism, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, adjustment disorders and much more can help guide both children and parents through the difficulties faced in everyday life.
My approach is client centered and connects the power of play, art, and creative based therapies with empathy and connection for optimal growth, healing and achievement of individual goals.
Hello! I am happy to meet you here in your journey. Parenting and raising children is one of the most rewarding and challenging things we get to do. It is filled with moments that take your breath away and others that leave you shaking your head. Both are amazing, in their own rite, and incredibly humbling. My passion lies in working with children, adolescents and families. My experience in parenting solutions, ADHD, Autism, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief and loss, adjustment disorders and much more can help guide both children and parents through the difficulties faced in everyday life.
Carter has intensive training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Parent-Infant Psychotherapy, Parent-Child Interactional Therapy, Thera play, executive functioning guidance and play therapy.
Dr. Beth Carter is honored to be a licensed psychologist in Michigan, bringing over 30 years of diverse experience with people on their journeys of hope and healing. She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Health Care Management, with an emphasis in Gerontology, at Metropolitan State University in Denver in 1986. In 1999, she was awarded a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver. In 2009, she was endorsed in School Psychology by the University of Northern Colorado. She has over a decade of experience supervising pre-doctoral and post-doctoral psychologist candidates in clinical and school settings
Carter has intensive training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Parent-Infant Psychotherapy, Parent-Child Interactional Therapy, Thera play, executive functioning guidance and play therapy.
Dr. Beth Carter is honored to be a licensed psychologist in Michigan, bringing over 30 years of diverse experience with people on their journeys of hope and healing. She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Health Care Management, with an emphasis in Gerontology, at Metropolitan State University in Denver in 1986. In 1999, she was awarded a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Denver. In 2009, she was endorsed in School Psychology by the University of Northern Colorado. She has over a decade of experience supervising pre-doctoral and post-doctoral psychologist candidates in clinical and school settings
I utilize CBT, DBT and play therapy with child and adolescent populations presenting with ADHD, autism, depression, anxiety, etc.
Hello and welcome! My name is Farah Qureshi, and I specialize in working with kiddos!
I utilize CBT, DBT and play therapy with child and adolescent populations presenting with ADHD, autism, depression, anxiety, etc.
Hello and welcome! My name is Farah Qureshi, and I specialize in working with kiddos!
Kaitlyn graduated with a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Adams State University in 2018. She holds a License in Counseling in the State of Michigan and is a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor. She enjoys helping clients through a wide range of struggles including anxiety, mood disorders, and substance abuse. She often incorporates a person-centered approach and play therapy into her practice. She believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to heal.
Kaitlyn graduated with a Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Adams State University in 2018. She holds a License in Counseling in the State of Michigan and is a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor. She enjoys helping clients through a wide range of struggles including anxiety, mood disorders, and substance abuse. She often incorporates a person-centered approach and play therapy into her practice. She believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to heal.
Diana R Jennings
Limited Licensed Psychologist, MS, LLP
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Plymouth, MI 48170
Along with CBT, I incorporate play therapy, sandtray therapy and art therapy techniques.
I provide individual counseling for children, adolescents and adults in an outpatient setting. I utilize evidence-based practices with an emphasis on Cognitive Behavior Therapy and a Client-Centered Approach.
Along with CBT, I incorporate play therapy, sandtray therapy and art therapy techniques.
I provide individual counseling for children, adolescents and adults in an outpatient setting. I utilize evidence-based practices with an emphasis on Cognitive Behavior Therapy and a Client-Centered Approach.
Hi! My name is Jillian, and I’m so glad you’re here. I’m dedicated to creating a warm, welcoming space where you feel heard, understood, and empowered. My client-centered and holistic approach means I want you to come exactly as you are, without feeling any pressure to meet specific expectations. I offer shared-decision making power and informed consent in my sessions allowing you to be in control of your care. I offer support to those experiencing anxiety, depression, societal pressures, religious trauma, eating disorders, or other challenges. My approach will be elements of Play, CBT, ACT, and Motivational interviewing.
Hi! My name is Jillian, and I’m so glad you’re here. I’m dedicated to creating a warm, welcoming space where you feel heard, understood, and empowered. My client-centered and holistic approach means I want you to come exactly as you are, without feeling any pressure to meet specific expectations. I offer shared-decision making power and informed consent in my sessions allowing you to be in control of your care. I offer support to those experiencing anxiety, depression, societal pressures, religious trauma, eating disorders, or other challenges. My approach will be elements of Play, CBT, ACT, and Motivational interviewing.
Chanler Kay Burns
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LMSW
Verified Verified
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Waitlist for new clients
I specialize in working with young children, adolescents, and teens and helping them navigate through trauma, tough transitions, depression, anxiety, and pretty much everything that comes along with being a kid! I use play therapy to help children express their emotions and help solve problems that may be hindering their ability to flourish. I am passionate about building relationships and connecting with every client!
I specialize in working with young children, adolescents, and teens and helping them navigate through trauma, tough transitions, depression, anxiety, and pretty much everything that comes along with being a kid! I use play therapy to help children express their emotions and help solve problems that may be hindering their ability to flourish. I am passionate about building relationships and connecting with every client!
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Play Therapy
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.