Play Therapy in Woodstock, VT
Ms. Karen Chalom, LICSW, utilizes traditional talk psychotherapy combined with a holistic/systems approach to the healing process. She works with the mind, body, emotions and spirit to the degree that is comfortable for each child, adult, couple, family or group. Clients can receive therapy for many life issues including trauma, anxiety, relationships, stress. anger, depression, life transitions, parenting, grief and loss.
Ms. Karen Chalom, LICSW, utilizes traditional talk psychotherapy combined with a holistic/systems approach to the healing process. She works with the mind, body, emotions and spirit to the degree that is comfortable for each child, adult, couple, family or group. Clients can receive therapy for many life issues including trauma, anxiety, relationships, stress. anger, depression, life transitions, parenting, grief and loss.
Nicole Mancino Emdr And Somatic Therapy
Counselor, MA, MS, LCMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
Woodstock, VT 05091
This is your life. Are you who you want to be? Do you ever get glimpses of the person you want to be but feel stuck in a moment, failure, struggle, experience, or belief you can’t get out of? I am passionate about helping people get unstuck and move towards the discovery of becoming who they want to be. I strive to help clients experience freedom, discover their strengths, and to be able to progress towards their maximum potential. You may have to step over muddy waters and journey through rugged terrain, but transformation is possible. Emotions 101 group class is also available. Please scroll to bottom of page learn more.
This is your life. Are you who you want to be? Do you ever get glimpses of the person you want to be but feel stuck in a moment, failure, struggle, experience, or belief you can’t get out of? I am passionate about helping people get unstuck and move towards the discovery of becoming who they want to be. I strive to help clients experience freedom, discover their strengths, and to be able to progress towards their maximum potential. You may have to step over muddy waters and journey through rugged terrain, but transformation is possible. Emotions 101 group class is also available. Please scroll to bottom of page learn more.
Christopher Michael Smith
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LICSW, MSW
Verified Verified
Woodstock, VT 05091
For the past 15 years I have worked with children, adolescents and adults with ASD, depression, anxiety and trauma. These individuals are often impacted by emotional dysregulation, which limits their potential and reduces their ability to participate and succeed in specific environments. My clients often internalize their perceived deficits and have identified themselves as being “less than” or “not good enough”. My work focuses on supporting abilities, recognizing strengths, honoring differences and valuing uniqueness while providing opportunities to observe their patterns of behavior that inhibit them from taking action.
For the past 15 years I have worked with children, adolescents and adults with ASD, depression, anxiety and trauma. These individuals are often impacted by emotional dysregulation, which limits their potential and reduces their ability to participate and succeed in specific environments. My clients often internalize their perceived deficits and have identified themselves as being “less than” or “not good enough”. My work focuses on supporting abilities, recognizing strengths, honoring differences and valuing uniqueness while providing opportunities to observe their patterns of behavior that inhibit them from taking action.
You want the best for yourself (or your child). The story you tell of your experiences deserves to be heard. We all deserve to have space to be deeply understood at any age. It's my desire to provide understanding; listening that is so healing. I work with children, teens, adults to build lasting skills and resources for them. I value working with individuals that are learning to navigate their identities in an overstimulating world. Clients and I work together to process, and build skills in order to meet their treatment goals and create enduring healing. I have a deep love for Vermont and my aim is to support our community.
You want the best for yourself (or your child). The story you tell of your experiences deserves to be heard. We all deserve to have space to be deeply understood at any age. It's my desire to provide understanding; listening that is so healing. I work with children, teens, adults to build lasting skills and resources for them. I value working with individuals that are learning to navigate their identities in an overstimulating world. Clients and I work together to process, and build skills in order to meet their treatment goals and create enduring healing. I have a deep love for Vermont and my aim is to support our community.
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I utilize play therapy to help children work through developmental transitions, cope with stressors in their life, and build confidence.
I am here to support you as you navigate your way through life, whether it is to solidify a balance or to work through challenges. If you are struggling to make sense of how to be a less stressed parent in today's world, I can help you work through your own triggers and find solutions that are cooperative and confident. If your child needs help communicating their inner world, then play therapy will help them do so in a developmentally nurturing way. If you are an adult who needs to find confidence in their own thoughts, beliefs, and guidance, then our work together can free you of what is holding you back.
I utilize play therapy to help children work through developmental transitions, cope with stressors in their life, and build confidence.
I am here to support you as you navigate your way through life, whether it is to solidify a balance or to work through challenges. If you are struggling to make sense of how to be a less stressed parent in today's world, I can help you work through your own triggers and find solutions that are cooperative and confident. If your child needs help communicating their inner world, then play therapy will help them do so in a developmentally nurturing way. If you are an adult who needs to find confidence in their own thoughts, beliefs, and guidance, then our work together can free you of what is holding you back.
Kyla Suarez
Registered Psychotherapist, MS, RYT-500, Y4C
Verified Verified
Hartland, VT 05048 (Online Only)
Please email to inquire about consultation. I strive to provide a safe and nonjudgmental space for you to rediscover your truest self and remain an observant student to the challenges you are confronting. I will support you in facing fear so you can overcome challenges, achieve your goals and love yourself. You will learn ways to regulate your mind and body to support your goals and honor yourself. I support clients that are open and willing to dive deep and begin the practice of believing in themselves, remembering that you are amazing and loving your inner-child as well as connect to other inner-parts (IFS) of yourself.
Please email to inquire about consultation. I strive to provide a safe and nonjudgmental space for you to rediscover your truest self and remain an observant student to the challenges you are confronting. I will support you in facing fear so you can overcome challenges, achieve your goals and love yourself. You will learn ways to regulate your mind and body to support your goals and honor yourself. I support clients that are open and willing to dive deep and begin the practice of believing in themselves, remembering that you are amazing and loving your inner-child as well as connect to other inner-parts (IFS) of yourself.
Ashlee Hoyt
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
White River Junction, VT 05001
I work with adolescents and young adults navigating mental health symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and trauma, mood regulation, and building skills to manage and cope. I make therapy inviting and trusting and my approach is a person-centered, safe, comfortable, and collaborative environment with evidenced-based approaches in the therapeutic process to support individuals navigate and work towards their individualized goals.
I work with adolescents and young adults navigating mental health symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and trauma, mood regulation, and building skills to manage and cope. I make therapy inviting and trusting and my approach is a person-centered, safe, comfortable, and collaborative environment with evidenced-based approaches in the therapeutic process to support individuals navigate and work towards their individualized goals.
Kelly Dolan Mitchell
Counselor, MA, MEd, LCMHC
Verified Verified
White River Junction, VT 05001
Not accepting new clients
I offer individual, couples, group, play and family therapy.
I have experience working with adults, adolescents, and children in a variety of settings. My work is grounded in the belief that gaining insight is the path to lasting change. Psychodynamic work takes place collaboratively between the therapist and the patient. This relationship becomes the catalyst for emotional growth. My office is a safe space where any topic or idea can be shared without judgement. We will work on understanding the core underlying issues to elicit lasting change. This type of therapy is suited to a wide variety of issues including depression, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD, autism, mood disorders, and many others.
I offer individual, couples, group, play and family therapy.
I have experience working with adults, adolescents, and children in a variety of settings. My work is grounded in the belief that gaining insight is the path to lasting change. Psychodynamic work takes place collaboratively between the therapist and the patient. This relationship becomes the catalyst for emotional growth. My office is a safe space where any topic or idea can be shared without judgement. We will work on understanding the core underlying issues to elicit lasting change. This type of therapy is suited to a wide variety of issues including depression, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD, autism, mood disorders, and many others.
Online Therapists
Cynthia Abry
Counselor, LCMHC, CCATP, NCC, NCCMHC
Verified Verified
Bradford, VT 05033 (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
My specialty is working with adolescents and adults to improve communication and facilitate healing from trauma and/or issues that are impacting life in a negative way. I have extensive experience working to address the effects of sexual and physical abuse history, PTSD, OCD, as well as anxiety and depression. I am passionate about working with women who are dealing with transitions, marital, relationship and other challenges. I focus on building a trusting relationship, identifying solutions and strengths in order to facilitate transformation. I am trained in IFS, EMDR, and Play Therapy, among other approaches.
My specialty is working with adolescents and adults to improve communication and facilitate healing from trauma and/or issues that are impacting life in a negative way. I have extensive experience working to address the effects of sexual and physical abuse history, PTSD, OCD, as well as anxiety and depression. I am passionate about working with women who are dealing with transitions, marital, relationship and other challenges. I focus on building a trusting relationship, identifying solutions and strengths in order to facilitate transformation. I am trained in IFS, EMDR, and Play Therapy, among other approaches.
Welcome to Hobbyhorse Counseling, LLC! My practice focuses on treating children and families that have experienced trauma, as well as working with those who experience trauma due to being marginalized by our society. I believe in focusing on strengths, spending time engaged in play, and building a team of supports to help achieve goals.
Welcome to Hobbyhorse Counseling, LLC! My practice focuses on treating children and families that have experienced trauma, as well as working with those who experience trauma due to being marginalized by our society. I believe in focusing on strengths, spending time engaged in play, and building a team of supports to help achieve goals.
I am a Registered Play Therapist - Supervisor, and also I am an ordained clergy person in The Episcopal Church with training as an Interfaith Chaplain and welcome client's personal belief structures in my work.
I have closed my practice in Burlington as of May, 2024. In September of 2024 I will begin seeing clients in Shelburne, VT, offering a very specific short term protocol: Brief Parental Therapy, focused on parents of neurodivergent teens and young adults. I will also be offering brief metaphoric work. Both protocols would entail three sessions over a six-week period. I am trained in and love doing metaphoric work, thus the brief protocol I have developed based on sand tray therapy.
I am a Registered Play Therapist - Supervisor, and also I am an ordained clergy person in The Episcopal Church with training as an Interfaith Chaplain and welcome client's personal belief structures in my work.
I have closed my practice in Burlington as of May, 2024. In September of 2024 I will begin seeing clients in Shelburne, VT, offering a very specific short term protocol: Brief Parental Therapy, focused on parents of neurodivergent teens and young adults. I will also be offering brief metaphoric work. Both protocols would entail three sessions over a six-week period. I am trained in and love doing metaphoric work, thus the brief protocol I have developed based on sand tray therapy.
Annie calls Alchemical Art & Shadow Play.
Interested in soul-making with personal agency versus coping with dysfunctional realities? The depth lens can be used by those experiencing non-ordinary states of reality, amplified emotions, mania, anxiety, trauma presentations, & a desire to understand your psychological patterns better or create new ones. Dr. Annie facilitates a decolonization approach to tend psyche, wherein we co-create a self-care system through your cultural lenses to teach you how to keep your own council. The psyche-soma models employed include Jungian, Archetypal, Mindfulness-Based, Eco-Psychological, Wisdom Traditions, & Expressive Arts modalities.
Annie calls Alchemical Art & Shadow Play.
Interested in soul-making with personal agency versus coping with dysfunctional realities? The depth lens can be used by those experiencing non-ordinary states of reality, amplified emotions, mania, anxiety, trauma presentations, & a desire to understand your psychological patterns better or create new ones. Dr. Annie facilitates a decolonization approach to tend psyche, wherein we co-create a self-care system through your cultural lenses to teach you how to keep your own council. The psyche-soma models employed include Jungian, Archetypal, Mindfulness-Based, Eco-Psychological, Wisdom Traditions, & Expressive Arts modalities.
I offer you - the client of any age, the choice of talk, play or expressive art mediums to share your concerns.
I provide interactive tools to help you resolve personal struggles that commonly manifest as anxiety, panic, confusion, fear, depression, worry or relationship problems. By accompanying you in conversation about your problems, strengths, achievements and values; or through play, drawing or dream recall I help you identify the relationship between your feelings and needs. Understanding this relationship is vital for resolving problems with peaceful and direct communication and cultivates self-compassion. My aim is to provide a therapeutic process that is supportive, relieving, exciting, appropriately challenging, and rewarding.
I offer you - the client of any age, the choice of talk, play or expressive art mediums to share your concerns.
I provide interactive tools to help you resolve personal struggles that commonly manifest as anxiety, panic, confusion, fear, depression, worry or relationship problems. By accompanying you in conversation about your problems, strengths, achievements and values; or through play, drawing or dream recall I help you identify the relationship between your feelings and needs. Understanding this relationship is vital for resolving problems with peaceful and direct communication and cultivates self-compassion. My aim is to provide a therapeutic process that is supportive, relieving, exciting, appropriately challenging, and rewarding.
Corrine Mertz
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Burlington, VT 05401
I use trauma-informed methods, and build trust through somatic practices such as play and movement to calm anxiety and lift depression.
Private pay openings: Bristol 9 or 10AM Tuesdays, Burlington Wednesdays 10.30 or 4PM, Thursdays 7PM: I work with children, teens, families, and adults who are ready to heal from trauma and build healthy relationships. As a Queer therapist, I support marginalized people to build self-worth and live with a greater sense of wellbeing amidst systems that undermine our inherent value. Working with me is like having a guide for you, your child, and partner(s) in building more loving and liberating relationships with yourself and others. With adults and children alike, I utilize a modality called Brainspotting to heal trauma.
I use trauma-informed methods, and build trust through somatic practices such as play and movement to calm anxiety and lift depression.
Private pay openings: Bristol 9 or 10AM Tuesdays, Burlington Wednesdays 10.30 or 4PM, Thursdays 7PM: I work with children, teens, families, and adults who are ready to heal from trauma and build healthy relationships. As a Queer therapist, I support marginalized people to build self-worth and live with a greater sense of wellbeing amidst systems that undermine our inherent value. Working with me is like having a guide for you, your child, and partner(s) in building more loving and liberating relationships with yourself and others. With adults and children alike, I utilize a modality called Brainspotting to heal trauma.
N. Arielle Cohn
Counselor, MS
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Bellows Falls, VT 05101
Waitlist for new clients
Based on your proclivity, I weave in art, music, nature, meditation, and play.
Drawing from evidence-based and holistic therapy practices, I support people of all ages, children, teens, families and adults, in handling stress, emotions, distressing thoughts, and limiting beliefs. As you move towards your values and goals through mind-body-based treatments, you will develop self-kindness, acceptance, inner strength, improved communication, boundaries, and empowerment along the way. Whether you are navigating challenging relationships, difficult life circumstances, life transitions, grief, loss, trauma, anxiety, depression, suffering, or a desire to change your lifestyle or career, I will meet you where you are.
Based on your proclivity, I weave in art, music, nature, meditation, and play.
Drawing from evidence-based and holistic therapy practices, I support people of all ages, children, teens, families and adults, in handling stress, emotions, distressing thoughts, and limiting beliefs. As you move towards your values and goals through mind-body-based treatments, you will develop self-kindness, acceptance, inner strength, improved communication, boundaries, and empowerment along the way. Whether you are navigating challenging relationships, difficult life circumstances, life transitions, grief, loss, trauma, anxiety, depression, suffering, or a desire to change your lifestyle or career, I will meet you where you are.
Whether you are a parent seeking play therapy for your child, or an adult seeking therapy for yourself, I'm happy to work with all ages.
Regardless of our age, life can be incredibly overwhelming at times. Whether you're 2 or 92, there are going to be times that feel especially overwhelming. I have helped many clients of all ages work through a variety of challenges. Whether it be life changes, anxiety, depression, grief, stress management, addiction recovery or any number of other situations, I am there to help you through.
Whether you are a parent seeking play therapy for your child, or an adult seeking therapy for yourself, I'm happy to work with all ages.
Regardless of our age, life can be incredibly overwhelming at times. Whether you're 2 or 92, there are going to be times that feel especially overwhelming. I have helped many clients of all ages work through a variety of challenges. Whether it be life changes, anxiety, depression, grief, stress management, addiction recovery or any number of other situations, I am there to help you through.
In my work with children, I also utilize Play Therapy techniques to help them comfortably express and overcome challenges in their natural language.
I invite clients into a supportive atmosphere where they can share and explore their different emotions, experience empathy, and being fully heard. Clients will develop skills to better manage their upsets, fears, or relational challenges, both past and present. From a mindful perspective, I challenge clients to create a ‘half-full' mindset, to gradually move beyond emotional reactivity or overwhelm. Regardless of the challenge, clients will learn to see the opportunities in life, rather than falling victim to upsets, and will gradually move into a new way of being - one with a renewed sense of possibility, peace, and freedom.
In my work with children, I also utilize Play Therapy techniques to help them comfortably express and overcome challenges in their natural language.
I invite clients into a supportive atmosphere where they can share and explore their different emotions, experience empathy, and being fully heard. Clients will develop skills to better manage their upsets, fears, or relational challenges, both past and present. From a mindful perspective, I challenge clients to create a ‘half-full' mindset, to gradually move beyond emotional reactivity or overwhelm. Regardless of the challenge, clients will learn to see the opportunities in life, rather than falling victim to upsets, and will gradually move into a new way of being - one with a renewed sense of possibility, peace, and freedom.
With children, their innate strengths, curiosities, and developmental milestones are the foundation of our therapeutic play.
My strength-based practice welcomes children, tweens, primary caregivers - and individual adults. I work with men, women and non binary individuals. In my role as therapist, I act as guide, collaborator, and psycho-educator to help clients learn how to relate to thoughts, feelings, and a new sense of being. I support people to transform struggles into challenges that provide opportunity for growth. In sitting with you and your experiences, I offer validation, radical acceptance and compassion. I also invite clients to speak their truth about how I can best serve them. In these ways we share trust.
With children, their innate strengths, curiosities, and developmental milestones are the foundation of our therapeutic play.
My strength-based practice welcomes children, tweens, primary caregivers - and individual adults. I work with men, women and non binary individuals. In my role as therapist, I act as guide, collaborator, and psycho-educator to help clients learn how to relate to thoughts, feelings, and a new sense of being. I support people to transform struggles into challenges that provide opportunity for growth. In sitting with you and your experiences, I offer validation, radical acceptance and compassion. I also invite clients to speak their truth about how I can best serve them. In these ways we share trust.
I utilize an eclectic approach that takes from a variety of focuses, including client-centered, psychodynamic, play and somatic therapies to create a treatment plan specific to the individual and his or her needs.
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill. While life can be rewarding, it can also present its challenges. By viewing this site, you have taken the courage to make the first steps in addressing these challenges in hopes for a more successful and rewarding life. I have particular experience working with individuals that struggle with past traumas and those that have difficulties in their relationships. I am familiar working with families and systems dynamics, including those served by agencies. I work with individuals of all intellectual ability (children- adults).
I utilize an eclectic approach that takes from a variety of focuses, including client-centered, psychodynamic, play and somatic therapies to create a treatment plan specific to the individual and his or her needs.
"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill. While life can be rewarding, it can also present its challenges. By viewing this site, you have taken the courage to make the first steps in addressing these challenges in hopes for a more successful and rewarding life. I have particular experience working with individuals that struggle with past traumas and those that have difficulties in their relationships. I am familiar working with families and systems dynamics, including those served by agencies. I work with individuals of all intellectual ability (children- adults).
Jill Creswell
Psychologist, MS, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Montpelier, VT 05602
Waitlist for new clients
With children, I employ expressive art therapies and play therapy.
I believe in everyone's innate capacity to heal. Everyone deserves a safe and supportive therapeutic environment which can allow one to connect to all parts of oneself and lead to a greater capacity for self awareness and self compassion. Creating this space of safety, trust and unconditional regard for my client guides all my interactions and interventions. We will work collaboratively to explore how your family history, life experiences and current stressors contribute to the issues that bring you to therapy so that you can begin to shift unhelpful patterns of thoughts and behavior that are holding you back in life.
With children, I employ expressive art therapies and play therapy.
I believe in everyone's innate capacity to heal. Everyone deserves a safe and supportive therapeutic environment which can allow one to connect to all parts of oneself and lead to a greater capacity for self awareness and self compassion. Creating this space of safety, trust and unconditional regard for my client guides all my interactions and interventions. We will work collaboratively to explore how your family history, life experiences and current stressors contribute to the issues that bring you to therapy so that you can begin to shift unhelpful patterns of thoughts and behavior that are holding you back in life.
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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.