Play Therapy in Raleigh, NC
I am a Christian and a therapist, my faith shapes the deep respect I have for every person’s story. I believe each therapeutic encounter is a sacred and unique exchange—an opportunity to witness the dignity of another and honor the life narrative unfolding within them. I also understand and welcome the presence of doubt, questioning, and non-belief. I hold space for all backgrounds and journeys, including those still in process or outside of faith traditions. My hope is to assist you in recognizing your personal gifts and contributions, and together create a new experience that nurtures
I am a Christian and a therapist, my faith shapes the deep respect I have for every person’s story. I believe each therapeutic encounter is a sacred and unique exchange—an opportunity to witness the dignity of another and honor the life narrative unfolding within them. I also understand and welcome the presence of doubt, questioning, and non-belief. I hold space for all backgrounds and journeys, including those still in process or outside of faith traditions. My hope is to assist you in recognizing your personal gifts and contributions, and together create a new experience that nurtures
At Reframe Counselings Services, PLLC we have knowledgeable and caring therapists who specialize in individual counseling, couples therapy, family counseling, parenting skills/strategies, play therapy.
Jason Cole is a mental health counselor with experience working with children, adolescents and adults using a variety of theoretical perspectives in individual, group, couples and family therapy sessions. His area of expertise is in working with children, adolescents, young adults, and adults with a diverse range of needs and difficulties in traditional talk therapy. Jason enjoys working with clients to create and meet life goals through times of difficulty or uncertainty, and has worked extensively in the areas of life changes, anger management, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, behavioral issues, and depression.
At Reframe Counselings Services, PLLC we have knowledgeable and caring therapists who specialize in individual counseling, couples therapy, family counseling, parenting skills/strategies, play therapy.
Jason Cole is a mental health counselor with experience working with children, adolescents and adults using a variety of theoretical perspectives in individual, group, couples and family therapy sessions. His area of expertise is in working with children, adolescents, young adults, and adults with a diverse range of needs and difficulties in traditional talk therapy. Jason enjoys working with clients to create and meet life goals through times of difficulty or uncertainty, and has worked extensively in the areas of life changes, anger management, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, behavioral issues, and depression.
If postpartum feels hard, if pregnancy is harder than you thought, if you're trying to conceive, or if you feel distant from your partner now that you're parents- you are not alone. Relationships, the perinatal season, and parenting are hard; I know from personal and professional experience. Because of this, I believe that these parts of our life should not be done alone. I offer couples therapy, family therapy, and individual therapy. I support individuals and couples from preconception to postpartum to parenting; I intimately understand the complexities of the postpartum experience and I'll be honored to hold your story closely.
If postpartum feels hard, if pregnancy is harder than you thought, if you're trying to conceive, or if you feel distant from your partner now that you're parents- you are not alone. Relationships, the perinatal season, and parenting are hard; I know from personal and professional experience. Because of this, I believe that these parts of our life should not be done alone. I offer couples therapy, family therapy, and individual therapy. I support individuals and couples from preconception to postpartum to parenting; I intimately understand the complexities of the postpartum experience and I'll be honored to hold your story closely.
At Therapeutic Partners, we have an array of therapists with different specialties and experiences. Our services range from providing care to adults, adolescents, children, and couples. Please reach out so we can assist you in finding the right therapist for you.
At Therapeutic Partners, we have an array of therapists with different specialties and experiences. Our services range from providing care to adults, adolescents, children, and couples. Please reach out so we can assist you in finding the right therapist for you.
And with children, ages eight and up I work with challenges such as behavior and emotion regulation, organization, and communication using play therapy and other science-based modalities that are apprpotiate for children.
If you find yourself feeling low and unmotivated to accomplish tasks, feel out of control because your emotions or thoughts are intense, or maybe you feel like there needs to be a change in your lifestyle, this could be a launch point for getting into therapy. As a therapist I hope to create a safe and welcoming environment for people to feel comfortable sharing their life experiences with me at their own pace. There are also times in which life circumstances may be overwhelming, or certain trauma triggers are continuing to be an issue, we can work on how to manage the difficult emotions in order to function in any environment.
And with children, ages eight and up I work with challenges such as behavior and emotion regulation, organization, and communication using play therapy and other science-based modalities that are apprpotiate for children.
If you find yourself feeling low and unmotivated to accomplish tasks, feel out of control because your emotions or thoughts are intense, or maybe you feel like there needs to be a change in your lifestyle, this could be a launch point for getting into therapy. As a therapist I hope to create a safe and welcoming environment for people to feel comfortable sharing their life experiences with me at their own pace. There are also times in which life circumstances may be overwhelming, or certain trauma triggers are continuing to be an issue, we can work on how to manage the difficult emotions in order to function in any environment.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, hopeless, or stuck? You're not alone—and you don’t have to face it alone. I work with individuals, couples, and families to support meaningful change and deeper connection in North Carolina and New York. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship issues, family conflict, or self-exploration, my goal is to support your growth in a way that feels empowering and sustainable. Therapy is an investment in yourself, your relationships, and becoming (or accepting) who you are!
Are you feeling overwhelmed, anxious, hopeless, or stuck? You're not alone—and you don’t have to face it alone. I work with individuals, couples, and families to support meaningful change and deeper connection in North Carolina and New York. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship issues, family conflict, or self-exploration, my goal is to support your growth in a way that feels empowering and sustainable. Therapy is an investment in yourself, your relationships, and becoming (or accepting) who you are!
Liz believes in providing a safe and nonjudgmental space for you to get the support you deserve to live a better life. Liz completed her Bachelor of Science from Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio and received her Master of Science School Counseling and Community Counseling from Ohio University. She received her licensure as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina in 2013 and has 20 years' experience working in a variety of helping roles supporting seniors, adults, children, families and couples. Liz has over ten years of experience working with children ages 5-11 as a school counselor.
Liz believes in providing a safe and nonjudgmental space for you to get the support you deserve to live a better life. Liz completed her Bachelor of Science from Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio and received her Master of Science School Counseling and Community Counseling from Ohio University. She received her licensure as a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina in 2013 and has 20 years' experience working in a variety of helping roles supporting seniors, adults, children, families and couples. Liz has over ten years of experience working with children ages 5-11 as a school counselor.
I have also earned a certificate in Play Therapy.
I understand that the challenges of life often move people away from others into places of isolation and shame. My passion is walking alongside people in the midst of these places–to hold a space for them that focuses on what they need rather than an agenda–with an ultimate vision of helping clients to pursue life and relationships with a renewed vibrancy.
I have also earned a certificate in Play Therapy.
I understand that the challenges of life often move people away from others into places of isolation and shame. My passion is walking alongside people in the midst of these places–to hold a space for them that focuses on what they need rather than an agenda–with an ultimate vision of helping clients to pursue life and relationships with a renewed vibrancy.
I work with children ages 3 and up, using a developmentally attuned, play-based approach to help them express what words sometimes can't.
Whether your child is navigating grief and loss, anxiety, depression, trauma, behavioral challenges, chronic illness, or big life transitions, I create a safe and supportive space where they can process emotions, build resilience, and begin to heal.
I work with children ages 3 and up, using a developmentally attuned, play-based approach to help them express what words sometimes can't.
Whether your child is navigating grief and loss, anxiety, depression, trauma, behavioral challenges, chronic illness, or big life transitions, I create a safe and supportive space where they can process emotions, build resilience, and begin to heal.
My counseling practice is dedicated to providing personalized therapy tailored to address each client’s unique issues and challenges. I believe in a client-centric approach that prioritizes individual needs, ensuring that our therapeutic journey aligns with your specific goals and circumstances.
My counseling practice is dedicated to providing personalized therapy tailored to address each client’s unique issues and challenges. I believe in a client-centric approach that prioritizes individual needs, ensuring that our therapeutic journey aligns with your specific goals and circumstances.
Thank you for allowing me to journey with you. Some roadblocks may occur on the road to recovery and/or healing but we will overcome them as we work together. As the saying states, "You can't heal from what you conceal". Therefore, with perseverance to forge ahead; courage in the face of adversity, cultivating faith and hope to envision a better tomorrow by NOT allowing fear to hold you captive, no goal is insurmountable to achieve. You can do it! You deserve inner peace, love and joy in life.
I can help you achieve your goals through collaboration, offering support and encouragement to promote empowerment to accomplish your goals.
Thank you for allowing me to journey with you. Some roadblocks may occur on the road to recovery and/or healing but we will overcome them as we work together. As the saying states, "You can't heal from what you conceal". Therefore, with perseverance to forge ahead; courage in the face of adversity, cultivating faith and hope to envision a better tomorrow by NOT allowing fear to hold you captive, no goal is insurmountable to achieve. You can do it! You deserve inner peace, love and joy in life.
I can help you achieve your goals through collaboration, offering support and encouragement to promote empowerment to accomplish your goals.
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I have a passion for helping those in need. I would love to help a client find their strength, overcome obstacles and become the best possible version of themselves.
Accepting new clients -
I have a passion for helping those in need. I would love to help a client find their strength, overcome obstacles and become the best possible version of themselves.
I believe in helping a person overcome the problems and situations that are faced in life, not just treating a diagnosis. My philosophy is to provide a private, comfortable, and non-judgmental environment where everyone can feel safe no matter age, beliefs, lifestyle, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, cultural background, or life circumstances. I provide a laid-back conversational approach and regularly use activities, art, music, technology, toys, and games to help everyone feel comfortable as well as gain skills. I try to provide flexible appointment times (Appointment times are subject to availability).
I believe in helping a person overcome the problems and situations that are faced in life, not just treating a diagnosis. My philosophy is to provide a private, comfortable, and non-judgmental environment where everyone can feel safe no matter age, beliefs, lifestyle, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, cultural background, or life circumstances. I provide a laid-back conversational approach and regularly use activities, art, music, technology, toys, and games to help everyone feel comfortable as well as gain skills. I try to provide flexible appointment times (Appointment times are subject to availability).
Kyanna McCafferty is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate (LCSWA). She has worked with people across the lifespan in various settings including schools, mental health agencies, and Hospice. She specializes in working with children and young adults using a variety of evidence- based therapeutic interventions. Authenticity is her core value and her approach is both warm and personable. Kyanna treats children ages 4+ for issues including anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, and behavioral concerns.
Kyanna McCafferty is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate (LCSWA). She has worked with people across the lifespan in various settings including schools, mental health agencies, and Hospice. She specializes in working with children and young adults using a variety of evidence- based therapeutic interventions. Authenticity is her core value and her approach is both warm and personable. Kyanna treats children ages 4+ for issues including anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, and behavioral concerns.
Allie Turriff
Lic Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate, MA, LCMHCA, NCC
1 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27607
Are you experiencing anxiety or depression? Is saying "no" or setting boundaries difficult for you? Perhaps you are trying to navigate life and find yourself feeling lost or stuck on how you want to move forward. Therapy can provide a safe and empathic environment to help navigate your thoughts, feelings, behaviors and emotions. Together we can create a safe space specific to you to encourage growth and self exploration.
Are you experiencing anxiety or depression? Is saying "no" or setting boundaries difficult for you? Perhaps you are trying to navigate life and find yourself feeling lost or stuck on how you want to move forward. Therapy can provide a safe and empathic environment to help navigate your thoughts, feelings, behaviors and emotions. Together we can create a safe space specific to you to encourage growth and self exploration.
I specialize in supporting children ages 0–8 and the families and educators who care for them. Many of my clients seek help with behavior, emotional regulation, social skills, or developmental transitions. Drawing on expertise in child development, attachment, play-based interventions, and reflective practice, I help families make sense of behaviors and strengthen connection. My approach focuses on the whole system of care, empowering caregivers and creating nurturing environments where children can thrive.
I specialize in supporting children ages 0–8 and the families and educators who care for them. Many of my clients seek help with behavior, emotional regulation, social skills, or developmental transitions. Drawing on expertise in child development, attachment, play-based interventions, and reflective practice, I help families make sense of behaviors and strengthen connection. My approach focuses on the whole system of care, empowering caregivers and creating nurturing environments where children can thrive.
I have been working as an LCSW for the last 31 years. I have been fortunate to work with patients of all diagnoses, including comorbid substance abuse and mental health conditions. I have expertise in working with patients who have mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, grief, LGBTQIA+ issues, bipolar disorders, relationship issues, and job-related challenges.
I have been working as an LCSW for the last 31 years. I have been fortunate to work with patients of all diagnoses, including comorbid substance abuse and mental health conditions. I have expertise in working with patients who have mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, grief, LGBTQIA+ issues, bipolar disorders, relationship issues, and job-related challenges.
My Mission is to provide high value effective life changing services to restore, renew, and rejuvenate resiliency so you can become the better version of yourself to lead an overall healthier lifestyle, wellbeing, and mental stability. I have clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in both individual and group settings.
My Mission is to provide high value effective life changing services to restore, renew, and rejuvenate resiliency so you can become the better version of yourself to lead an overall healthier lifestyle, wellbeing, and mental stability. I have clinical experience working with children, adolescents, and adults in both individual and group settings.
During graduate school I developed a strong interest in early childhood behavior problems and gained advanced training in evidence-based treatments for children and families. I have a particular interest in models that reflect the complex and transactional systems within which children develop. I have experience working with individuals at various developmental stages, including working with infants, toddlers, children, adolescents, and parents. I greatly enjoy working with neurodivergent individuals, including children with autism spectrum disorder.
During graduate school I developed a strong interest in early childhood behavior problems and gained advanced training in evidence-based treatments for children and families. I have a particular interest in models that reflect the complex and transactional systems within which children develop. I have experience working with individuals at various developmental stages, including working with infants, toddlers, children, adolescents, and parents. I greatly enjoy working with neurodivergent individuals, including children with autism spectrum disorder.
I utilize play therapy and mindfulness techniques to help children communicate their feelings, explore their world and resolve conflicts.
As an African American Licensed Therapist Male, I am particularly drawn to helping all persons (Children, Teens & Adults) overcome mental, physical and emotional issues. I believe in using therapy as a means to be helping people find the tools within themselves to move towards a positive and meaningful mental health. As a social worker, I consider "the whole person" and the systems impacting them to offer a positive therapeutic experience. I support clients of all backgrounds to address various issues including depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, substance abuse, relationship and family conflicts, with particular experience with AA
I utilize play therapy and mindfulness techniques to help children communicate their feelings, explore their world and resolve conflicts.
As an African American Licensed Therapist Male, I am particularly drawn to helping all persons (Children, Teens & Adults) overcome mental, physical and emotional issues. I believe in using therapy as a means to be helping people find the tools within themselves to move towards a positive and meaningful mental health. As a social worker, I consider "the whole person" and the systems impacting them to offer a positive therapeutic experience. I support clients of all backgrounds to address various issues including depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, substance abuse, relationship and family conflicts, with particular experience with AA
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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.