Play Therapy in 84098
Centered Counseling
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MBA
Verified Verified
Park City, UT 84098
She specializes in Play Therapy, EMDR and DBT.
Centered Counseling is dedicated to serving children, adolescents, adults and their families from varied socioeconomic, ethnic, and mental health backgrounds. Our purpose is to assist clients in overcoming personal, family and community struggles in order to become a more integrated, balanced and successful individual. Centered Counseling has a heightened commitment to practice within ethical and professional guidelines while meeting the individual emotional needs of our clientele in a respectful and dignified manner.
She specializes in Play Therapy, EMDR and DBT.
Centered Counseling is dedicated to serving children, adolescents, adults and their families from varied socioeconomic, ethnic, and mental health backgrounds. Our purpose is to assist clients in overcoming personal, family and community struggles in order to become a more integrated, balanced and successful individual. Centered Counseling has a heightened commitment to practice within ethical and professional guidelines while meeting the individual emotional needs of our clientele in a respectful and dignified manner.
Birgitta Hellberg
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Park City, UT 84098
Birgitta Cuneo Hellberg is a License Clinical Social Worker of 13 years of experience. She provides compassionate, patient-centered care for children, teens and families who are struggling with mental health issues. She holds specialized training in evidenced-based play therapy, trauma-informed therapy, DBT, EMDR, TFCBT, parent-child attachment, CBT and Child-centered approaches. It is her goal to make you feel seen, heard, understood, and that we care about you, your family, and your situation. She assist children and families in resolving difficulties and achieving a greater sense of well-being.
Birgitta Cuneo Hellberg is a License Clinical Social Worker of 13 years of experience. She provides compassionate, patient-centered care for children, teens and families who are struggling with mental health issues. She holds specialized training in evidenced-based play therapy, trauma-informed therapy, DBT, EMDR, TFCBT, parent-child attachment, CBT and Child-centered approaches. It is her goal to make you feel seen, heard, understood, and that we care about you, your family, and your situation. She assist children and families in resolving difficulties and achieving a greater sense of well-being.
Mountain Pediatric Psychology
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Park City, UT 84098
Mountain Pediatric Psychology provides mental health services to children and adolescents who are medically complex and their families. MPP also serves LGBTQIA+ youth seeking support along their medical journey.
Mountain Pediatric Psychology provides mental health services to children and adolescents who are medically complex and their families. MPP also serves LGBTQIA+ youth seeking support along their medical journey.
Acceptance Counseling
Counselor, CMHC
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Park City, UT 84098
My focus is on helping those in need to find peace, motivation, a new way of thinking, direction, and joy. I work with most client issues but my specialties include: couples, anxiety, addiction, domestic violence, anger, marriage and relationship conflicts, teenager struggles, family dynamics, depression, and weight management.
My focus is on helping those in need to find peace, motivation, a new way of thinking, direction, and joy. I work with most client issues but my specialties include: couples, anxiety, addiction, domestic violence, anger, marriage and relationship conflicts, teenager struggles, family dynamics, depression, and weight management.
Alison Lehner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Park City, UT 84098
Our relationships with our children can push us to a place of emotion that we never knew possible. Yes, to the depths of love and devotion! But parenting can also be one of the most overwhelming things we do. And most of us don’t get the support we need to do it. I help parents enhance their relationships with their children, providing support and strategies so parents can be the people they want to be and build resilient and thriving families. I have dedicated my career to helping parents gain the tools and support they need while doing the all-important work of raising communities of resilient and thriving children.
Our relationships with our children can push us to a place of emotion that we never knew possible. Yes, to the depths of love and devotion! But parenting can also be one of the most overwhelming things we do. And most of us don’t get the support we need to do it. I help parents enhance their relationships with their children, providing support and strategies so parents can be the people they want to be and build resilient and thriving families. I have dedicated my career to helping parents gain the tools and support they need while doing the all-important work of raising communities of resilient and thriving children.
Saddle of Love
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Park City, UT 84098
Saddle of Love will be a 501(c)(3) non-profit Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) program. Our mission is to teach trust, self- love, and positive life coping skills to youth through Equine Assisted Psychotherapy. We will partner with horses for the exploration of self- awareness, connection and confidence and love to gain new perspectives on life. We offer EMDR, individual, group and family therapy as well as camps, retreats, culinary and horticulture therapy.
Saddle of Love will be a 501(c)(3) non-profit Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) program. Our mission is to teach trust, self- love, and positive life coping skills to youth through Equine Assisted Psychotherapy. We will partner with horses for the exploration of self- awareness, connection and confidence and love to gain new perspectives on life. We offer EMDR, individual, group and family therapy as well as camps, retreats, culinary and horticulture therapy.
Chad Anderson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Park City, UT 84098
A clinical social worker with 17 years experience, Chad Anderson has successfully helped children, adolescents, and adults from all races, faiths, and sexual orientations work on individualized goals ranging from improving relationships, alleviating depression, reconciling faith with sexuality, managing addiction to avoid relapse, living with difficult mental health conditions, managing life change, and more. Chad wants to make sure you leave every session with something concrete to work on so you can notice changes in your life now, and recognize progress over time. Each client is given an individual treatment plan.
A clinical social worker with 17 years experience, Chad Anderson has successfully helped children, adolescents, and adults from all races, faiths, and sexual orientations work on individualized goals ranging from improving relationships, alleviating depression, reconciling faith with sexuality, managing addiction to avoid relapse, living with difficult mental health conditions, managing life change, and more. Chad wants to make sure you leave every session with something concrete to work on so you can notice changes in your life now, and recognize progress over time. Each client is given an individual treatment plan.
Corinna Porter
Psychologist, MEd, PhD
Verified Verified
Park City, UT 84098
I graduated from Brigham Young University with a Masters of Education in School Psychology in 1994 and with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2003. As part of that training, I completed a doctoral level internship in clinical child psychology at Primary Children's Hospital. Since then, I have worked in a variety of settings, specializing in child psychology. The majority of my clinical experience has been in working with children who have been traumatized, but I feel comfortable treating the entire range of childhood psychiatric disorders. Overall, I have been working with emotionally/behaviorally challenged children for over 25 years.
I graduated from Brigham Young University with a Masters of Education in School Psychology in 1994 and with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2003. As part of that training, I completed a doctoral level internship in clinical child psychology at Primary Children's Hospital. Since then, I have worked in a variety of settings, specializing in child psychology. The majority of my clinical experience has been in working with children who have been traumatized, but I feel comfortable treating the entire range of childhood psychiatric disorders. Overall, I have been working with emotionally/behaviorally challenged children for over 25 years.
Jessie Shepherd
Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Park City, UT 84098
We all want to feel confident and capable. However, sometimes life throws us a curve ball that we are unable to hit. This is when finding support is pinnacle to your success and growth. As part of your support team, I assist you in wading these murky waters and help you acknowledge your immense strength. My perspective is everyone has the capability of bettering themselves and improving their situation. My goal is to help you feel comfortable while gaining insight into these challenges and develop skills for positive change.
We all want to feel confident and capable. However, sometimes life throws us a curve ball that we are unable to hit. This is when finding support is pinnacle to your success and growth. As part of your support team, I assist you in wading these murky waters and help you acknowledge your immense strength. My perspective is everyone has the capability of bettering themselves and improving their situation. My goal is to help you feel comfortable while gaining insight into these challenges and develop skills for positive change.
Korinne Bouwhuis
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Park City, UT 84098
I have extensive experience working with children, youth, and adults with a variety of concerns. I am accountable to my clients and welcome feedback throughout the process of therapy. I truly enjoy my work and the journeys I have been able to share with my clients.
If you are considering therapy, something about your life is not as you would like it to be. Not only are you demonstrating the courage to recognize your concerns, but also your potential to enjoy change and improvement in your well-being. Believe in your capacity to change and find hope through help as needed.
I have extensive experience working with children, youth, and adults with a variety of concerns. I am accountable to my clients and welcome feedback throughout the process of therapy. I truly enjoy my work and the journeys I have been able to share with my clients.
If you are considering therapy, something about your life is not as you would like it to be. Not only are you demonstrating the courage to recognize your concerns, but also your potential to enjoy change and improvement in your well-being. Believe in your capacity to change and find hope through help as needed.
Liza Sanderson
Counselor, PsyD, CMHC, NCSP, NCC, LPC
Verified Verified
Park City, UT 84098 (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
As a mental health counselor, it has always been my privilege to work alongside clients. I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship and the connection that derives our humanity. Each individual has such a personal experience in which their life has been based. I believe in meeting clients where they are at, working toward personal goals, tailoring interventions to meet these needs, and challenging individuals to make changes that ultimately lead to the development of a life in which they feel they can thrive.
As a mental health counselor, it has always been my privilege to work alongside clients. I believe in the power of the therapeutic relationship and the connection that derives our humanity. Each individual has such a personal experience in which their life has been based. I believe in meeting clients where they are at, working toward personal goals, tailoring interventions to meet these needs, and challenging individuals to make changes that ultimately lead to the development of a life in which they feel they can thrive.
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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.