Play Therapy in Marlow, OK
Amanda Lee Awad
Pre-Licensed Professional, MCMHC, LPC-C
Verified Verified
Marlow, OK 73055
Waitlist for new clients
Are you struggling to manage your emotions and thoughts, feel disconnected from others, or are unsure of where you want your life to go and what steps to take next? It’s normal to struggle and need help, and you're not alone. These are some of the issues I’d love to work through with you in counseling, and I’m so glad you’re here!
Are you struggling to manage your emotions and thoughts, feel disconnected from others, or are unsure of where you want your life to go and what steps to take next? It’s normal to struggle and need help, and you're not alone. These are some of the issues I’d love to work through with you in counseling, and I’m so glad you’re here!
More Therapists Nearby
Cissa Newberry
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, RPT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Edmond, OK 73012
Life experiences impact how we see, perceive, and interact with the world around us. When these experiences are traumatic or even just difficult in nature, sometimes it helps to seek out someone who can help you discover the tools needed to mend or create new paths back into healthy relationships. Play is the language of children. In my daily work with children and their families, I find that play often builds bridges where words fall short.
Life experiences impact how we see, perceive, and interact with the world around us. When these experiences are traumatic or even just difficult in nature, sometimes it helps to seek out someone who can help you discover the tools needed to mend or create new paths back into healthy relationships. Play is the language of children. In my daily work with children and their families, I find that play often builds bridges where words fall short.
Tobi L Duncan
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, MSBS
Verified Verified
Duncan, OK 73533
Have you been crying while watching endearing videos posted on Facebook more than you care to admit? Are you not enjoying activities like you used to? Feel like you cannot do anything right and become angry? By teaching additional coping skills to manage anger, anxiety or depression; identifying strengths; and rebuilding resiliency will aid in personal growth. The main goal is to help sift through stressors that causes conflict and regain access to skills that successfully worked for you, while learning new tools to find a better balance. Your emotional health and wellness is top priority at this very moment.
Have you been crying while watching endearing videos posted on Facebook more than you care to admit? Are you not enjoying activities like you used to? Feel like you cannot do anything right and become angry? By teaching additional coping skills to manage anger, anxiety or depression; identifying strengths; and rebuilding resiliency will aid in personal growth. The main goal is to help sift through stressors that causes conflict and regain access to skills that successfully worked for you, while learning new tools to find a better balance. Your emotional health and wellness is top priority at this very moment.
Amanda Wiens
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC, PLLC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Edmond, OK 73012
It is my pleasure to work with you in a therapeutic relationship. My primary belief is that what makes therapy effective is the quality of our relationship. You are being asked to share the deepest aspects of your personhood; as your therapist, I will treat these facets as sacred, confidential and worthy of my best work. I believe children have a voice but just have difficulty verbalizing it at times, and through interactive and expressive therapy I am able to best communicate and build relationships.
It is my pleasure to work with you in a therapeutic relationship. My primary belief is that what makes therapy effective is the quality of our relationship. You are being asked to share the deepest aspects of your personhood; as your therapist, I will treat these facets as sacred, confidential and worthy of my best work. I believe children have a voice but just have difficulty verbalizing it at times, and through interactive and expressive therapy I am able to best communicate and build relationships.
Laurie Skow
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, LADC, LMHC, CSAT
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Edmond, OK 73012
I am dedicated to helping individuals, children and families restore, rebuild and transform their lives for the better. After working in a variety of mental health settings, I can say with confidence that you are not alone in your struggles. It is my goal to create an environment of support, acceptance and to provide a place to regain balance and find hope.
I am dedicated to helping individuals, children and families restore, rebuild and transform their lives for the better. After working in a variety of mental health settings, I can say with confidence that you are not alone in your struggles. It is my goal to create an environment of support, acceptance and to provide a place to regain balance and find hope.
Ashley Melson
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW
Verified Verified
Edmond, OK 73012
** No openings at this time. Waitlist option available at www.lilyfield.org/counseling ** I believe that we are shaped, but not defined by our experiences, and that having a safe and supportive place to process those experiences can be healing. Humans are built for connection, and my goal is to help clients reach a place where they feel connected to their authentic selves and are able to connect with those who are important to them. I seek to empower my clients by helping them make sense of their history, imagine what a hopeful future might look like, and realize the great resources they already have access to within themselves.
** No openings at this time. Waitlist option available at www.lilyfield.org/counseling ** I believe that we are shaped, but not defined by our experiences, and that having a safe and supportive place to process those experiences can be healing. Humans are built for connection, and my goal is to help clients reach a place where they feel connected to their authentic selves and are able to connect with those who are important to them. I seek to empower my clients by helping them make sense of their history, imagine what a hopeful future might look like, and realize the great resources they already have access to within themselves.
Cobblestone Counseling Services LLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC
Verified Verified
Edmond, OK 73012 (Online Only)
Our mission is to provide a compassionate and confidential atmosphere to discuss personal concerns for all those seeking help. Through individual, family, teen, couples, and group counseling, our hope is that each person will come to appreciate the uniqueness of their personalities and find new avenues of self discovery.
Our mission is to provide a compassionate and confidential atmosphere to discuss personal concerns for all those seeking help. Through individual, family, teen, couples, and group counseling, our hope is that each person will come to appreciate the uniqueness of their personalities and find new avenues of self discovery.
Mary Beth Nelson
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd, LPC-S, RPT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Edmond, OK 73012
Waitlist for new clients
Are you or your child feeling stress, having problems with anger, worry, anxiety, depression, or confusion in life? Is your child having behavioral problems at school or home? Help is available and you are not alone. Counseling will be provided in a comfortable, non-judgmental, confidential environment where you can feel safe to express yourself. Together we can discover what is holding you back, explore your thoughts, feelings, and actions in order to develop a plan for success, personal growth, and happiness. Making the decision to get counseling can be a hard one, the next step is to choose the right therapist for you!
Are you or your child feeling stress, having problems with anger, worry, anxiety, depression, or confusion in life? Is your child having behavioral problems at school or home? Help is available and you are not alone. Counseling will be provided in a comfortable, non-judgmental, confidential environment where you can feel safe to express yourself. Together we can discover what is holding you back, explore your thoughts, feelings, and actions in order to develop a plan for success, personal growth, and happiness. Making the decision to get counseling can be a hard one, the next step is to choose the right therapist for you!
Morgan Lankford-Gordon
Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, RPT
Verified Verified
Edmond, OK 73012
Not accepting new clients
In addition to my training in play therapy, I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an evidence-based trauma treatment modality and can be used in conjunction with play therapy with children.
I consider it a great honor to be invited into someone's life to help facilitate hope and initiate change. I strive to offer a safe, non-judgemental and warm therapeutic environment where my clients can grow, gain insight, and find hope and peace. I believe counseling is a collaborative relationship between the client and therapist, where trust and rapport is built as the foundation.
In addition to my training in play therapy, I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), an evidence-based trauma treatment modality and can be used in conjunction with play therapy with children.
I consider it a great honor to be invited into someone's life to help facilitate hope and initiate change. I strive to offer a safe, non-judgemental and warm therapeutic environment where my clients can grow, gain insight, and find hope and peace. I believe counseling is a collaborative relationship between the client and therapist, where trust and rapport is built as the foundation.
Online Therapists
Ray'shionne Smith
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, LPC-C
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
I use play therapy which is a form of psychotherapy using play to address mental, emotional, and behavioral concerns.
Life continuously throws curve balls and coping can be difficult when you are a child and are not in direct control of your environment and situations. Sometimes children need someone to sit with and help process so many complicated emotions, feelings, and thoughts. I appreciate empowering the clients I meet with and I believe in the transformative value of having a listening ear. I want to be that person for your child and encourage them to shine through all of it. I believe your child can be a fierce light in this world despite their circumstances.
I use play therapy which is a form of psychotherapy using play to address mental, emotional, and behavioral concerns.
Life continuously throws curve balls and coping can be difficult when you are a child and are not in direct control of your environment and situations. Sometimes children need someone to sit with and help process so many complicated emotions, feelings, and thoughts. I appreciate empowering the clients I meet with and I believe in the transformative value of having a listening ear. I want to be that person for your child and encourage them to shine through all of it. I believe your child can be a fierce light in this world despite their circumstances.
Lacy Huffman
Licensed Professional Counselor, MEd , LPC
Verified Verified
Edmond, OK 73034
Waitlist for new clients
Lacy utilizes Child Centered play therapy and solution focused therapy.
Lacy Huffman is a licensed professional counselor who works with children starting at age 4 up to adults. Lacy earned her masters at the University of Central Oklahoma in School Counseling. She has worked as a school counselor and pre-K teacher. During her time in the school system, she saw a need to meet students where they are and recognizes the very real worries young students have within schools. Lacy enjoyed helping students, teachers, and parents succeed by working as a team to achieve the best outcome for the child.
Lacy utilizes Child Centered play therapy and solution focused therapy.
Lacy Huffman is a licensed professional counselor who works with children starting at age 4 up to adults. Lacy earned her masters at the University of Central Oklahoma in School Counseling. She has worked as a school counselor and pre-K teacher. During her time in the school system, she saw a need to meet students where they are and recognizes the very real worries young students have within schools. Lacy enjoyed helping students, teachers, and parents succeed by working as a team to achieve the best outcome for the child.
Mandi Porras
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT, RPT
Verified Verified
Edmond, OK 73013
I have had training in Play Therapy and Trust Based Relational Intervention.
I help individuals, couples and families navigate challenges. I enjoy working with families to build a supportive, fun environment that transforms ineffective interactions and dynamics. I understand that building a trusting therapeutic relationship is important to creating a safe space that allows honest exploration of your feelings, thoughts and life experiences.
I have had training in Play Therapy and Trust Based Relational Intervention.
I help individuals, couples and families navigate challenges. I enjoy working with families to build a supportive, fun environment that transforms ineffective interactions and dynamics. I understand that building a trusting therapeutic relationship is important to creating a safe space that allows honest exploration of your feelings, thoughts and life experiences.
Vernon Nelson Butler
Marriage & Family Therapist, LMFT
Verified Verified
Lawton, OK 73505
Experimental therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, assertiveness training, play therapy, marriage & couples therapy, individual therapy, breathing, and relaxation techniques are all tools I employ to help the client achieve their goals.
As a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, I've been practicing counseling for 6 years. After graduating from Cameron in 1998 with a Bachelor of Business I spent 15 years as a manager in retail. I began my military career in 1983, and after 25 years of service and 2 deployments in the US Army, I enrolled in Cameron University's psychology department in August 2012 with the goal of supporting my community as a counselor.
Experimental therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, assertiveness training, play therapy, marriage & couples therapy, individual therapy, breathing, and relaxation techniques are all tools I employ to help the client achieve their goals.
As a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, I've been practicing counseling for 6 years. After graduating from Cameron in 1998 with a Bachelor of Business I spent 15 years as a manager in retail. I began my military career in 1983, and after 25 years of service and 2 deployments in the US Army, I enrolled in Cameron University's psychology department in August 2012 with the goal of supporting my community as a counselor.
Choices for Life Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor, LMFT, LPC, LADC
Verified Verified
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Waitlist for new clients
We are distinguished by a competitive spirit and a collaborative heart, Choices for Life provides positive change through individual, family group processes and play therapy; we want to work together to achieve your goals.
Let’s be honest, therapy can be intimidating, but you’re ready to take the first step toward healing. We have caring providers whom work with children and adults. Our team works with anger, anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, as well as any family/marriage/couple issues. We approach therapy as a partnership and together, we can navigate your journey of healing and self-discovery.
We are distinguished by a competitive spirit and a collaborative heart, Choices for Life provides positive change through individual, family group processes and play therapy; we want to work together to achieve your goals.
Let’s be honest, therapy can be intimidating, but you’re ready to take the first step toward healing. We have caring providers whom work with children and adults. Our team works with anger, anxiety, depression, ADHD, PTSD, as well as any family/marriage/couple issues. We approach therapy as a partnership and together, we can navigate your journey of healing and self-discovery.
Emily Carr
Pre-Licensed Professional, MS, LMFT-C
Verified Verified
Moore, OK 73160
In sessions, expect talk therapy, art activities, play activities, and humor when appropriate.
- Accepting New Clients 2024 - As humans, we are all doing the best we can with what we have and what we know. Still, life is challenging and can be difficult to manage especially when we are feeling stuck. This stuck-ness impacts our thoughts, feelings, relationships, and even our behaviors. Therapy is the safe place to pause and evaluate how we grow into being our best selves. You deserve to feel and live as your best self for you and those you love. My role is to walk alongside you in the discovery of what healing/growing looks like for you.
In sessions, expect talk therapy, art activities, play activities, and humor when appropriate.
- Accepting New Clients 2024 - As humans, we are all doing the best we can with what we have and what we know. Still, life is challenging and can be difficult to manage especially when we are feeling stuck. This stuck-ness impacts our thoughts, feelings, relationships, and even our behaviors. Therapy is the safe place to pause and evaluate how we grow into being our best selves. You deserve to feel and live as your best self for you and those you love. My role is to walk alongside you in the discovery of what healing/growing looks like for you.
Braiden Green
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
Shawnee, OK 74804
Additionally, Braiden has completed level I of the Gottman Method training and has received additional training in IFS therapy and play therapy, as well as in an evidence-based approach for identification and intervention of co-dependency and narcissism.
Braiden Green is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), with a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Southern Nazarene University. She has been working in behavioral health for more than five years, beginning as a Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Specialist and Case Manager. As a therapist, Braiden has received specific training in treatment practices for a variety of childhood and adolescent, as well as adult mental health care needs.
Additionally, Braiden has completed level I of the Gottman Method training and has received additional training in IFS therapy and play therapy, as well as in an evidence-based approach for identification and intervention of co-dependency and narcissism.
Braiden Green is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), with a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Southern Nazarene University. She has been working in behavioral health for more than five years, beginning as a Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Specialist and Case Manager. As a therapist, Braiden has received specific training in treatment practices for a variety of childhood and adolescent, as well as adult mental health care needs.
Hannah Holcomb
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LPC
Verified Verified
7 Endorsed
Oklahoma City, OK 73120
Waitlist for new clients
I am passionate about helping children who are in families going through the tough stuff. I believe children learn and heal best through play. I also enjoy working with adolescents, families, and individual adults. I believe we were created to live in connection with others. The nature of sharing our burdens and hardships with another human who is listening and showing empathy is healing in itself. It is my goal in therapy to create a safe space where you feel heard. We are not promised a life free of hardships but we can journey through it together.
I am passionate about helping children who are in families going through the tough stuff. I believe children learn and heal best through play. I also enjoy working with adolescents, families, and individual adults. I believe we were created to live in connection with others. The nature of sharing our burdens and hardships with another human who is listening and showing empathy is healing in itself. It is my goal in therapy to create a safe space where you feel heard. We are not promised a life free of hardships but we can journey through it together.
Allison Canton
Licensed Professional Counselor, MHR, LPC, RPT
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Edmond, OK 73034
Being a Registered Play Therapist, I love working with families.
As your therapist, I will work beside you to create the changes you desire. I have experience working with children and families through the School System as a School Counselor/Art Educator. Building relationships are essential to my practice. I believe therapy can be achieved through different approaches including play and art! I am a Registered Play Therapist with additional training in Art Therapy, CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness.
Being a Registered Play Therapist, I love working with families.
As your therapist, I will work beside you to create the changes you desire. I have experience working with children and families through the School System as a School Counselor/Art Educator. Building relationships are essential to my practice. I believe therapy can be achieved through different approaches including play and art! I am a Registered Play Therapist with additional training in Art Therapy, CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness.
Instilling Hope, LLC
Marriage & Family Therapist, MS, LMFT, RPT-S, TBRI
Verified Verified
5 Endorsed
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Waitlist for new clients
Play therapy is most important to me, I believe that play is the way that children express themselves and make sense of their on world and begin to heal though their therapy play experiences.
My personal philosophy regarding therapy is to focus on the family unit and meet each individual member of the family where they are and treat them as an important part of the therapy. Parents often call me and state they need help for their child and my first response is to treat the child but consider the whole family unit as a part of the therapy treatment plan. Meeting the individual needs of the client is of the utmost importance.
Play therapy is most important to me, I believe that play is the way that children express themselves and make sense of their on world and begin to heal though their therapy play experiences.
My personal philosophy regarding therapy is to focus on the family unit and meet each individual member of the family where they are and treat them as an important part of the therapy. Parents often call me and state they need help for their child and my first response is to treat the child but consider the whole family unit as a part of the therapy treatment plan. Meeting the individual needs of the client is of the utmost importance.
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.