Play Therapy in Ahoskie, NC
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Beth Mumford Holloway
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27615
Beth M Holloway, MA, LPC has been working in the mental health field since 2005. Her counseling approach comes from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems, Solution-Focused Therapy, Play-Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Mrs. Holloway has extensive clinical experience, in working with adults, children, adolescents, women's issues, parenting and blended family issues as well as couple's therapy. Her areas of therapeutic expertise are treating Anxiety, Depression, Interpersonal Relationships, Divorce Recovery, Grief & Loss, Obsessive Thoughts, Academic Achievement, Oppositional Behaviors and Crises of Faith.
Beth M Holloway, MA, LPC has been working in the mental health field since 2005. Her counseling approach comes from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems, Solution-Focused Therapy, Play-Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. Mrs. Holloway has extensive clinical experience, in working with adults, children, adolescents, women's issues, parenting and blended family issues as well as couple's therapy. Her areas of therapeutic expertise are treating Anxiety, Depression, Interpersonal Relationships, Divorce Recovery, Grief & Loss, Obsessive Thoughts, Academic Achievement, Oppositional Behaviors and Crises of Faith.
Autumn Schoonover
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
Clayton, NC 27520
Specializing in CBT, EMDR, and play therapy techniques to support individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and life changes.
I enjoy working with children, teens, and young adults facing various concerns, including but not limited to trauma, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, adjustment, and changes. I aim to walk alongside you as you seek support and guidance in reaching your goals.
Specializing in CBT, EMDR, and play therapy techniques to support individuals facing anxiety, depression, trauma, and life changes.
I enjoy working with children, teens, and young adults facing various concerns, including but not limited to trauma, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, adjustment, and changes. I aim to walk alongside you as you seek support and guidance in reaching your goals.
Corinne N Green
Psychologist, PhD, LP, HSP-P
Verified Verified
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Having recieved post-doctoral training in working with families of special needs children, I hold Advanced Level Certification in DIR:Floortime therapy, a play-based relational therapy that supports child development.
My name is Dr. Corinne Green. I am a Licensed Psychologist and Health Service Provider-Psychologist in the state of North Carolina.
I have received extensive training in providing diagnostic assessment and psychotherapy for all age groups in a variety of settings. I provide supportive and solution-focused individual, couple's, and family therapies from a systems approach; helping individuals recognize patterns in their thoughts, feelings, behaviors and relationships that have developed as they have adapted to their unique backgrounds and experiences. I consider it a privilege to join others in their personal journies toward healing, growth, health and wellness.
Having recieved post-doctoral training in working with families of special needs children, I hold Advanced Level Certification in DIR:Floortime therapy, a play-based relational therapy that supports child development.
My name is Dr. Corinne Green. I am a Licensed Psychologist and Health Service Provider-Psychologist in the state of North Carolina.
I have received extensive training in providing diagnostic assessment and psychotherapy for all age groups in a variety of settings. I provide supportive and solution-focused individual, couple's, and family therapies from a systems approach; helping individuals recognize patterns in their thoughts, feelings, behaviors and relationships that have developed as they have adapted to their unique backgrounds and experiences. I consider it a privilege to join others in their personal journies toward healing, growth, health and wellness.
Leila Beikmohamadi
Psychological Associate, MA, LPA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27609
I pull from various therapeutic techniques including play-based, expressive arts, strengths-based, Acceptance and Commitment, and Cognitive Behavioral therapies.
Hello! I enjoy supporting neurodivergent children, adolescents, and adults. I focus on challenges with emotional regulation, self-esteem, anxiety, social interactions, depression, school success, and life transitions. I also enjoy working with identity challenges and development. I strive to help my clients gain a better understanding of their past and present selves and explore what values they want to guide them moving forward. I love incorporating hands-on and experiential exercises into my work.
I pull from various therapeutic techniques including play-based, expressive arts, strengths-based, Acceptance and Commitment, and Cognitive Behavioral therapies.
Hello! I enjoy supporting neurodivergent children, adolescents, and adults. I focus on challenges with emotional regulation, self-esteem, anxiety, social interactions, depression, school success, and life transitions. I also enjoy working with identity challenges and development. I strive to help my clients gain a better understanding of their past and present selves and explore what values they want to guide them moving forward. I love incorporating hands-on and experiential exercises into my work.
Nicole Leigh Bettis
Marriage & Family Therapist, EdS, LMFT, RPT
Verified Verified
New Bern, NC 28562
I am a marriage & family therapist and a registered play therapist. I have a wide range of experience in working with children, adolescents, couples, individuals, and families. My areas of specialization working with issues related to divorce, child custody, parenting, co-parenting, infidelity, family loss/grief, military family issues, school or work related problems, adoption, infertility, emotion regulation, trust and abandonment issues. My goal is to provide a private, safe place for you to better understand your situation and to help you make the changes necessary to live the life you desire.
I am a marriage & family therapist and a registered play therapist. I have a wide range of experience in working with children, adolescents, couples, individuals, and families. My areas of specialization working with issues related to divorce, child custody, parenting, co-parenting, infidelity, family loss/grief, military family issues, school or work related problems, adoption, infertility, emotion regulation, trust and abandonment issues. My goal is to provide a private, safe place for you to better understand your situation and to help you make the changes necessary to live the life you desire.
Kimberly E. Williams
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, RPT-S
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27609
As a Registered Play Therapist- Supervisor, I have expertise in providing children an opportunity to benefit from play therapy interventions.
I work with children, adolescents, and young adults who are looking for help managing intense feelings, navigating social relationships, improving self-esteem, and decrease anxiety. During the therapeutic process, clients learn how to identify, express, and cope with their emotions improving their overall sense of happiness. When working with children, I provide parent support and is an integral part of the therapeutic process. I have providing individual and family therapy in Raleigh since 2001.
As a Registered Play Therapist- Supervisor, I have expertise in providing children an opportunity to benefit from play therapy interventions.
I work with children, adolescents, and young adults who are looking for help managing intense feelings, navigating social relationships, improving self-esteem, and decrease anxiety. During the therapeutic process, clients learn how to identify, express, and cope with their emotions improving their overall sense of happiness. When working with children, I provide parent support and is an integral part of the therapeutic process. I have providing individual and family therapy in Raleigh since 2001.
Sunlight Therapy, PLLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MSW
Verified Verified
2 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27610 (Online Only)
If you’re looking for a therapist who believes in your resiliency and your ability to overcome barriers that prevent you from achieving your hopes and dreams, consider allowing me to work with you. Working with you from a solution focused and person-centered approach, you will learn strategies and skills that can assist you in moving past challenges that you're experiencing. I focus on working with children & adults who have ADHD, anxiety, depression and personality disorders. I also provide grief therapy, as well as play therapy for children & families. Let's talk to see if we're a good fit for you. Be well and thank you.
If you’re looking for a therapist who believes in your resiliency and your ability to overcome barriers that prevent you from achieving your hopes and dreams, consider allowing me to work with you. Working with you from a solution focused and person-centered approach, you will learn strategies and skills that can assist you in moving past challenges that you're experiencing. I focus on working with children & adults who have ADHD, anxiety, depression and personality disorders. I also provide grief therapy, as well as play therapy for children & families. Let's talk to see if we're a good fit for you. Be well and thank you.
Pius Ondachi
Counselor, MA, LCMHC
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27615
Additionally, my approach encompasses active listening, play therapy, affirmations, and empathetic techniques.
If you're experiencing a lack of motivation, feeling overwhelmed by intense emotions or thoughts, or sensing a need for lifestyle changes, consider therapy as a starting point. As a therapist, my goal is to establish a secure and inviting space where individuals can share their life experiences at their own pace. Whether life circumstances are proving challenging or trauma triggers persist, we can collaborate on strategies to navigate difficult emotions and enhance the ability to function in various environments.
Additionally, my approach encompasses active listening, play therapy, affirmations, and empathetic techniques.
If you're experiencing a lack of motivation, feeling overwhelmed by intense emotions or thoughts, or sensing a need for lifestyle changes, consider therapy as a starting point. As a therapist, my goal is to establish a secure and inviting space where individuals can share their life experiences at their own pace. Whether life circumstances are proving challenging or trauma triggers persist, we can collaborate on strategies to navigate difficult emotions and enhance the ability to function in various environments.
Jennifer E Thakur
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MEd, LCMHC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27615 (Online Only)
I enjoy helping teens, young adults, couples and families achieve their counseling goals using research based strategies and techniques. I am trained in trauma informed techniques such as TF-CBT and EMDR. I also enjoy incorporating mindfulness, yoga, art and play into the therapeutic experience.
I enjoy helping teens, young adults, couples and families achieve their counseling goals using research based strategies and techniques. I am trained in trauma informed techniques such as TF-CBT and EMDR. I also enjoy incorporating mindfulness, yoga, art and play into the therapeutic experience.
Jason Robert Cole
Counselor, MA, LCMHC, CAMS-II
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27615
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.
Blakely Patterson
Marriage & Family Therapist Associate, MA, LMFTA
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Waitlist for new clients
I also use play therapy and art therapy with children.
As a sibling of a childhood cancer survivor, I have a heart to help individuals, couples, and families when suffering interrupts life’s normal flow. My scope of practice includes, but is not limited to the following areas: trauma, anxiety, grief, OCD, relationship issues, abuse, life transitions, marital/premarital counseling, and family dynamics.
I also use play therapy and art therapy with children.
As a sibling of a childhood cancer survivor, I have a heart to help individuals, couples, and families when suffering interrupts life’s normal flow. My scope of practice includes, but is not limited to the following areas: trauma, anxiety, grief, OCD, relationship issues, abuse, life transitions, marital/premarital counseling, and family dynamics.
Nyisha Rogers
Clinical Social Work/Therapist
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27609
I am well versed in SFBT, CBT , Mindfulness and Play therapy.
Hi I’m Nyisha.. I was Born & raised in small town North Carolina which has had a major influence on my passion for helping others. I believe that our unique upbringings have not only shaped our views on life but also how we navigate and grow throughout our journeys. With this, at times we reach a point where we recognize how our views and/or functioning may disrupt certain areas of our lives. As a solution focused clinician I focus on helping clients develop healthy solutions to life’s problems and making valuable connections that can influence their thinking patterns moving forward.
I am well versed in SFBT, CBT , Mindfulness and Play therapy.
Hi I’m Nyisha.. I was Born & raised in small town North Carolina which has had a major influence on my passion for helping others. I believe that our unique upbringings have not only shaped our views on life but also how we navigate and grow throughout our journeys. With this, at times we reach a point where we recognize how our views and/or functioning may disrupt certain areas of our lives. As a solution focused clinician I focus on helping clients develop healthy solutions to life’s problems and making valuable connections that can influence their thinking patterns moving forward.
The Mindly Group, PLLC
Licensed Professional Counselor, PLLC
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27615
Our specialized services include play therapy for children, individual and family therapy for tweens, teens, and adults, and even couples and marital counseling.
If you or somebody you know is in need of therapy or counseling please check us out! We're an energetic group of mental health professionals all dedicated to the common goal of providing the highest quality, most effective psychotherapy and counseling services for our Raleigh & Cary community and beyond. Whether it's depression, anxiety, ADHD, Addiction, or relationship difficulties we have friendly licensed professionals who can help.
Our specialized services include play therapy for children, individual and family therapy for tweens, teens, and adults, and even couples and marital counseling.
If you or somebody you know is in need of therapy or counseling please check us out! We're an energetic group of mental health professionals all dedicated to the common goal of providing the highest quality, most effective psychotherapy and counseling services for our Raleigh & Cary community and beyond. Whether it's depression, anxiety, ADHD, Addiction, or relationship difficulties we have friendly licensed professionals who can help.
Cathy C Hedgepeth
Psychological Associate, MA, HSP, LPA
Verified Verified
Raleigh, NC 27609
Waitlist for new clients
In my part time private practice I offer counseling/therapy to adults, children, adolescents, and parents. My areas of special interest include anxiety, depression, and parent education. I enjoy working with adults who are dealing with life challenges, loss, and seeking personal growth. When seeing children or adolescents, I typically use a child centered approach with the opportunity for play therapy. I also have experience with CBT, EFT, and mindfulness. These techniques are helpful in treating individuals who are experiencing anxiety, regulation of attention and impulse control, and trauma.
In my part time private practice I offer counseling/therapy to adults, children, adolescents, and parents. My areas of special interest include anxiety, depression, and parent education. I enjoy working with adults who are dealing with life challenges, loss, and seeking personal growth. When seeing children or adolescents, I typically use a child centered approach with the opportunity for play therapy. I also have experience with CBT, EFT, and mindfulness. These techniques are helpful in treating individuals who are experiencing anxiety, regulation of attention and impulse control, and trauma.
Sarah Stein-Wolf
Counselor, MA, LCMHC-S, RPT
Verified Verified
Greenville, NC 27858
With kids, I teach them how to identify and manage their emotions through play, and work with families to best support their child.
You’re exhausted from trying desperately to balance your needs with the demands of kids, school, or work. As a parent you’re struggling to understand where your child is coming from. Does the “parent guilt” creep in while you’re trying to keep all the plates spinning? Maybe you have a child who is anxious, worried, has difficulty sleeping or going to school, or expects perfection. Perhaps you are learning how to parent differently than how you were parented. Balancing caring for you vs. others is hard. Thoughts of anxiety, self-doubt, and concern that you aren't good enough can become a negative self-talk loop in your head.
With kids, I teach them how to identify and manage their emotions through play, and work with families to best support their child.
You’re exhausted from trying desperately to balance your needs with the demands of kids, school, or work. As a parent you’re struggling to understand where your child is coming from. Does the “parent guilt” creep in while you’re trying to keep all the plates spinning? Maybe you have a child who is anxious, worried, has difficulty sleeping or going to school, or expects perfection. Perhaps you are learning how to parent differently than how you were parented. Balancing caring for you vs. others is hard. Thoughts of anxiety, self-doubt, and concern that you aren't good enough can become a negative self-talk loop in your head.
House of Hope of NC
Counselor
Verified Verified
Clayton, NC 27520
Our licensed counselors specialize in: Biblical Counseling, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Family Systems, Empowerment, Behavior Management, Contingency management, Play Therapy, Sandtray, Yoga and Integrative Health.
House of Hope of North Carolina is a Christian Non-Profit Organization that offers various counseling services, such as individual, couples, family, and group therapy. House of Hope has therapists who can work with all ages, genders, and backgrounds. In addition, we offer a Christian therapeutic residential program for teenage girls 12-17, with a strong emphasis on parent involvement, that offers support to individuals and families who need a higher level of care. We also provide a free Christian group for teens and their caregivers who have experienced sexual trauma.
Our licensed counselors specialize in: Biblical Counseling, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Family Systems, Empowerment, Behavior Management, Contingency management, Play Therapy, Sandtray, Yoga and Integrative Health.
House of Hope of North Carolina is a Christian Non-Profit Organization that offers various counseling services, such as individual, couples, family, and group therapy. House of Hope has therapists who can work with all ages, genders, and backgrounds. In addition, we offer a Christian therapeutic residential program for teenage girls 12-17, with a strong emphasis on parent involvement, that offers support to individuals and families who need a higher level of care. We also provide a free Christian group for teens and their caregivers who have experienced sexual trauma.
Jonathan R. Ricks
Lic Clinical Mental Health Counselor Supervisor, PhD, LCMHCS, RPT
Verified Verified
Warrenton, NC 27589
I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, National Certified Counselor, and Registered Play Therapist with over 16 years of counseling experience.
We all need help sometimes when life gets difficult. I create a caring, therapeutic environment where new strategies can be learned, difficult issues can be addressed, distress can be reduced, and self-worth can grow. Your goal may be to learn more insight into yourself, find new directions for success, or to have difficult feelings improve. Perhaps your child needs support to be successful in school with academics and behavior. Let's work together to reach success and growth!
I am a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, National Certified Counselor, and Registered Play Therapist with over 16 years of counseling experience.
We all need help sometimes when life gets difficult. I create a caring, therapeutic environment where new strategies can be learned, difficult issues can be addressed, distress can be reduced, and self-worth can grow. Your goal may be to learn more insight into yourself, find new directions for success, or to have difficult feelings improve. Perhaps your child needs support to be successful in school with academics and behavior. Let's work together to reach success and growth!
Bowman Family Services
Licensed Professional Counselor, MA, LCMHCS
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27614
I am the owner of Bowman Family Services, and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Supervisor with over 26 years of experience working with children, adults, and families. My carefully selected team of child, adolescent, adult, couples and family therapists, and psychologists utilize play, art and yoga therapy, sound therapy, mindfulness, EMDR, CBT, trauma-focused CBT, DBT, Pre-Marital and psychological testing. We receive ongoing trainings to utilize the best therapy approaches in our field. We specialize in anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship issues, and trauma. We have offices in Wake Forest, Raleigh, Rolesville, and Cary NC.
I am the owner of Bowman Family Services, and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Supervisor with over 26 years of experience working with children, adults, and families. My carefully selected team of child, adolescent, adult, couples and family therapists, and psychologists utilize play, art and yoga therapy, sound therapy, mindfulness, EMDR, CBT, trauma-focused CBT, DBT, Pre-Marital and psychological testing. We receive ongoing trainings to utilize the best therapy approaches in our field. We specialize in anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship issues, and trauma. We have offices in Wake Forest, Raleigh, Rolesville, and Cary NC.
Lyndsay Cayton
Counselor, MS, LCMHC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Greenville, NC 27858
Culturally sensitive, superior communication skills, solution-focused counseling, experience in CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy) and play therapy, individual, couples, and group counseling, performing psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, suicide risk/safety planning, communication/conflict management, anxiety and stress management, and depression.
Compassionate Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist, dedicated in helping others overcome personal obstacles by using various treatment modalities to meet the unique needs of every client. As a former military spouse, I have added experience serving a diverse population, including active-duty soldiers and their extended families. I provide individual counseling for children, adolescents, teens, and adults, as well as providing family and couples counseling.
Culturally sensitive, superior communication skills, solution-focused counseling, experience in CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy) and play therapy, individual, couples, and group counseling, performing psychosocial assessments, treatment planning, suicide risk/safety planning, communication/conflict management, anxiety and stress management, and depression.
Compassionate Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist, dedicated in helping others overcome personal obstacles by using various treatment modalities to meet the unique needs of every client. As a former military spouse, I have added experience serving a diverse population, including active-duty soldiers and their extended families. I provide individual counseling for children, adolescents, teens, and adults, as well as providing family and couples counseling.
Therapy For Anxious Kids And Teens - Hannah Edwardson
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, MA, LCMHC, NCC
Verified Verified
6 Endorsed
Raleigh, NC 27615
I'm Hannah and I help children and teens (ages 5-18) and their parents/caregivers feel more connected through the therapeutic powers of play. Regardless of the different events that bring clients into therapy, every single family I work with has a major overarching goal of feeling more attuned to each other's needs and being able to feel more confident in communicating their needs/emotions among their family household. I help my clients by providing children, teens, and adults with the strategies that allow them to gain more clarity and confidence over their emotions through their healing process.
I'm Hannah and I help children and teens (ages 5-18) and their parents/caregivers feel more connected through the therapeutic powers of play. Regardless of the different events that bring clients into therapy, every single family I work with has a major overarching goal of feeling more attuned to each other's needs and being able to feel more confident in communicating their needs/emotions among their family household. I help my clients by providing children, teens, and adults with the strategies that allow them to gain more clarity and confidence over their emotions through their healing process.
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.