Lessons from the Playroom

Lessons from the Playroom


Latest Episodes

164. Play Therapy Across the Lifespan: Nurturing Healing Through Symbolic Repair with Tara McDonald & Karen O’Neill
February 20, 2024

Join Lisa as she hosts Tara McDonald and Karen O'Neill from PIP Solutions UK in an engaging discussion on the versatile practice of play therapy across the lifespan, with an added focus on the concept

Special: Empowering Parents/Caregivers as Co-Regulators for their Children
February 13, 2024

Original Air Date: September 28, 2021 Embark on a transformative journey with Lisa Dion in this compelling episode as she navigates the fundamental question at the core of play therapy practice: "

163. Making the Tough Decisions: Navigating the Terrain of Courage, Neurobiology & Authenticity
February 06, 2024

In this episode, were turning the tables back toward Lisas direction to discuss what it takes to make hard decisions (both personal and professional), the courage it takes to make the hard decisions

Special: Working with Attachment from the Lens of Equine Assisted Therapy with Duey Freeman
January 30, 2024

Original Air Date: January 16, 2023 Lisa is joined by an incredibly important person in her life - Duey Freeman, a former professor at Naropa University (Lisas alma mater) and founder of the Gestalt

Special: Navigating Goodbyes & Endings for Children & Caregivers in Play Therapy
January 23, 2024

Original Air Date: July 6, 2021 Goodbyes can stir up complex emotions for our clients, their families, and even us as therapists. In this week's episode, join Lisa Dion as she delves into the art of s

162. Overcoming Roadblocks to Empower Parents in Play Therapy with Tammy Schamuhn
January 16, 2024

In this episode, Lisa is joined by Tammy Schamuhn, the Co-Founder and Director of the Institute of Child Psychology and host of the Child Psych podcast. Together, they delve into the essential topic o

Special: Paris Goodyear-Brown: How To Hold “Hard Stories” In Play Therapy
January 09, 2024

Original Air Date: April 12, 2022 Lisa Dion met her next guest at her very first APT conference. She was doing a presentation on supervision. As Lisa sat in her course, she remembers thinking, Who is

161. Villainous Revelations: Unmasking Complexity in Play Therapy with Maria Laquerre Diego
January 02, 2024

We have a really fun topic today! Lisa is joined by the fantabulous Maria Laquerre Diego to unravel the intriguing world of villains in play therapy! (...Learn more about Maria and some of the amazing

Special: Play Therapy as a Spiritual Practice
December 26, 2023

Original Air Date: November 8, 2022 In this episode the tables are turned and the lovely Jackie Flynn, host of the/ and the Neuroscience of Play Therapy Summits, interviews Lisa about how play therap

160. Mandalas in Play Therapy: A Transformative Journey with Tracy Turner-Bumberry
December 19, 2023

Join Lisa Dion and Tracy Turner-Bumberry in this episode to explore the fascinating world of mandalas and their application in our work with children (... a super cool and likely unexplored tool in yo