Dallas, TX Child Counseling, Adolescent Counseling, Play Therapy and Special Needs Counseling | Full Circle Counseling Dallas, TX

Counseling Therapist in Dallas, TX: Child Counseling, Adolescent Counseling, Play Therapy and Special Needs Counseling.

Child Counseling and Play Therapy

“You can discover more about a person in a hour of play than in a year of conversation”- Plato

Play therapy provides children with concrete ways to express and communicate feelings, experiences, thoughts and concerns. Children have a hard time sitting in a big chair in an office and talking about what bothers them; it’s challenging for them to know the words to describe what they are thinking or feeling inside. Just as adults use words, children use their natural language-play-to communicate and to resolve challenges.

Play is essential to human growth, development, learning and cultivating relationships.

Play therapy can help children:

Play Therapist Dallas, TX

  • Become more self-aware
  • Regulate emotions
  • Reduce anxieties
  • Promote creative thinking and problem-solving
  • Encourage open communication
  • Feel more confident
  • Learn new skills
  • Play out difficult feelings or stressful experiences in order to gain a better understanding of themselves
  • Safely express tough feeling to gain a sense of relief

The Play Therapy room has toys that have been specifically selected to allow for children to express a wide variety of emotions and feelings.

Play therapy can be used to treat a wide variety of social, emotional and behavioral concerns including stressful and traumatic experiences.

Play therapy can help your child with:

  • ADHD
  • Aggressive and Challenging Behaviors
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment Concerns
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Bed Wetting/Toileting Concerns
  • Bullying/Peer Relationships
  • Challenges with School and Academic Motivation (Including School Refusal)
  • Chronic Illness/Hospitalization of a Child or Family Member
  • Divorce, Separation and Family Concerns
  • Grief and Loss
  • Life Transitions- A Move, Blended Family or Sibling Birth
  • Low Frustration Tolerance
  • Low Self-Esteem
  • Sadness/Depression
  • Self-control/Impulsivity
  • Social skills
  • Trauma (including medical)

In working with children, we work closely with parents/caregivers because you are the expert on your child. Parents/caregivers are involved in the process through parent/caregiver consultation sessions. These sessions offer a time to discuss challenges and assist parents/caregivers in learning new skills and techniques to help their child.

For more information about play therapy and child counseling, to schedule an appointment or a complimentary 15 minute phone consultation, please contact us at 214-592-7176 or via email info@fccafs.com