Mills Psychology - Information on Child Therapy

Therapy for children is not the same as for adults. Kids don't have the same
verbal expressive and receptive language skills; and they are often unaware
of the most basic emotions they feel--let alone understand the conflicts
that trouble them. This is why we use a playroom. Children have a hard time
sitting in a office chair for long periods of time talking about what
bothers them. They just do not know the words to describe how they are
feeling inside or what they are thinking, so sometimes they act out or show
how they feel through inappropriate behaviour or in indirect ways. Child
therapy utilizes a number of proven techniques that allow children to
express their thoughts, feelings, and conflicts in order to heal and change
their maladaptive behaviours and modes of expression. In play, children
learn how to express their thoughts and feelings in constructive ways, to
control their behaviour, to make better decisions, and to accept
responsibility for their actions. We provide toys, dolls, puppets, paints,
musical instruments, and crafts for children to use in order for them to say
what they have difficulty saying with words. When children can communicate
or play out how they feel to someone who understands and validates them,
they feel better because their feelings have been released and transformed.
This also allows them to form a positive and healthy attachment to a caring
adult, which further enables them to develop positive feelings for others,
including their parents.

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