Anxiety Depression Kids Parenting & Families Play Therapy Tweens & Teens

Anxiety and Back to School: Isolation, Sickness and Irritability

August 22, 2025by Susan Hoover

Process and Phases of Play Therapy

July 20, 2024by Teresa Bartch

By the time you and your child make it to our offices for Play Therapy, you have likely been struggling with emotions and behaviors, not to mention family dynamics, for a little while. You are ready for things to feel better in your family, for your child to behave and learn to manage big feelings more easily. Whatever has gotten you to this point, it will take some time, understanding, and intention to realize the cohesion and improved behaviors you desire.

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Happy International Play Therapy Week!

February 4, 2024by Sally Frede

Happy International Play Therapy Week from Embark Counseling Services! This year, the Association for Play Therapy’s (APT) International Play Therapy Week is from February 4 to 10, 2024. I am super excited to see how play therapists from around the country and even the world celebrate the therapeutic powers of play.

Attachment Child Development Parenting & Families Play Therapy

The Power of Playful Parenting

January 31, 2018by Teresa Bartch

Research has shown that children who have a secure attachment with their parent, otherwise known as a good parent-child bond, continually excel in areas such social skills, self-confidence, academics, emotion management, empathy and competency. Playful parenting requires intention and skill, and it ultimately results in the development of secure attachment for your child.