How to Use Play Therapy to Address Alexithymia with Traumatized Children and Teens

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Have you heard of a condition called alexithymia?

Probably not because most mental health professionals are not familiar with this term.

I wasn’t until I came across the term while looking at research about trauma.

What does alexithymia have to do with trauma and working with children and teens in play therapy?

That’s an excellent question!

Alexithymia is a condition that can be found in people with depression, PTSD, schizophrenia, and autism.

Have you ever had a client in sessions who repeatedly could not identify their emotions no matter how much therapeutic rapport and…

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