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Can Play Therapy Work with Teens?

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Ever sit across from a teen in session, clock ticking, silence screaming… and your nervous system quietly panicking?

Yeah. This episode is for that moment.

In this week’s podcast, we’re naming the thing no one warned you about in grad school: why play therapists feel stuck with teens—and why it’s not because you’re doing it wrong.

Here’s the hard truth (said with love):

👉 Trying harder to get teens to talk about their feelings is often the exact thing keeping them shut down.

If you’ve ever:

Asked thoughtful, open-ended questions and gotten one-word answers

Left therapy…

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