S3E12 - Parent Companion for Play Therapy: Moving Toward the Middle-How Parent and Child Growth Connect

Play Therapy Parenting: Real Parenting Questions Answered by a Child Therapist · Nov 7, 2025 · 12m · transcript

In this episode of the Parent Companion for Play Therapy series, I talk about how parents and children move toward each other during the play therapy process — and why that shared movement is essential for lasting change. I explain what happens when a child begins to grow through therapy and how that growth naturally creates change for everyone in the family.

I use two simple illustrations — converging paths and the legal scales of justice — to show how families adjust as one member changes. When a child becomes the "change agent" through play therapy, it shifts the balance for everyone. The…