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148 | Reverse Pandora's Box: Understanding Progress and Regression in Child-Centered Play Therapy
In today's episode, I start the first episode in a new series on advanced CCPT concepts. Today I'm discussing a metaphor/story that I tell parents during consultations that I refer to as the Reverse Pandora's Box. This idea is crucial for understanding the natural process of regression and progress in therapy. Drawing from the mythological story of Pandora's Box, where once opened, it unleashed uncontrollable chaos, I discuss how the reverse is true in child-centered play therapy. Children, after gaining new coping skills, resilience, and emotional vocabulary, may exhibit regressive…
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