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340 | "I Hate This and I Hate You": Trust the Process When Kids Push Back in Play Therapy
In this episode, I respond to a powerful and relatable question from Liba in Pennsylvania about working with a highly anxious, intensely resistant 8-year-old diagnosed with ADHD. Liba shares details about his anger, avoidance, control-seeking behavior, and outright rejection of the play therapy process. I walk through what's really happening beneath these behaviors and offer reassurance that this is exactly the kind of child CCPT is meant to serve.
I unpack the clinical significance of his resistance, discuss why control is so central to his anxiety, and affirm that our role as CCPT…
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