Children & Divorce: Playful tools to support child & family clients

When a family separates or divorces, everyone is affected, even when it is in the best interest of the adults involved. Children can benefit from having a safe space to explore difficult emotions and to develop ways to connect with their caregivers. In this video, I discuss three tools that therapists can use to support children through divorce. I also include an idea for family sessions as the health of the family is integral to the child's wellbeing.
In this video:
Practicing within the limits of our training
Introducing interventions to children
All my homes techniques
Broken heart technique
Toys to represent family
Processing the interventions
Engaging families
Resources:
Lynn Louise Wonders
wonderscounseling.com/
Her book:
When Parents are at War
amzn.to/2DDObKG
Sabra Ferreira-Starnes
Webinar: Children Dealing with Divorce and Separation
bit.ly/sabrastarnes
*Please note that the information shared in this video is not a substitute for professional training or supervision*
To learn more about my practice:
www.hummingbirdcounseling.com
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[@MeyleenVelasquez]

Leave it to me to spend 40 minutes editing only to upload the unedited version & delete the edited one! If you watched the unedited one, I hope you had a good laugh. This edited one is a bit more concise :) Enjoy!

[@vanessavalea1108]

I find your videos to be so helpful for my practice, would love to see you do a video on perfectionism and children. Thanks so much!

[@aariez]

Thank you so much. I am going to use your video to my class presentation!

[@MeyleenVelasquez]

Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it!!

[@JSwaVT_24]

This would have helped me so much decades ago 🙏🏻❤️

[@MeyleenVelasquez]

It's one of the reasons why I decided to start the channel. There was so much support I could've used.

[@pinesandpastures]

Your videos are great. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I am a sexual trauma counselor now working from home providing tele health only and it has been a learning experience. Do you have any tips for working with children who are having regressive behaviors due to not speaking to one of their parents?

[@MeyleenVelasquez]

Thank you for your comment. I think this would greatly depend on the age of the child. feel free to email me