The Children’s Therapy Tasmania Blog

Find grounded, practical posts that make sense of children’s behaviour and emotions, strengthen connection and confidence at home, and support thoughtful, trauma-responsive practice in the therapy room.

Feel Your Way Through the Play: Polyvagal Theory, Meaning-Making and Child Therapy
Clinical Decision Making, Counselling Skills, Play Therapy Skills, Clinical Practice, Trauma Responsive Practice Ashleigh Stimpson Clinical Decision Making, Counselling Skills, Play Therapy Skills, Clinical Practice, Trauma Responsive Practice Ashleigh Stimpson

Feel Your Way Through the Play: Polyvagal Theory, Meaning-Making and Child Therapy

Like the supervisee who approached me wanting to expand their skills in meaning-making, many therapists reach a point where knowing the theory or mastering the micro-skills no longer feels like enough. In this blog post I explore using Polyvagal Theory as a lens to slow down and become curious.

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11 Areas to Explore During a Child Therapy Intake Conversation
Clinical Decision Making, Clinical Practice Ashleigh Stimpson Clinical Decision Making, Clinical Practice Ashleigh Stimpson

11 Areas to Explore During a Child Therapy Intake Conversation

A purposeful intake and assessment process are an important foundation of child and family therapy.  The questions we use help us move beyond simply recording a list of presenting concerns and towards developing a fuller understanding of the child, their relationships, their development and the wider context in which their distress is occurring. In this blog post I share 11 areas to consider exploring during your parent intake conversations.

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