Feb 14, 2020 | Cedar Tree Blog, Abby Henry, Adolescent & Teens
Parents may wonder how play could possibly be therapeutic for children, or how a therapist uses play to help children heal. They may wonder how a simple, everyday activity in a child’s life such as playing, can be beneficial to them in a therapeutic way. Play therapy...
Dec 6, 2019 | Matthew Hanlon, Cedar Tree Blog
They’re here again……The holidays. Depending on your past experience, that can inspire in you warm and nostalgic feelings of family traditions and close connection, or conversely feelings of dread, and anxiety; reminders of losses and past pain one would rather...
Aug 23, 2019 | Cedar Tree Blog, Ally Berttucci, Family
As we learned in Part I, kids depend on the adults in their world to help them regulate. Which means that parents can take the lead in promoting a regulating environment in their home, in addition to modeling regulation for their kids. Here are five strategies...
Aug 23, 2019 | Cedar Tree Blog, Dr. Wendy Smith
If you are in a helping profession, such as police work, firefighting, ministry work, or if you work in a school setting, health care field or in behavioral health, you may be at risk for developing symptoms of secondary trauma. Also, if you are a parent of a child...
