Play Therapy and EMDR
| KRISTIN P. TRICK, MA, LPC, RPT
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fter becoming a registered play therapist (RPT), I began working with more children with traumatic backgrounds. To enhance my approach, I supplemented my play
therapy training with trauma focused-cognitive behavioral therapy (TF- CBT) and parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT). However, I observed displayed posttraumatic stress symptoms.
completed TF-CBT still meet criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder
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(PTSD) upon its termination (e.g., Moreno-Alcázar et al., 2017). To better treat PTSD, I pursued training in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy through workshops, consultation calls, and advanced instruction for its use with children. Consequently, I have merged EMDR with play therapy sessions and have witnessed transformation in young clients.
EMDR training and become grounded in EMDR theory and techniques. My intent in providing information about my integration of EMDR and play therapy is to help readers familiar with and formally trained in both these interventions to better understand these applications in their own practice. It would be unethical for therapists to integrate EMDR and play therapy without solid foundations and supervised practice in both approaches.
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