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Discover why play therapy works and how to use it to treat childhood mental health challenges such as:

ADHD – Anxiety – Autism – Disruptive Behavior Disorders – Depression – OCD – PTSD – Trauma – Self-Esteem – Social Skills

Play Therapy is filled with dozens of powerful play techniques adapted for use in individual, family, and group therapy, for schools, and at home.

Inside you’ll find:

– Hands on Activities
– Printable Worksheets
– Expressive and Creative Arts
– Dynamic Therapeutic Games
– Puppet Play
– Guided Imagery
– Parent-Child Interventions
– Tips for Parents & Teachers

20 reviews for Play Therapy: Engaging & Powerful Techniques for the Treatment of Childhood Disorders

  1. heather richter
    February 20, 2023
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
    As a therapist this book will help little children understand what’s appropriate and not! Also will help get answers needed when not actually asking t...More
    As a therapist this book will help little children understand what’s appropriate and not! Also will help get answers needed when not actually asking the questions!
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    Liana Lowenstein, author, speaker, child psychotherapist
    February 19, 2023
    5.0 out of 5 stars Practical and helpful
    This is a practical and helpful book that combines key theoretical information with creative interventions to address issues such as ADHD, depression,...More
    This is a practical and helpful book that combines key theoretical information with creative interventions to address issues such as ADHD, depression, anxiety, and trauma. A must-have for child and play therapists.
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    McKinney’s
    November 27, 2021
    5.0 out of 5 stars As advertised
    Exactly as advertised
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    lc
    September 14, 2021
    Just arrived ..content looks great
    Looks great. Simple easy to follow instructions for games/tasks organized according to diagnostic criteria. So, if you want to help someone with ADHD...More
    Looks great. Simple easy to follow instructions for games/tasks organized according to diagnostic criteria. So, if you want to help someone with ADHD, Dysregulation, OCD, Depression, ASD, etc., you go to the section for that diagnostic cohort and find great information and tasks to help them reduce symptoms and improve outcomes. Found it to be a great book (I'm a neuropsychologist/psychologist and my husband training to be a counselor)
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    Jeniflex
    February 3, 2020
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource!
    As a behavior therapist, I found this to be a useful resource
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    Caleb
    February 1, 2020
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good purchase
    Good book on play therapy for kids
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    Mary Romm
    December 19, 2019
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Therapy Book
    This is one of my favorite therapy books. This week alone I flipped through it and found more interventions I previously hadn't seen, and remembered a...More
    This is one of my favorite therapy books. This week alone I flipped through it and found more interventions I previously hadn't seen, and remembered a few I had. It is well-thought-out and inventive in it's approach. I highly recommend it for child and family therapists who see a variety of diagnoses and family difficulties.
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    Stefanie
    June 15, 2019
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource
    Excellent resource for all play therapists!!
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    TD
    June 9, 2019
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great therapeutic tool!
    This book has very good interventions!
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    Deanna Hill
    May 25, 2019
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource
    Wonderful product. Great resource for working with my kiddos.
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    Ashley
    April 4, 2019
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Highly Reccomended Read for Mental Health Clinicians Working with Children
    This is a wonderful book for mental health clinicians and play therapists to utilize with children who are diagnosed with mental health disorders such...More
    This is a wonderful book for mental health clinicians and play therapists to utilize with children who are diagnosed with mental health disorders such as with anxiety, ADHD, depression, etc and also for children with past trauma. What I really love about this book is not only they discuss what each disorder is, and emphasize the importance of the therapist-child relationship and the family relationship, but they also provide a case illustration on each disorder and several creative activities towards the end of each chapter that be used to treat children with a variety of these disorders. The book is also written in layman terms to allow beginning mental health and psychology students such as I, gain a better understanding for each disorder. I highly recommend this book to those working with children!
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    P. Ursery
    March 22, 2019
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource
    A excellent resource to have as a clinician
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    Courtney F.
    March 11, 2019
    4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful resource with quick background information and several activities
    I am an occupational therapist planning a pilot sensory/social group for 4-5 year olds in our clinic. I have found several activities in this book tha...More
    I am an occupational therapist planning a pilot sensory/social group for 4-5 year olds in our clinic. I have found several activities in this book that I am excited to implement into the group. I also really appreciate the descriptions of the diagnoses provided at the beginning of each chapter.
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    momtothree
    January 20, 2019
    5.0 out of 5 stars Useful for therapy
    This has been helpful in my practice working with young clients.
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    Carlo
    October 3, 2018
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great stragsties
    Great book!
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    Debbie Higginbotham
    August 18, 2018
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good resource
    Use frequently
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    Mike Pickett
    March 12, 2018
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Great book to use with children. Creative interventions and easy to use format. Our office loves this book.
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    Jessica Stone, Ph.D., RPT-S
    February 11, 2018
    5.0 out of 5 stars This amazing book by Clair Mellenthin is a really nice combination ...
    This amazing book by Clair Mellenthin is a really nice combination of play therapy information, important focal points, interventions and not just "do...More
    This amazing book by Clair Mellenthin is a really nice combination of play therapy information, important focal points, interventions and not just "do this craft," etc, but WHY you're doing it, what to look for and what you might want to process.
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    Holly Willard
    February 7, 2018
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing play therapy book by Clair Evans-Mellenthin
    Amazing play therapy book by Clair Evans-Mellenthin. I really appreciate the diagnostic and theoretical framework to every chapter before the interve...More
    Amazing play therapy book by Clair Evans-Mellenthin. I really appreciate the diagnostic and theoretical framework to every chapter before the interventions. Recommend to all levels of play therapists!
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    Miguel Sanchez
    January 31, 2018
    5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing writer and therapist
    Clair Mellenthin is an amazing writer and therapist. She's reknowned throughout my local Utah scene and is frequently featured on the local news provi...More
    Clair Mellenthin is an amazing writer and therapist. She's reknowned throughout my local Utah scene and is frequently featured on the local news providing tips and advice to parents. Excited for this book. Can't wait!
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