Self-Care Isn’t Just After Work: What Therapists Often Miss
When you think of self care as a therapist what comes up?
I mean we teach self-care all the time to clients, so we should definitely be expert level in our own lives? Right? *Sweats nervously*
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New Client Intake Forms: Save Time in Your Private Practice
As a therapist in private practice - time is money. Managing your time effectively? That’s peace. The reality of owning your own practice is you only get reimbursed for the time you spend face to face with clients. And most of the time those emails, consultation calls, and new intake coordination calls are minutes that pile up into hours that you're not getting paid. The 2025 Playful Therapist Roundup: The Best Free Play Therapy Tools, Templates & Trainings12/17/2025 
2025 Playful Therapist Resource Roundup:
Your Ultimate Guide to Every Freebie, Template & Tool Created This Year If you love a good “year-in-review” that doubles as a treasure chest of practical tools… this one’s for you. In 2025, The Playful Therapist Blog went BIG. We talked documentation (so you can stop drowning in notes), child-centered play therapy, directive interventions, high-conflict divorce, sandtray essentials, parenting support, anxiety, play themes—and so. much. more. 
What Does Success Look Like in Your Therapy Practice?
This question “what does success look like” is at the core of my clinical practice - both with my clients and for myself. With our clients we sit down at the start of the therapeutic relationship and clearly define what “success” looks like through goal setting. We ask what would be different when the client knows they no longer need the support of therapy? 
From Blinking Cursor to Panic Mode: Breaking the Note-Writing Block
Let’s be real for a second - the last thing you’d rather be doing is writing your progress notes. And one of the reasons is probably linked to all the blocks and anxieties that come with note writing.  Let’s Be Real: Nobody’s Reading Every Word of Your 345-Page Chart
One of the biggest reasons therapists write novels for notes (check out more on that HERE) is they want to help. To make sure other professionals know what is happening with their client down to the itty-bitty details. So their clients can get the understanding, support, and resources they deserve. 
When nothing's going right….. you should go left.
Peter H. Reynolds does it again! The author of playroom favorites like Ish and The Dot that are powerful bibliotherapy tools to help support kids with perfectionism, anxiety, self esteem, and confidence! For his latest book When Things Aren’t Going Right, Go Left Peter H. Reynolds teams up with Marc Colagiovanni with a book that dives deep into the impact of carrying our big feelings with us and letting them lead the way, and what kids can do instead. 
When “Next Week” Never Calms Down: The Reality of Busy Family Life
As a parent I found myself saying “It’ll all calm down next week after we get through [insert event/activity here]” Every. Single. Week. 
Does any parent really love school mornings?
If you are out there - I would LOVE to know your secret. The reason for this is that even for kids that genuinely like school, it can feel like herding cats to get out the door. And for the kids that don’t want to be there. Bucket up it’s going to be a bumpy ride. |
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