Description
Book SynopsisIncorporating mindfulness and family therapy into play-family sessions.
Trade Review"Through a creative blending of mindfulness and play-family therapy, Dottie Higgins-Klein demonstrates, in detail, how to work through trauma by combining deep individual play therapy with steady parental involvement—an often challenging task for therapists. This book provides practical answers and innovative techniques to help therapists work with children and their parents." -- Rie Rogers Mitchell, PhD, President, International Society for Sandplay Therapy; co-author of Sandplay: Past, Present and Future
"Therapists will benefit from this book’s creative and comprehensive integration of play therapy, child development, mindfulness, and contextual family theory. Dottie Higgins-Klein provides a candid overview of the therapeutic characteristics of
Mindfulness-Based Play-Family Therapy, segueing into the nuances of treating children with both commonly occurring as well as traumatic experiences. A unique contribution to the literature, this book explores the applications of mindfulness through symbolic play and sandtray therapy. A case study concludes the book, beautifully illustrating
MBPFT’s practical considerations and theoretical concepts." -- B. Janet Hibbs, PhD, author of Try to See It My Way: Being Fair in Love and Marriage
