Play Therapy Center for Children and Families
Play is a perfect way to engage children in therapy. It is developmentally appropriate, allows children to express both comfortable and uncomfortable thoughts and emotions, and gives the therapist valuable insights into the child’s world.
Play therapy uses the therapeutic powers of play to help clients prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties and achieve optimal growth and development.
Potential clients
Serves ages 3 to 10.
Play therapy is appropriate for children experiencing a wide variety of social, emotional, behavioral, and learning problems, including anger management, grief and loss, healing from physical and sexual abuse, domestic violence, crisis and trauma, anxiety, and depression.
Session schedule
The clinic offers 50-minute individual weekly sessions during Nazareth's fall and spring semesters.
A child typically attends 12 to 20 sessions.
Student clinicians
Trained, supervised student interns from Nazareth programs such as creative arts therapy and social work provide most of the care.
Training for parents and professionals
For parents: The clinic periodically offers training for parents in play skills to use with their children.
For professionals: The clinic offers one- or two-day training workshops on parent-child play sessions, child-centered play therapy, and clinical supervision. Please visit the Creative Arts page for more information regarding our Continuing Education offerings.
Fees
Art Therapy services are offered to individuals and groups that have limited access to Art Therapy services elsewhere in the community due to geographic or financial factors. There is a fee of $5.00 per session, and a sliding scale is available upon request.
Location
In the Wellness and Rehabilitation Institute on the Nazareth campus. The clinic space is accessible to people with disabilities.
Parking
Clinic parking spaces are located in front of the York Institute building and in G Lot at the end of the building. You will receive a parking pass before you begin therapy or at your first session. Please make sure it's visible on your dashboard while you're parked on campus. If you receive a parking ticket, let your clinic supervisor know.
Form
Please take a moment to download and complete this form prior to your first appointment.
You're welcome to print your completed forms and bring them to your first appointment -or- email them electronically to lmacalu4@naz.edu
Play Therapy.pdf
Prospective clients
We are currently full and not accepting new clients. Please send an email to Lindsey Macaluso at lmacalu4@naz.edu between June 15 - August 15, if you would like to be considered for Play Therapy in the Fall of 2023.
Please include your child's age, name and concerns.
Current Clients
We are currently full. Please send an email to Lindsey Macaluso at lmacalu4@naz.edu between June 15 - August 15, if you would like to be considered for Play Therapy in the Fall of 2023.
Please include your child's age, name and concerns.
