A Guide to Working with Traumatized Teens Description: Working with teens can be a tough, challenging job. Adding in trauma, abuse, and neglect in their backgrounds, and workers often feel […]
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clair mellenthin
Hi! I'm Clair Mellenthin, LCSW, RPT-S. You are in the right place if you prioritize the well being of the children you love, over tradition and the well-intentioned but clearly not working parenting and therapy strategies of the past.
With more than twenty years of clinical experience, authoring six books about play therapy and speaking to therapists around the globe I am here to tell you there is hope!
Join me as we rediscover the joy of connection, healthy relationships and attachment through play! Keep Playing!
You may have seen my work in:
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October 16, 2013
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September 16, 2013
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In this exciting daylong workshop for mental health professionals and graduate students, participants will learn : How trauma impacts brain development, relationships, and behavior. What complex trauma entails and how […]
September 12, 2013
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Description: Play therapy is a must while working with young children and families. In this innovative workshop, social workers will learn useful play therapy theory and techniques to begin applying […]
August 1, 2013
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Through the lens of attachment theory, participants will learn how to help modern family systems that have been traumatized through divorce, abuse, trauma and neglect using new and creative family […]
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