Natalie Hanks. LPC

 Looking for a Registered Play Therapist, but can't find one in your near you? Since 2020, I have been offering virtual play therapy for clients located in Colorado! Virtual Play Therapy is great for children ages 6-12 Click on the image below to visit my virtual play therapy room: See the full virtual play therapy room below- How does it work? A client joins a telehealth session and has the link to my playroom. They screenshare during the session and get to choose which room and activity to do. We spend the session playing in the virtual playroom! Clients are also allowed to use the room after sessions as a way to cope & process emotions. 

 If you have an Ipad, virtual sandtray therapy could be an option for you! Sandtray therapy is an experiential modality is effective for children 6+. The sandtray becomes the playroom in which we can explore our thoughts, feelings and behaviors.  What does a session look like? Either in-person or virtually you will be able to create your own sandtray during a 50min session while we chat and explore it together. The amazing thing about the virtual sandtray is the ability to add elements that aren't available to a regular sandtray such as snow.  How does Sandtray help? The experience of creating and playing within the world is the therapeutic change unfolding. This play aids in addressing the underlying issues that a child may be facing. Children often don't have the language to verbalize what is happening, but they can show me through Sandtray. A client creates a world- this could be any world or a target that we are addressing within therapy. The client spends the session...

 Biofeedback + EMDR + Somatics Biofeedback monitors Heart Rate Variability (HRV). HRV can set off anxiety, or even worse a panic attack. If we learn to control our breathing and regulate our nervous system, we can reduce anxiety. Biofeedback includes placing a sensor on your ear to monitor breathing and heart rate. You will then have a choice from numerous games to help regulate your breathing. Clients typically see relief in anxiety for weeks post session after biofeedback. And the cool thing? You don't have to talk about what is stressing you out! Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to target your anxiety. Typically, this is negative core beliefs and/or trauma but could also be body sensations. After a few sessions of EMDR you will FEEL better and/or less anxious. Somatics- anxiety is often present in the body, often described as "butterflies in the stomach" or "pit in the stomach" in the end, there is some response within the body. Le...