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Somatic Family Therapy
This model of therapy is a unique therapeutic approach that involves training parents or caregivers to conduct structured play sessions with their children under the guidance of a trained therapist. The goal is to enhance the parent-child relationship, promote positive interactions, and address behavioral or emotional challenges in the child. Through regular play sessions, parents learn specific techniques and skills to facilitate communication, empathy, and problem-solving within the family dynamic. This approach not only strengthens the bond between parent and child but also empowers parents to support their child's emotional development and resilience in a nurturing and supportive environment. This can be particularly effective in improving family dynamics, reducing behavioral issues, and promoting overall family well-being.
How it works:
This approach empowers parents or primary caregivers to actively participate in the therapeutic process with their child. In this model, caregivers are trained and supported by a therapist to use play as a medium for understanding, communicating with, and responding to their child’s emotional needs. Through structured play sessions, caregivers learn to observe and interpret their child’s behaviors, practice attunement, and strengthen the parent–child relationship. Somatic components are woven throughout the work, helping both children and caregivers tune into the sensations of their bodies, regulate their nervous systems, and build emotional resilience.
This specific model is available only when parents are working with Whitney and their child is simultaneously working with Bre through play therapy.
Together, Bre and Whitney support the entire family unit—Bre focusing on the child(ren) and Whitney supporting the parents. During these sessions, the parent and child play together in the playroom while Bre and Whitney observe through a camera system; with an earbud in the caregiver’s ear, real-time guidance, attunement cues, and encouragement are provided. This collaborative, embodied approach not only helps the child process emotions and develop coping skills but also enhances caregiver confidence, nurtures attachment, and fosters deeper reconnection within the family.