{"id":23,"count":1,"description":"Children like to play! Children are often unable to understand and talk about feelings the way teens and adults do. In play therapy children are provided with a variety of ways to express themselves including art play, dramatic play, fantasy play and sand play.\r\n\r\nPlay therapy requires the therapist to enter a child's emotional world, rather than expecting the child to understand and adapt to the therapist's world. Play being utilized as the child's modality of communication; toys offer a way for the child to express their inner experiences and how they perceive the world around them.\r\n\r\nPlay therapy is an effective way to work through behavioral or emotional concerns with children (and even sometimes adults and adolescents). Play therapy is a special process focused on children\u2019s need to express themselves through play and toys. In play therapy, trained therapists are able to strategically use play as a vehicle for helping children express their thoughts, feelings, and struggles in a safe and nonjudgmental environment. Through play therapy, children are able to recreate emotional experiences they are struggling with internally. As the process progresses, the child\u2019s play evolves until they gain an understanding of the situation.\r\n\r\nPlay therapy has the following benefits:\r\n