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SOCIAL SKILLS GROUP BEGINS FOR SUMMER! WE HAVE MANY FUN ACTIVITIES PLANNED TO BOOST SOCIAL SKILLS AND GET YOUR CHILD READY FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR! REGISTER YOUR CHILD NOW!

"A PLACE TO GROW" Educational Groups For Kids, currently offers the following groups at our Main Street office: Social Skills and Self Esteem;Read To Succeed; Seeing Red! An Anger Management Group; Hey! Who Moved My Stuff? An organizational group for adolescents and teens; and Children of Divorce, a support group for kids. Call Kim Clinchy at 610-509-6556 for details and to register!

Coming to therapy for the first time can be intimidating, nerve wracking, and stress inducing. I am very aware of this, and I want you to know you are not alone in feeling this way. If you are coming in because you have a child experiencing some difficulty, the process can be even more difficult because it is your son or daughter.

You as the parent have many feelings associated with the difficulty your child is experiencing. As we search for an answer to "Why" our son/daughter is having these problems, we so very often point the finger at ourselves. Doing this is counter-productive. I encourage you to talk to me about your child. I want to learn all I can about your son or daughter, so we can provide the help and relief you both need, as quickly as possible.

You will find my office to be a warm and friendly environment. My office is also full of toys, puppets, paints, clay, and therapeutic games for your child to play with, engage in, and express themselves with, while I watch, listen, and learn all I can about them. My office is a very safe environment for your child to explore and share their feelings. I will be fully present with your son or daughter every step of the way, learning together how to overcome, heal, and be the very best they can be.

It's a journey...I'm here, when you are ready.

Jodi Merrill, MA

Contact our office anytime at 610-737-2776 to ask questions, or to schedule an appointment. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express in addition to cash/check. A receipt will be provided to you for insurance reimbursement.

Parents often ask me about my practice of play therapy. They ask "Does it really work, Jodi?" A great many parents are miffed because they want to know "how can playing be therapy?" This is a very good question and one I would like to answer for all of the parents who are struggling with whether or not to approach the idea of play therapy for their child.

It does work.

Children aren't cognitively or verbally able to process everything that happens to them (especially events that are traumatic). They also do not have the ability to discuss what is "bothering them" with a therapist, like a "grown up" would. Children lack the much needed insight to have a discussion about their emotions, fears, and memories, with a therapist.

Enter Play Therapy.

Play therapy works and here's how: It gives the child the chance to re-experience a bothersome/traumatic event (whether it is something happening daily, or just once, it doesn't matter) in an environment that is safe, under control, and therapeutic. When this happens, the child's brain is processing the event in a way he/she can cope with it, and then healing can begin. While the child is re-experiencing the trauma, the loss, the grief, the emotions, etc. through his/her play, it gives the power and control back to the child. Play therapy is powerful, and amazing. I am always honored to be a part of a child's healing journey. I am in awe of the child's own inner ability to heal through play.

It is truly a gift to play with children every single day, and watch them change, grow, and overcome!

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