DBT, CBT, and Play Therapy Toolbox for Children and Adolescents: Over 200 Worksheets and Activities to Address Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Boundaries - Paperback

by Amanda Crowder (Joint Author), Julianna Elsworth (Joint Author), Anastasia Harmeyer (Joint Author)

In the DBT, CBT, and Play Therapy Toolbox, you'll find over 200 ready-to-use worksheets and activities designed to help kids and adolescents build social-emotional skills, develop greater insight, and process their struggles in a playful yet therapeutic manner. Drawing from the best of DBT, CBT, and play therapy, it includes step-by-step instructions and variation options based on age and developmental level, allowing you to flexibly and creatively address the often unpredictable challenges that kids face today. Whether you're a therapist, teacher, social worker, school counselor, or parent, this all-in-one resource will allow you to navigate a range of issues, from the common to the not-so-common, including: - Anxiety and worry - Uncomfortable thoughts and feelings - Loss, trauma, and grief - Anger, impulsivity, and self-harm - Lack of motivation, disorganization, and distractibility - Questions about sexuality, body image, and consent - Low self-esteem - Difficult life transitions, family dynamics, and divorce - Boundaries and healthy relationships - Technology and social media - Injustice and inequality And more!

Author Biography

Amanda K. Crowder, MSW, LCSW, is the owner of Calming Waters Counseling Services in Charlotte, NC. She has created and adapted evidence-based interventions to work with the most challenging children, adolescents, and families in the most difficult situations. Amanda is a certified trauma and EMDR therapist. Julianna Elsworth, MSW, LCSW, is the clinical director at Calming Waters Counseling Services in Charlotte, NC. She specializes in treating children and adolescents with complex trauma and PTSD, sexually reactive behavior, familial conflict, and self-injurious behavior. She is a certified trauma specialist, is trained in EMDR, and provides clinical supervision to associatively licensed clinical social workers. Anastasia Harmeyer, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, is an outpatient therapist at Calming Waters Counseling Services in Charlotte, NC. She specializes in working with adolescents and adults with borderline personality disorder, addiction, complex trauma and PTSD, relational conflict, self-harming behaviors, and suicidality. She is trained in DBT and EMDR and is a certified clinical supervisor for provisionally licensed LCSWs.