Healing Through Play

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Specialized Areas of Focus

We continue to utilize our expression modalities to work with all ages and modify to meet the client where they are.

• Ages ranging from 2-18 years

• Childhood sexual abuse

• Play therapy with young children

• High-risk children and families

• Trauma

• Divorcing families and parenting

• ADHD and other childhood disorders

• Autism and developmental delays

• Classroom and school observations

BUT. We do more than just play - we see Teens and families. 

Play Therapy is our Super Power!

As a licensed psychologist, Carla J. Reyes brings unique strengths to her practice, including:

• Extensive experience with diverse populations, including infants, adolescents, mature adults, racial/ethnic minorities, children with autism, and individuals facing a wide range of mental health concerns.

• Professional experience in varied settings such as outpatient facilities, schools, research clinics, and private homes.

• Graduate school training combined with her personal and professional knowledge, which has been enriched by her ethnic minority heritage.

• Strong research background and collaborative partnerships with community agencies, schools, and regional centers.

• Her patience, professionalism, enthusiasm, adaptability, open-mindedness, and a compassionate approach that honors the human spirit.

 

Learn about our services

  • Play therapy addresses impulse control, attention, and emotional regulation through structured and unstructured play.

  • Children who have experienced sexual abuse can benefit from play therapy, which can provide a safe emotional outlet to process trauma. It allows for a sense of control and safety.

  • Play therapy provides a consistent routine that allows the kid to regain a sense of security, and can help rebuild trust in other relationships

  • Play therapy helps children with anxiety by giving them a safe, creative way to express fears, gain control and build coping skills. Play allows them to communicate their anxieties and build resilience.

  • Children who have experienced emotional abuse can use play therapy to reestablish safety and trust. In addition, find a safe outlet for expression, to help process and reframe internalized beliefs.

  • Play therapy enables children to process and express their trauma through play. It allows for nonverbal expression of trauma and gives the children a way to regain a sense of control and agency.

  • Through play, children can build social and communication skills, express emotions, develop understanding and flexibility, reduce anxiety, and increase confidence.