Lessons from the Playroom

Lisa Dion

The Synergetic Play Therapy Institute's "Lessons From the Playroom" Podcasts are a series of recorded podcasts designed to help therapists understand the little lessons that kids teach us that make a big difference in the play therapy process. Our podcast host, Lisa Dion, LPC, RPT-S, is an innovative and inspiring teacher and pioneer in play therapy. She founder and President of the Synergetic Play Therapy Institute and the creator of Synergetic Play Therapy, a cutting-edge model of play therapy that bridges the gap between neuroscience and psychology. Lisa teaches and supervises all over the world, helping transform the lives of...

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Lessons from the Playroom

Episodes (347)

Wed Oct 7th Wounded Healers in the Playroom: How Attachment Histories Shape Our Work (Best of)
Sep 29th Why the Playroom Must Evolve: Embracing Digital Play Therapy & AI with Jessica Stone (Best of)
Sep 22nd Dissociation Reimagined: Honoring the Inner World of Therapist and Child (Best of)

Lessons from the Playroom

Oct 7, 2026
42½ minutes
57 MB

What happens when therapists bring their own attachment histories into the playroom—consciously or not? In this deeply validating and insightful conversation, Lisa welcomes back Dr. Clair Mellenthin—renowned play therapist, author, and professor—to unpack her groundbreaking dissertation research and explore how a therapist's personal story shapes their clinical work, especially within family-based play therapy. Together, they explore: Why many play therapists are drawn to the work as "wounded healers" Research that debunks the myth of needing to be fully healed to help others How personal attachment wounds show up in the playroom—and why doing ou...

Lessons from the Playroom

Wounded Healers in the Playroom: How Attachment Histories Shape Our Work (Best of)

Lisa Dion

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