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Special: Demystifying Dissociation in Play Therapy: A Conversation with Annie Monaco
Category: Education
Duration: 00:40:24
Publish Date: 2025-04-01 11:00:00
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Original Air Date: July 4, 2023

In this groundbreaking episode, Lisa is joined by the brilliant Annie Monaco to tackle a topic that’s rarely discussed but essential to our work as play therapists: dissociation. With her extensive experience in EMDR Therapy, attachment, and dissociation in children, Annie brings invaluable insights to help therapists deepen their understanding of this complex phenomenon.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

  • A practical, usable definition of dissociation and how it shows up in client sessions;
  • How dissociation reflects a child’s inner struggles and manifests in their behavior;
  • The connection between dissociation and complex or developmental trauma;
  • Ways to cultivate compassion for all the parts of a child—an essential component of their healing journey;
  • Activities and strategies to help children explore and integrate the parts of themselves in therapy.

Annie also shares a powerful question to add to your play therapy toolbox—a game-changer for understanding the inner world of your clients.
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