• Grief Self-Exploration House

    Y’all know me, I’m always trying new things in my counseling office!! This week I did this grief self-exploration house with my grief group kiddos and I think it went really well!! The self-exploration house orignated from DBT (Dialectal Behavior Therapy) and has been adapted for this lesson to focus specifically on my student’s grief journey. DBT focuses on staying in the present (not focusing on the past), developing healthy coping skills, regulating emotions, and improving relationships with others. The self-exploration house is considered a DBT technique that helps clients express their strengths and support systems, while also highlighting areas of growth.

  • Sand Tray Therapy in Schools

    I started using sand tray therapy with my students when I was interning in college and I absolutely loved it!! I look at sand tray therapy as a tool to help students communicate about difficult topics. The counselor provides the student with a prompt and allows the student to express themselves using miniature toys/models in a sand tray. Once the student has built their sand tray, then you allow them to explain the scene they created and use it as a discussion starter in your session. I absolutely love the conversations and topics that come up when using sand tray therapy.

  • Box And Ball Grief Activity

    The box and ball grief activity is actually one of my new favorite grief activities. I first read about the box and ball grief activity while I was researching new activities for my grief group. At first I wasn’t sure how to use this activity in my grief group but the questions I’ve created have made this acitivity quite powerful. The types of conversations that come from this activity always impress me.