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Affirmations for counseling: Moving away from toxic positivity
In this video, I address the idea of engaging clients in reality-based affirmations as a way of moving away from toxic positivity.
Meyleen Velasquez
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Improving family communication: Working with teens
In this video, I discuss some tools I've found helpful in engaging families.
Meyleen Velasquez
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Counseling children experiencing anxiety
In this video, I share a bit about how I work with children who experience anxiety.
Meyleen Velasquez
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Books for child and play therapists
In this video, I share some of my favorite books for child counseling, storytelling, sandplay, and online play therapy. I hope you find it
Meyleen Velasquez
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Bibliotherapy and play therapy
In this video, I share some tools I use when integrating bibliotherapy. I hope you find it helpful!
Meyleen Velasquez
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Counseling with young children ages 0-5: Infant Mental Health
In this video, I share some tools for therapists looking to learn or increase their awareness of working with this exceptional population.
Meyleen Velasquez
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Family play therapy activity: Improving communication
In this video:
Back to basics
Creating a tower
Activity Set up
The tools
Processing questions
Meyleen Velasquez
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Therapists and personal trauma: Some lessons in self-care
In this video:
When a therapist experiences a trauma
Feedback on self-care
Connecting with others
Doing your own work
Meyleen Velasquez
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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CBT style intervention for teens & older children: Inside - Outside feelings
In this video:
Inside - outside feelings concept
Engaging the client
Educating
Processing the intervention
Meyleen Velasquez
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Children & grief in counseling: Considerations & intervention ideas
In this video:
Age-appropriate explanations
Universality
Irreversibility
Non-functionality
Cause of death
Intervention ideas
Meyleen Velasquez
Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Family play therapy: Touch-based strategy for improving sibling discord
In this video
Explaining the intervention to parents
Guiding the process
Asking for permission
Processing the activity with the family
Meyleen Velasquez
Jun 30, 20201 min read
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Cultural humility in mental health: A move away from competence
I hope you find this useful in your work and uplifting in continuing to look at our implicit biases, explore power dynamics, reflect on our
Meyleen Velasquez
Jun 30, 20202 min read
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Trauma treatment: Explaining the trauma narrative to parents & children
In this video:
Establishing rapport with caregivers
Conducting an assessment
Providing psychoeducation on trauma...
Meyleen Velasquez
Jun 30, 20201 min read
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Children & Divorce: Playful tools to support child & family clients
In this video, I discuss three tools that therapists can use to support children through divorce.
Meyleen Velasquez
Jun 30, 20201 min read
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Addressing counseling & age-appropriate expectations with caregivers: Focusing on the relationship
In this video, I discuss ways to establish, discuss, and maintain healthy expectations of therapy and child progress.
Meyleen Velasquez
Jun 5, 20201 min read
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Helping clients keep it real: Addressing unrealistic expectations with perinatal individuals
In this video:
Working with perinatal clients
Goal setting
Assessing current tasks
Establishing reasonable goals
Hyperfocus ...
Meyleen Velasquez
Jun 5, 20201 min read
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Intervención para las peleas entre hermanos y hermanas: Recursos para terapeutas
En este video:
Explicando la intervención a los padres
Guiando el proceso
Pidiendo permiso
Procesando la actividad con la familia
Meyleen Velasquez
Jun 5, 20201 min read
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Play basics: Processing big feelings with older children
In this video:
Increasing awareness of feelings, thoughts, & body
Playful means to express big feelings
Helping clients to transform fee
Meyleen Velasquez
Jun 5, 20201 min read
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Nature-based intervention for working with children: Using stones to process difficult material
In this video, I share some ideas as to how to integrate stonework via telehealth to process difficult emotions, traumatic memories, symptom
Meyleen Velasquez
Jun 5, 20201 min read
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Guided meditation & progressive muscle relaxation: Support for perinatal clients
In this video, I discuss ways the two practices, how to create your own scripts and an example of the practice. Check out the video for more
Meyleen Velasquez
Jun 5, 20201 min read
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