Mindfulness-Based Play Therapy: A Transtheoretical and Neurobiological Approach to Psychotherapy with Children and Families

Author(s) : Lynn Louise Wonders

Mindfulness-Based Play Therapy: A Transtheoretical and Neurobiological Approach to Psychotherapy with Children and Families

Book Details

  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Published : 2025
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Pages : 332
  • Category :
    Forthcoming
  • Category 2 :
    Expressive Arts Therapies
  • Catalogue No : 98002
  • ISBN 13 : 9781032734033
  • ISBN 10 : 1032734035

Table of Contents


1. The Origins and True Meaning of Mindfulness
2. Enhancing Therapist Well-Being and Therapeutic Effectiveness Through Personal Practice
3. The Neurobiology of Mindfulness and Play in Child Development
4. The Role of Mindfulness in Enhancing Therapeutic Alliance
5. Mindfulness in Adlerian Play Therapy
6. Mindfulness in Child Centered Play Therapy
7. Mindfulness in Cognitive Behavioural Play Therapy
8. Mindfulness in Ecosystemic Play Therapy
9. Mindfulness in Gestalt Play Therapy
10. Mindfulness in Jungian Play Therapy
11. Mindfulness in Psychodynamic and Object Relations Play Therapy
12. Mindfulness in Developmental and Attachment-based Play Therapy
13. Mindfulness-based Prescriptive Play Therapy
14. Mindfulness in Working with Children, Parents, and Families
15. Mindfulness-based Sensory Exploration in the Playroom
16. Mindfulness-based Games and Activites to Enhance Breath and Body Awareness
17. Mindful Consideration of Culture and Neurodivergence in Play Therapy
18. Mindful Case Conceptualization, Assessment, Therapy Planning, and Documentation in Play Therapy
19. Mindful Goodbyes: Closure of the Play Therapy Process and Relationship
20. The Transformative Power of Mindfulness in Play Therapy

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