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The Mindfulness Studio

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The Mindfulness Studio

Dothan-based counselor specializing in play therapy for kids facing behavioral issues, autism, ADHD, anger, defiance, trauma, anxiety, and more.

Support also available for parenting challenges and skill-building.

10/28/2025

✨ “Children cannot learn to learn unless we let them play.” — O. Fred Donaldson

In Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT), play isn’t just fun — it’s how children learn who they are. Early thinkers like Piaget, Rogers, and Axline taught us that growth happens when children are free to explore, express, and make sense of their world.

When a child’s natural path to growth has been disrupted by stress, trauma, or big life changes, play becomes the safe space where healing starts again. 🌱

In the playroom, children practice self-actualization — mastering control, finding confidence, and rebuilding trust through imagination. What looks like play is actually the child’s way of becoming whole again. 💛

10/25/2025

💛 How long does play therapy take?
That’s one of the most common questions parents ask — and the answer depends on your child’s unique journey.

🧩 Play therapy isn’t a quick fix — it’s a process of growth and healing that moves at your child’s pace.
⏳ Most children begin showing noticeable changes around 20–25 sessions, though some need fewer and others benefit from longer-term support.

🌱 In Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT), progress unfolds in stages:
🌼 Warm-Up Stage – Getting comfortable, exploring the space, and building trust with the therapist.
🔥 Expressive / Aggressive Stage – Working through big feelings and control.
💗 Nurturing Stage – Healing, care, and connection.
🌈 Mastery Stage – Confidence, balance, and new behaviors appear outside the playroom.

Every child’s path is different — but with consistency, patience, and a safe relationship, play therapy helps children grow into their best selves — inside and outside the playroom. 🌻

10/22/2025

🌿 In Child-Centered Play Therapy, role-play isn’t just pretending — it’s how children make sense of their world.

When a child takes on a role, like a teacher, hero, or doctor, they’re creating a story that helps them process feelings and experiences they can’t yet put into words. In that story, they get to lead, explore, and find control where life may have felt uncertain.

Our job as therapists is to be what Carl Rogers called a “confident companion.” That means stepping into the child’s world with empathy and steadiness — letting them guide the play while we help make sense of what unfolds.

Through role-play, children experiment with courage, fairness, power, and safety. It’s one of the most natural and effective ways they learn to manage life’s challenges and build confidence from the inside out.

10/19/2025

🌿 What Every Parent Should Know Before Starting Play Therapy

If you’re new to play therapy, here’s the short and sweet version — straight from a Dothan playroom where dinosaurs roar and feelings get figured out:

1️⃣ We care about your kid—and you.
We’re on the same team, not opposite sides. Promise.

2️⃣ We understand your world.
Parenting’s hard, and we get it. You’re doing your best with what you’ve got.

3️⃣ We see the good.
Even when your kid’s acting like a tiny tornado, there’s still a bright spark in there worth rooting for.

4️⃣ We’ve got a plan.
It might look like playing, but every LEGO tower, rescue mission, and dollhouse drama has purpose and direction.

5️⃣ We’ll keep you in the loop.
You won’t be left wondering, “What do they do in there?” We’ll talk, meet, and track real progress together.

At The Mindfulness Studio, play therapy is where kids work through big feelings in small, meaningful ways. It’s research-backed, heart-led, and built for real-life families right here in the Wiregrass.

🧸 Bring your kid in comfy clothes, grab a coffee, and let us handle the mess, the toys, and the growing.

10/01/2025

🎨⚽🎶 Ever notice how kids can turn a cardboard box into a rocket ship, a stick into a magic wand, or your living room into Friday night football at the 50-yard line? Around here, that’s how kids learn about life.

Play is where creativity, problem-solving, and resilience are born. It’s the original classroom, the best stress reliever, and sometimes… the reason your couch cushions are never where they belong. 😉

✨ Let them play. It’s not wasted time—it’s how they learn to build, imagine, and thrive.

09/29/2025

In the Regressive Stage of Child-Centered Play Therapy, children often explore themes of nurturance and attachment 👩‍👧💞. They may care for babies 🍼, cook meals 🍲, or ask for comfort 🤗. These patterns reflect deep work around trust, closeness, and the need to feel safe and loved.

What looks like simple play 🎨—stringing beads, rocking a doll, or asking the therapist to “feed the baby”—is actually a way for children to explore their softer side, practice giving and receiving care 💕, and strengthen their sense of self 🌱.

09/25/2025

🌱 In Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT), play isn’t just about keeping kids busy, it’s how they grow. Children have a natural drive to become the best version of themselves. But when life brings setbacks—like stress, trauma, or big changes—this natural growth can get blocked. That’s where CCPT steps in.

In the playroom, children are given the right conditions for “new growth.” Just like a damaged plant thrives again when placed in healthy soil, children thrive when they are given a safe, consistent space to explore, express, and heal through play. The toys become their language, and the play becomes their path toward emotional resilience, problem-solving, and self-confidence.

🎨 As Diane Ackerman put it, “Deep play precedes deep work.” For your child, CCPT provides that deep play, helping them process emotions, rebuild their sense of self, and develop the strength to face challenges outside the playroom.

09/22/2025

Ever notice how a child can spend an hour building a sandcastle 🏖️ and you wonder what on earth they’re learning? The answer: everything.

Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) creates a kind of mini-world where kids revisit unfinished business from earlier stages of development. In this space, children work out mistaken beliefs, experiment with new roles, and push past blocks caused by stress, trauma, or just plain growing pains.

Carl Rogers once joked about potatoes sprouting in basements and dandelions ducking under lawnmowers—because growth finds a way. 🌱 Kids are no different. Give them the right conditions, and they’ll grow resilient, confident, and mature.

So yes, that sand mess in your living room? It’s not chaos. It’s developmental science at work. 😉

09/19/2025

John Locke didn’t have Legos or Play-Doh, but he still knew the truth: play is where kids figure out life. 🧩 From learning how to share toys, to solving the mystery of why Barbie’s shoes never stay on 👠—this is where creativity, problem-solving, and self-expression are born.

Play looks simple, but it’s kids doing the hard work of growing up. 💡

09/16/2025

One of the coolest things about play therapy is when parents and teachers start saying, “Wow, I can really see the difference!” 🙌

Progress looks like:
🧸 Kids opening up more
🗣️ Using stronger communication
💛 Showing empathy
😊 Regulating emotions (yes—even in the car line sometimes!)

Those are big wins worth celebrating here in the Wiregrass. 🎉

09/14/2025

Leaving the playroom can be one of the hardest parts of Child-Centered Play Therapy 💔.

For many kids, those last few minutes at the door are not “stalling”—they’re important work on attachment, coping, and learning how to handle endings.

An empathy statement helps the child feel understood:
💬“You wish you could stay longer. It’s really hard to stop when you’re enjoying yourself.”

Then comes the clear limit:
💬 “But, our time is up for today, and we have to leave now.”

It may take an extra 1–5 minutes, but those moments are healing time. Children are practicing how to leave while still feeling safe, cared for, and acknowledged. These small struggles in therapy build skills they’ll carry into everyday life 🌱.

09/11/2025

✨ “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” – Plato

In Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT), play is the child’s natural language. Through play, children show us their feelings, struggles, and strengths. It’s how they work through challenges and build new skills.

At The Mindfulness Studio, we use CCPT to help kids grow in confidence, emotional regulation, and healthy relationships. An hour of play can reveal what words cannot. 🌱

Address

200 Grove Park Lane Suite 100
Dothan, AL
36305

Opening Hours

Wednesday	9am - 1pm
Thursday	9am - 1pm
Friday	1pm - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 2pm

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http://psychologytoday.com/profile/950252, https://headway.co/providers/anthony-coppage, https://dothanmindfulness.com/

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