EmpathyWell, PLLC

10/31/2025

EmpathyWell’s BIG SURPRISE is finally here! We’re expanding our business and opening a second office in Fort Collins, Colorado!! 👏 Dr. Chelsea Yurkovich will be leading our expansion as she moves to mountains in January. 🏔️ We’re so excited for this next big journey for EmpathyWell and we can’t wait to see what growth the mountains of Colorado have in store for us. Hooray!🎉

Huge thank you to Amber-Lea for creating the absolute cutest poster and directing our announcement video!

10/30/2025

We joke about our fears, but we know therapy can feel scary too. Taking that first step is the bravest thing you can do! Happy Halloween from the counselors at EmpathyWell! 🎃

Special thank you to Grace (the spooky voice behind the camera) for helping us all get into the silly Halloween spirit with this video!

10/27/2025

Trick or Treat! Check out our newest blog post from Dr. Dee C. Ray. Dr. Ray shares tips for parents on how to support their children with the fears and scares of Halloween!

It’s that time of year again, Halloween. The holiday season brings fun parties, yummy candy, cool costumes, creative home decorations, […]

10/24/2025

Instead of our typical Office Consultation Group this week, we went to breakfast to celebrate our sweet Amber-Lea and her soon-to-be Well baby! Happy baby shower, Amber-Lea! 🍼🎉

10/23/2025

We just have TWO spots left for our Child-Centered Play Therapy 102 Training November 7-9! If you're ready to complete your final training for certification, we'd love to have you! Visit our site for more information: https://empathywell.com/for-professionals/events/

10/20/2025

This year, we created a fourth playroom to help support the growth here at EmpathyWell. Many hours of hard work and Amazon boxes later, we're excited to have a new playroom for kiddos to heal and grow! 💚
P.S. This is big, but it's not THE big announcement. 🤫 Stay tuned!

10/10/2025

EmpathyWell has a BIG secret! We’re taking things to new heights soon. Any guesses? 😄 Stay tuned to hear the news soon!

10/09/2025

We’re so happy to welcome Shruti Patel to our wonderful team of counselors at EmpathyWell! 🎉 Shruti has specialized experience working from a trauma-informed lens and brings warmth and authenticity in her work with children, adults, and families. Shruti serves clients across the lifespan, and has specific training in play therapy and Child-Parent Relationship Therapy, allowing her to support children and their parents navigating challenges. We’re excited she’s with us!

10/08/2025

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙮 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡?

Join us for CCPT 102: Child-Centered Play Therapy Practice and Application, a 3-day advanced in-person training with Dr. Dee C. Ray, a leading expert in the field of Child-Centered Play Therapy.

This hands-on training expands on CCPT 101 and helps you:
•Understand how child development impacts play therapy
•Recognize play themes and play behaviors
•Apply advanced limit-setting and choice-giving
•Integrate research, feedback, and advocacy into your work

Earn 18 CEs, practice your skills, and connect with other play therapists who share your heart for children and play!

By the end of this intensive weekend, participants will be able to describe developmental impacts, identify play themes, apply advanced CCPT skills, and articulate the change process for various presenting problems, all while deepening confidence and connection within the CCPT model.

𝙋𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙚𝙗𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧!

10/04/2025

𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒐 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅…?

Get Your Questions Answered About How to Handle the Tough Situations While Doing CCPT!

Led by Dr. Dee C. Ray, co-owner of Empathy Well and author of Advanced Play Therapy: Essential Conditions, Knowledge, and Skills for Child Practice, this advanced training will focus on how to respond to challenging moments in Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) while remaining consistent with CCPT philosophy.

Participants will learn a clear decision-making model to help guide responses in ways that keep the relationship and child-directivity at the center of the process. This model will be applied to real-world situations, giving you practical tools to feel more confident and effective in your CCPT practice.

𝑽𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚!

10/01/2025

It's rare that all of us are in the office at the same time, but what a better day to be together than EmpathyWell's 4th Birthday!! 🥳Feeling thankful for this wonderful group of people!

When we think back over the last four years, we are so proud of the GROWTH we've made. We've grown in counselors, clients, playrooms, trainings, psychoeducational evaluations and so much more! Big things are up ahead for EmpathyWell, too! 😊