Wholesome Healing

Wholesome Healing Wholesome Healing specializes in offering play therapy services to children and in working with parents through family consultation / parental support.

We are dedicated to helping children and families feel connected and to helping children thrive.

There are so many benefits to playing family game nights!
03/13/2026

There are so many benefits to playing family game nights!

Hide and seek is a great game to help improve separation anxiety, work to improve connection, build trust, and is a grea...
03/07/2026

Hide and seek is a great game to help improve separation anxiety, work to improve connection, build trust, and is a great game to play before separations. The child feels loved when they are found and empowered to find you! It’s a simple game with so many benefits.

03/05/2026

Leah celebrated her 1 year work anniversary this week at Wholesome Healing!

Fun facts about Leah:
She completed her internship with us here at Wholesome Healing - so she’s actually been with us over two years!
She makes the BEST sourdough bread and sweets
She can make anything beautiful (signs, balloon arches, group therapy backdrops)
She is dedicated to her work and is actively working towards her CCPT credential (Child-Centered Play Therapist credential)

We are so excited to announce that ALL of our staff received additional credentials recently. We are so proud to be the ...
03/01/2026

We are so excited to announce that ALL of our staff received additional credentials recently. We are so proud to be the only play therapy practice in the state where most of the staff hold play therapy credentials and ALL of our staff are actively working towards them. We are a team dedicated to ongoing education, achievement, and quality care to families.

02/28/2026

Congrats to Brooke for her first training- Play Therapy in School and Community Based Settings: Engaging Parents in Play Based Approaches.

We value our parents so much here at Wholesome Healing and know how truly valuable they are as the main agent of change for kids. We are proud to partner with parents in the process of therapy to ensure their child gets the most out of treatment.

Parenting Intense Kids is an 8 week group parenting program based on research, personal experience, clinical practice, a...
02/21/2026

Parenting Intense Kids is an 8 week group parenting program based on research, personal experience, clinical practice, and mindfulness. We have seen time and time again that when parents complete this program - they feel increased parental confidence in setting up their home environment for success with challenging kids. These parents have tried EVERYTHING and report real, lasting change after just 8 weeks!

If you’re interested in the next round, reach out today!

Food rules and labeling foods as “good” or “bad” and “healthy” or “unhealthy” can be confusing for kids. That’s why at W...
02/17/2026

Food rules and labeling foods as “good” or “bad” and “healthy” or “unhealthy” can be confusing for kids. That’s why at Wholesome Healing we embrace food neutrality and using the skills we use in Child Centered Play Therapy with food. Birthday parties, holidays, and special events can all be a time to truly lean into it as an opportunity for reflection. This way, kids are prepared for all the food choices out there AND can learn about what works for their body. Everybody is different and each child’s situation is different. We see so many things that work for some families, but not all and so much fear around getting food “right.” We just wanted to remind you all that with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, you can use this as a way to build your child’s ability to reflect on how food affects their body.

02/14/2026

Happy Valentines Day! Hope you spend some time today for you too!

Max Update: Max took a bit of a break from his therapy dog training last year - because well- I (Vanessa) was overwhelme...
02/14/2026

Max Update:
Max took a bit of a break from his therapy dog training last year - because well- I (Vanessa) was overwhelmed with feeling like there were so many things I had to change in him, control around him, etc. I felt a lot like our parents feel here!

Cue 2026. Max and I are back to it- with his amazing teacher from Paws and Possibilities (Jovone) coming here to work with us! We are two sessions in and seeing BIG changes already! I had to come and share because I’ve been floored with the changes between the changes I’m getting as Max’s handler and the things we teach parents. Here are my top ten things I’ve learned from Jovone in the last two weeks - all of which are spot on for parenting as well!

It’s all about YOU— Learn to control yourself instead of focusing on controlling your dog. Less pushing and pulling, and more leadership!

It’s all about connection- When you are focused in and present with your dog, they are more likely to be in tune with, engaged with, and responsive to you. Learn how to work WITH them and not against them.

Be consistent— Kids and dogs know they can trust us and respect us when they know they can count on us— if we are all over the place — so are they.

Be clear — We can’t perform to expectations when we don’t know what they are.

Be sure — Don’t falter, half commit, or say something and not back it up…. Do you follow a leader who is uncertain?

Give them your full attention — How often do we give something or someone our half attention because we are so busy? Partial attention and effort does not result in compliance. It results in disrespect and/ or bad behaviors to get unmet needs for attention met.

Be realistic — You will make mistakes, you will not be perfect, you will have challenging moments - and so will they! The goal is not perfection, it’s showing up, being present, and continuing to try - together!

Know when to reset — When things are starting to go off the rails, know how and when to reset, focus on again, and move forward again from a place of control not desperation/ frustration.

Be attuned — Know what your dog needs and advocate for this - if we are not attuned to and protecting their needs…

02/07/2026

We are wrapping up international play therapy week by sharing our favorite things about the amazing work we get to do!

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