Kellee
Hi 👋 I’m Kellee. FUN FACT! When I was in the 8th grade I emailed all my friends letting them know I was changing my name from Kelly to Kellee, and it stuck ever since! 😊 When I was a kid I would build towers from the floor to the ceiling using Legos with my dad. I played games called Duck Hunt and Mario on Nintendo. I loved sleeping out on my trampoline, or in my playhouse I built with my dad. I made forts wherever I could, and had an imaginary friend named Christine….well my parents told me she was imaginary, but she felt real 👯♀️. I wanted to be an astronaut 🚀 when I grew up. I had 9 siblings, making a total of 10 of us! My siblings were not all from the same parents as my parents divorced when I was 5. There were times I got in trouble during school, and mostly I was told I talked too much. Now I know my brain works differently, and my talking was helping me stay calm in school.
As an adult my favorite color is purple, my favorite number is 8, and my favorite drink is lemonade. I still love spending the night outside🏕, and I love going to concerts🎸
When you come to play therapy your only job is to play! The kid inside of me is so excited to meet you 🎳🎲🎨
Bella
👋 Hi! My name is Bella, and when I was a kid, I loved making up dances with my cousins and putting on performances for our family! 💃✨ I also loved cheerleading, swimming 🏊♀️, painting 🎨, and jumping on the trampoline 🤸♀️. I loved to sing 🎤 and take piano lessons 🎹, but whenever I had to perform in front of new people, I would get really nervous. I used to feel so scared being on stage in front of people I didn’t know 😬. Now I know those feelings are completely normal, and I’ve learned ways to help my mind and body feel calm and safe in moments like that!! 💗 My Nona (that’s Italian for Grandma!) taught me how to sew, and I used to make blankets and pajamas for my family. 🧵💖 As an adult, my favorite color is pink 🌸. I love going to concerts 🎸, dancing 💃, baking 🍰, and spending time in nature and the sun ☀️. I love how curious kids are about the world and the creative ways they see things! 🌎💭 When you come to play therapy, we get to play however you want! I can’t wait to meet you and see where your imagination takes us! 🎨🧩🤖🎲
Sofie
Hi! My name is Sofie. I grew up with two older brothers, and we loved to be outside🌲. From the moment I got home from school to the moment I had to go to bed, I was outside playing soccer⚽, sledding in the backyard, jumping on the trampoline🤸, or playing on my playground. If my brothers and I weren’t outside, we were probably playing Just Dance💃 or any Wii Sports game⚾🏈🎳. I also loved movies and superheroes. Spider-Man️ was my favorite superhero, even though I really don’t like spiders. When I was a kid, I would get nervous a lot. Before school or big soccer games, my tummy would hurt, and sometimes I felt like I was going to be sick🤢. Now, I know that my stomach hurting is a normal response to feeling nervous and anxious. But I have learned many tools that make me feel safe, calm, and BRAVE🦸.
As an adult, my favorite color is light blue, like the color of the sky 🩵. I still love spending time outside and playing soccer with my friends and my brothers. I also have a small dog named Cow 🐄.
Play therapy is a special time just for you! I have toys, art supplies 🎨, and games. You can play, talk, or do most of the things you like. You may feel nervous or excited to meet me. However you feel is always totally okay! I am excited to meet you!😊
Check out this video 👇 made by another therapists to help kids understand what play therapy is.
These are two other favorite videos we show the kids we see for therapy👇