Lori Crosby, MFT, RPT - Marriage & Family Therapy

05/25/2022

On my way this morning… to drop off my 4th grade daughter… to her second to last day of school… we talked. I told her I had something awful to share. She was quite. I told her about Uvalde, Texas.

I knew she needed to hear about it from me. I was so nervous to tell here about what happened. For all the reasons. It’s so hard to know what to say. And how to have these unimaginably horrific conversations.

But. We talked. We shared feelings. We express emotions. I allowed her to see me cry a little.

Then, we prayed together.

I know tonight we will have much more to process. Like all of you.

I know many of you are asking this question. How do we talk to our kids about school shootings? I found this article very helpful as I’ve begun to have this conversation with my kids.

My heart is broken for all of the people affected by this horrific tragedy. 💔

Take an age-based approach to discussing news of school shootings with kids. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.

04/26/2022

My first podcast interview from last year! I hope you all find it helpful! My goal is to get better at social media and share more. ☺️

‎Show Seek Wholly Living with Christa Svoboda, Ep Healing Trauma In Children - Sep 13, 2021

01/13/2022

I adore Mr. Rogers!

04/01/2021

Family Therapy Space

04/01/2021

02/08/2021

Happy National Play Therapy Week! 🥳🥳🥳

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_W9d9UHxDds&fbclid=IwAR1p43HsPhGGf2H_zEYbrug0fSSfzW0oMdFuHVPRxk6uLRZYiWHXGWynb3A

For National Play Therapy Week, hear many play therapists, including Eliana Gil, Janet Courtney, Jackie Flynn, Lisa Shadburn, Lisa Dion, Tammi Van Hollander,...

08/15/2020

My family and I recently discovered the show Bluey... and fell in love!!! It’s such a wonderful wholesome show about the power of PLAY!!! 🥳How many of you have watched Bluey?! What are your thoughts?

This show is wholesome AF.

04/21/2020

This is an excellent article written by the board of the Association for Play Therapy discussing why play therapy is an appropriate for treating children with PTSD.

"Play therapy is a developmentally congruent intervention that helps children build coping skills, enhance their capacity for self-regulation, and promotes positive self-esteem. (Bratton et al., 2005; Lin & Bratton, 2015; Ray et al., 2015). The Association for Play Therapy defines play therapy as “the systematic use of a theoretical model to establish an interpersonal process wherein trained Play Therapists use the therapeutic powers of play to help clients prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties and achieve optimal growth and development.” (See
a4pt.org)

https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.a4pt.org/resource/resmgr/publications/Why_Play_Therapy_is_Appropri.pdf

03/26/2020

This is an excellent reminder. Which I absolutely need... 🙋🏼‍♀️as a mom who is homeschooling AND providing teletherapy to all my clients. Breath, breath again... be present... keep breathing! We are ALL in this together. ❤️ How are you all doing?! How are you navigating working from home AND homeschooling?!

03/20/2020

This is wonderful! I just signed up to offer help as well to any of these professionals in CA 🙏🏻

https://www.coronavirusonlinetherapy.com/

PLEASE SHARE FOR MORE EXPOSURE TO THOSE WHO NEED THIS:

For those on the front lines- first responders, nurses, doctors, grocery workers, etc.- there are therapists who want to support you and work with you through this. A colleague has created a network/directory of clinicians who will see you in the short term for a substantially reduced rate. I also just signed up to help. We are here for you in these unprecedented times.

Short-term, reduced fee online therapy for those on the frontlines during the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic.