Your Child Refuses Therapy: What an Art Therapist Says Do Instead

About this episode

Ahimsa Luciano discusses effective approaches for parents seeking therapy for their children during high-conflict divorces.

Finding the right therapist for your child during a high-conflict divorce is one of the most important and misunderstood decisions you'll make. Most parents want immediate results. They want their child to sit down in session one and start processing everything that's been happening at home. But experienced art therapist Ahimsa Luciano has seen this expectation backfire again and again, and she has a more effective approach to share. In this conversation, Ahimsa breaks down what effective t...

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris, Lisa

Guest: Ahimsa Luciano

Topics covered

• child therapy
• art therapy
• high-conflict divorce
• parenting
• mental health

Keywords

• therapy
• children
• divorce
• art therapist
• mental health

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