Booth, P. & Jernberg, A. (2009). Theraplay®: Helping Parents and Children Build Better Relationships Through Attachment-Based Play. Second Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ.
Faber, A. & Mazlish, E. (2012). How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk (The How to Talk Series). Scribner: New York.
Faber, A. & Mazlish, E. (2012). Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too. W.W. Norton & Company: New York.
Foxman, P. (2004). The Worried Child: Recognizing Anxiety in Children and Helping Them Heal. Hunter House: California.
Glasser, H. & Lowenstein, M. (2016). Transforming the Intense Child: An Experiential Guide for Learning and Implementing the Nurtured Heart Approach. Nurtured Heart Publications: Washington.
Oaklander, V. (2015). Windows to Our Children. Gestalt Journal Press: Maine.
Phelan, T. (2016). 1-2-3 Magic: Gentle 3-Step Child & Toddler Discipline for Calm, Effective and Happy Parenting (Positive Parenting Guide for Raising Happy Kids), 6th Edition. ParentMagic:Illinois.
Phelan, T. (2012). Surviving Your Adolescents: How to Manage and Let Go of Your 13-18 Year Olds, 3rd Edition. ParentMagic:Illinois.
Ray, D. (2015). A Therapist’s Guide to Child Development: The Extraordinarily Normal Years. Routledge: New York.
Rodwell, H., Norris, V., et al. (2017) Parenting with Theraplay®: Understanding Attachment and How to Nurture a Closer Relationship with Your Child. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London.
Siegel, D. & Bryson, T. (2012). The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind. Bantam Books: New York.
Siegel, D. & Hartzell, M. (2013). Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive. Penguin Random House: New York.
VanFleet, R. (2000). A Parent’s Handbook of Filial Therapy: Building String Families with Play. The Family Enhancement & Play Therapy Center., Boiling Springs, PA.
Reading List for Therapists
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Baggerly, J., Ray, D., & Bratton, S. (2010). Child-Centered Play Therapy Research: The Evidence Base for Effective Practice. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ.
Cassina, I., Mochi, C., & Stagnitti, K. (2023). Play Therapy and Expressive Arts in a Complex and Dynamic world: Opportunities and Challenges Inside and Outside the Playroom., Routledge, New York, NY.
Courtney, J. & Nolan, R. (2017). Touch in Child Counseling and Play Therapy: An Ethical and Clinical Guide. Routledge, New York, NY.
Crenshaw, D. & Mordock, J. (2005). A Handbook of Play Therapy with Aggressive Children. Jason Aronson, Inc. (an Imprint of Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc.), Lanham, MD.
Davis, K. L., & Montag, C. (2019). Selected Principles of Pankseppian Affective Neuroscience. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 12, 427897. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2018.01025
Drewes, A. (2009). Blending Play Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Evidence-Based and Other Effective Treatments and Techniques. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Somerset, NJ.
Drewes, A. & Shaefer, C. (2010). School-Based Play Therapy: Second Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Somerset, NJ.
Drewes, A. & Shaefer, C. (2013). The Therapeutic Powers of Play: 20 Core Agents of Change, Second Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY.
Drewes, A. & Shaefer, C. (2018). Puppet Play Therapy – A Practical Guidebook. Routledge, New York, NY.
Gallo-Lopez, L. & Rubin, L. (2012). Play-Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC., New York, NY.
Gil, E. (2006). Helping Abused and Traumatized Children: Integrating Directive and Nondirective Approaches. Guilford Press. New York, NY
Gil, E. (2010). Working with Children to Heal Interpersonal Trauma: The Power of Play. Guilford Press. New York, NY
Gil, E., Drewes, A. (2021). Cultural Issues in Play Therapy, Second Edition. The Guilford Press. New York, NY.
Giordano, M., Landreth, G., & Jones, L. (2005). A Practical Handbook for Building the Play Therapy Relationship. Jason Aronson, Inc. (an Imprint of Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc.), Lanham, MD.
Goodyear-Brown, P. (2005). Digging for Buried Treasure, Volume 2: “More” Prop-Based Play Therapy Interventions for Treating the Problems of Childhood. Paris Goodyear-Brown, Antioch, TN.
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Green, E., Baggerly, J., & Myrick, A. (2018). Play Therapy with Preteens. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Lanham, MD.
Kaduson, H. & Schaefer, C. (2003). 101 More Favorite Play Therapy Techniques. Jason Aronson, Inc. (an Imprint of Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, Inc.), Lanham, MD.
Kaduson, H. & Schaefer, C. (2006). Short-Term Play Therapy for Children: Second Edition. Guilford Press. New York, NY.
Kaduson, H. & Schaefer, C. (2021). Play Therapy with Children: Modalities for Change. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Kestly, T. (2014). The Interpersonal Neurobiology of Play: Brain-Building Interventions for Emotional Well-Being. Norton & Company, Inc. New York, NY.
Krall, V. (1989). A Play Therapy Primer: Therapeutic Approaches to Children with Emotional Problems. Plenumb Pub Corp.
Landreth, G. (2012). Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship, Third Edition. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. New York, NY.
Lefebre, J. (2018). ADAPT: A Developmental Attachment-based, Play Therapy. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, New Hartford, CT.
Lowenstein, L. (2011). Assessment and Treatment Activities for Children, Adolescents, and Families Volume Three: Practitioners Share Their Most Effective Techniques. Champion Press, Toronto, Canada.
Lowenstein, L. (2013). Cory Helps Kids Cope with Divorce: Playful Therapeutic Activities for Young Children. Champion Press, Toronto, Canada.
Lowenstein, L. (2016). Creative CBT Interventions for Children with Anxiety. Champion Press, Toronto, Canada.
Malchiodi, C. (2008). Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children. Guilford Press. New York, NY.
McCarthy, D. (2012). A Manual of Dynamic Play Therapy: Helping Things Fall Apart, the Paradox of Play. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Philadelphia, PA.
Mellenthin, C. (2019). Attachment Centered Play Therapy. Routledge, New York, NY.
Moschini, L. (2018). Art, Play, and Narrative Therapy: Using Metaphor to Enrich Your Clinical Practice. Routledge, New York, NY.
Mullen, J. & Rickli, J. (2014). Child- Centered Play Therapy Workbook: A Self-Directed Guide for Professionals. Research Press Publishers, Champaign, IL.
Munns, E. (2009). Applications of Family and Group Theraplay®. Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD.
Oaklander, V. (2015). Windows to Our Children. Gestalt Journal Press. Maine
Ray, D. (2011). Advanced Play Therapy: Essential Conditions, Knowledge, and Skills for Child Practice. Taylor and Francis Group. LLC., New York, NY.
Ray, D. (2015). A Therapist’s Guide to Child Development: The Extraordinarily Normal Years. Routledge: New York.
Reddy, L. (2012). Group Play Interventions for Children: Strategies for Teaching Prosocial Skills. American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
Rubin, L. (2018). Handbook of Medical Play Therapy and Child Life: Interventions in Clinical and Medical Settings. Routledge-Taylor & Francis Group. New York, NY.
Rubin, L. (2019). Using Superheroes and Villains in Counseling and Play Therapy: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals. Routledge-Taylor & Francis Group. New York, NY.
Schaefer, C. (2011). Foundations of Play Therapy: Second Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Somerset, NJ.
Schaefer, C. & Cangelosi, D. (2016). Essential Play Therapy Techniques: Time Tested Approaches. The Guilford Press., New York, NY.
Siu, A. & Pon, A (2017). Play Therapy in Asia. The Chinese University Press. Hong Kong.
Stone, J. & Schaefer, C. (2020). Game Play: Therapeutic use of Games with Children and Adolescents, Third Edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ.
VanFleet, R. & Guerney. (2003). A Casebook of Filial Therapy. The Family Enhancement & Play Therapy Center. Boiling Springs, PA.
VanFleet, R. (2008). Play Therapy with Kids and Canines: Benefits for Children’s Developmental and Psychosocial Health. Professional Resource Press., Sarasota, FL.
VanFleet, R., Sywulak, & Sniscak, C. (2010). Child-Centered Play Therapy. Guilford Press, New York, NY.
VanFleet, R. (2017). Animal Assisted Play Therapy. Professional Resource Press., Sarasota, FL.
Webb, N. (2007). Play Therapy with Children in Crisis, Third Edition: Individual, Group and Family Treatment. Gilford Press, New York, NY.
Webb, N. (2010). Helping Bereaved Children: Third Edition: A Handbook for Practitioners. Gilford Press, New York, NY.
