The Creative Therapy Center in Elk River specializes in Filial Play
Therapy and counseling services for children and their parents. Filial Play
Therapy is designed to strengthen the parent-child relationship. Filial
therapy can be used in families who have few or no
real problems but the wish to strengthen
their relationships within their family system.
Filial therapy can also be used in families that are
struggling with significant problems as well
as families that are working on re-unification.
In Filial therapy the parents work as a partner with
the therapist to create a positive change within the
family system. Filial therapy assists parents in
developing skills in the areas of structuring, limit-
setting and empathetic listening while engaging in
play with their child. Filial therapy begins in the office setting, but
gradually moves to the home-setting, allowing the parent to have "special"
play times with their child.
There are several advantages to Filial Therapy:
 | The parent has a relationship with the child and knows the child | |
| better than the therapist does. |
| Parents have the ability to learn the process of the play sessions. |
| Parents are the most important being in a child's life. |
| Changes that occur in the filial play therapy process are usually | |
| positive and long-lasting. |
| Parents gain a better understanding of their child through the play. | |
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