Meyleen Velasquez
Affirmations for counseling: Moving away from toxic positivity
In this video, I address the idea of engaging clients in reality-based affirmations as a way of moving away from toxic positivity.
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Meyleen Velasquez
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
Improving family communication: Working with teens
In this video, I discuss some tools I've found helpful in engaging families.
Meyleen Velasquez
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
Counseling children experiencing anxiety
In this video, I share a bit about how I work with children who experience anxiety.
Meyleen Velasquez
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
Books for child and play therapists
In this video, I share some of my favorite books for child counseling, storytelling, sandplay, and online play therapy. I hope you find it
Meyleen Velasquez
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
Bibliotherapy and play therapy
In this video, I share some tools I use when integrating bibliotherapy. I hope you find it helpful!
Meyleen Velasquez
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
Counseling with young children ages 0-5: Infant Mental Health
In this video, I share some tools for therapists looking to learn or increase their awareness of working with this exceptional population.
Meyleen Velasquez
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
Family play therapy activity: Improving communication
In this video:
Back to basics
Creating a tower
Activity Set up
The tools
Processing questions
Meyleen Velasquez
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
Therapists and personal trauma: Some lessons in self-care
In this video:
When a therapist experiences a trauma
Feedback on self-care
Connecting with others
Doing your own work
Meyleen Velasquez
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
CBT style intervention for teens & older children: Inside - Outside feelings
In this video:
Inside - outside feelings concept
Engaging the client
Educating
Processing the intervention
Meyleen Velasquez
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
Children & grief in counseling: Considerations & intervention ideas
In this video:
Age-appropriate explanations
Universality
Irreversibility
Non-functionality
Cause of death
Intervention ideas
Meyleen Velasquez
- Jun 30, 2020
- 1 min
Family play therapy: Touch-based strategy for improving sibling discord
In this video
Explaining the intervention to parents
Guiding the process
Asking for permission
Processing the activity with the family
Meyleen Velasquez
- Jun 30, 2020
- 2 min
Cultural humility in mental health: A move away from competence
I hope you find this useful in your work and uplifting in continuing to look at our implicit biases, explore power dynamics, reflect on our
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