Essential Play Therapy Techniques

1. Ball Play

2. Plush Doll Play

3. Medical Play

4. Baby Doll Play

5. Baby Bottle Play

6. Toy Telephone Play

7. Magic Wand Play

8. Bubble Play

9. Block Play

10. Balloon Play

11. Bop Bag Play

12. Sensory Play

II. Metaphors and Storytelling Techniques

13. Concrete Play Metaphors

14. Turtle Technique

15. Emotion Thermometer

16. Storytelling

17. Externalization Play

18. Bibliotherapy

III. Role-Play Techniques

19. Role Play

20. Costume Play

21. Mask Play

22. Superhero Play

23. Puppet Play

IV. Creative Arts Techniques

24. Color Your Life

25. Clay Play

26. Free Drawings

27. Trauma Drawings

28. Mandala Drawings

29. Serial Drawings

30. Collage

31. Painting

32. Dance/Movement Play

33. Draw a Family

34. Family Sculpting

35. Musical Play

V. Imagery and Fantasy Techniques

36. Guided Imagery

37. The World Technique

38. Dollhouse Play

39. Adaptive Doll Play

40. Rosebush Fantasy Technique

41. Family Relations Technique

42. Worry Dolls

43. Tea Party Play

VI. Game Play Techniques

44. Communication Games

45. Self-Control Games

46. Strategy Games

47. Cooperative Games

48. Chance Games

49. Squiggle Game

VII. Other Techniques

50. Desensitization Play

51. Laughter Play

52. Stress Inoculation Play

53. Reenactment Play

54. Hide-and-Seek Play

55. Magic Tricks

56. Feeling Faces

57. Suitcase Playroom

58. Play Therapy Rituals