How Children Show Us What They Cannot Yet Say Children do not always tell us what they feel directly. Sometimes they show us. They show us through movement, silence, restlessness, withdrawal, anger, clinginess, control, play, avoidance, or the way they use their body in the room. A child may not say, “I feel overwhelmed.”They may […]
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What is Clay Field Therapy®?
A Hands-On Approach to Regulation and Healing Clay Field Therapy® is a body-based therapeutic approach that uses touch, movement, pressure, resistance and sensory contact with clay to support emotional regulation and healing. Unlike pottery or art-making, the aim is not to create an object. There is no expectation to make something beautiful, meaningful or complete. […]
When the Hands Find What Words Cannot: Clay Field Therapy® Across the Lifespan
There are moments in therapy when words are not enough. Not because the person is unwilling.Not because they are avoiding the work.Not because they lack insight. But because some experiences are held deeper than language. They are held in the body.In the hands.In the breath.In the muscles.In the nervous system.In the way a person reaches, […]