What Every Parent Should Know About Trauma, Therapy & Lasting Healing with Mallory Kurkosky

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Why do children leave therapy saying, “We just played”? In this conversation, licensed mental health therapist and registered play therapist supervisor Mallory Kurkosky explains how evidence-based play therapy helps children process emotions and experiences they can't always put into words. We discuss supporting teens who resist therapy, how parents can use validation and emotional regulation to shift family dynamics, and why healing often begins with the adults. Mallory also shares how EMDR therapy helps process trauma, what to look for in a qualified therapist, and the work she's leading through Refined by Fire and Embers of Hope to bring lasting restoration and hope.

Mallory's contact info:

Websites - www.embersofhopepc.org & www.refinedbyfire.info

Email - info@refinedbyfire.info 

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