About Me:
Lily Ferreira, MSW, LICSW, RPT
While our time together will be focused on you and your child, here's what most parents want to know about me:​
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I have 7+ years of clinical experience working with kids in middle schools, elementary schools, outpatient therapy, and a therapeutic summer camp.
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I am trained in traditional talk and behavioral therapies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT). I pursued 3 years of rigorous and specialized training in play therapy to learn how to work most effectively with children.
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I am a Registered Play Therapist through the Association for Play Therapy.
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I am married to my high school sweetheart. We have a busy toddler and two spunky cats. We are surrounded by adorable chaos!
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Here's what most kids want to know:
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Therapy is your space to talk, play, and take care of your feelings. I am here to listen, learn about you, and help you feel your best.
How Playing With Purpose Began:
Once upon a time, I (Lily) worked as a clinical school social worker and then a play therapist in a group practice.
Early on, I noticed a consistent pattern:
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Most kids didn't know why they were having a hard time​​
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Most therapists didn't have specialized training in working with children and kids and parents noticed that traditional talk therapy wasn't working ​
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Parents had tried everything Google suggested, read a dozen parenting books, received unsolicited advice, and still weren't seeing results.​​​​​
With the dream of making therapy approachable, meaningful, and effective for children and their families, I started Playing With Purpose. Ready to get started?