let's play...

last night derek and i met with a resident in counseling at creative therapy associates. this group was recommended to me by a friend who once worked there, in an effort to get her license in play therapy. this whole concept of play therapy is so fascinating to me. it's truly amazing how much they can learn from children, while they are engaged in play.

i was quite nervous as we drove there last night, thinking about what this was going to be like. i just kept repeating to myself, why do we have to do this? i realize now that we are definitely doing the right thing for our child. derek and i both left the meeting feeling very confident about the counselor and how she could potentially help our family. after learning about her, the group, and exactly how play therapy works, she had us tell her about andrew. derek spoke first, which was nice. it was good for me to hear him describe what we've been experiencing. i then added some things to the conversation. many times i feel like people may think i'm exaggerating this whole thing, just because i'm the one who gets the brunt of andrew's outbursts, because i'm home with him more. however, it was obvious to me last night, that derek understands exactly what's going on and is fully on board with us receiving help for our son.

after hearing everything we had to say, she told us that she thinks we're coming in at a good point...before things get out of control. she said that a lot of what we told her is "developmentally normal" for his age. she shed some light on several of the issues we discussed and really made me feel that there is hope! she is definitely concerned about the anger and outbursts. she did mention that she'd like to explore the issue of sensory integration, which is interesting b/c i've been thinking about that too...with his sensitivity of noises.

we scheduled andrew's first visit for next thursday...i'll keep you posted.

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