WELCOME TO
FORT WORTH CHILD THERAPY

 

Fort Worth Child Therapy (FWCT), founded by Maria Arias, specializes in working with children and families using Play Therapy. Play Therapy empowers children to heal past hurts and gain confidence in facing new challenges.

Maria Arias, MS, LPC, works with children, families and educators as a mental health provider and consultant. Maria is a Certified Montessori Teacher, a Licensed School Counselor and a Licensed Professional Counselor.

Maria has 18 years of experience in public and private school settings as a teacher and consultant. She has 7 years of experience providing specialized mental health services for children, parents and schools coping with ADHD, anxiety, trauma and many other needs.

Maria offers in person and online virtual Play Therapy, Play Coaching, Parent Coaching and Workshops for Parents and Educators. She specializes in teaching the basics and the benefits of all forms of play.

BENEFITS OF PLAY THERAPY INCLUDE:
– Gaining Emotional Awareness
– Increased Ability to Handle Frustration
– Increased Experience of Well-Being
– Re-patterning of the Child’s Nervous System

“Synergetic Play Therapy™(SPT) is the first research-informed play therapy model to blend together neuroscience, attachment/attunement, therapist authenticity, physics, emotional congruence, nervous system regulation, and mindfulness.”
~Lisa Dion, Creator of SPT

PARENT COACHING
With parent coaching learn to reconnect with your natural power to parent. Learn how attachment influences your child’s psychological well-being and willingness to follow your lead as the authority. Parents gain tools that can contribute to a dynamic and fulfilling family life. Parent coaching services are available.

TEACHER TRAINING
Maria works nationally as a consultant training and empowering schools and teachers. Workshops and consultations focus on important topics such as the power of community in the classroom, meeting the diverse needs of children, and applying interpersonal neurobiology (brain-based science) principles into the classroom environment. Maria brings 20 years of experience as an educator and school counselor to her work and is deeply committed to the well-being of teachers and students alike.

Teacher Trainings include:
Brain Basics for Teachers
Teaching with Attachment in Mind
Empowered Self-Care for Teachers

CONTACT FWCT NOW TO LEARN MORE


“Self-esteem does not come from being the best, but from seeing the best in the most difficult of times… When we see the best in others, we bring out the best in ourselves.”
~ Dr. Becky Bailey, Conscious Discipline

 

Maria Arias, MS, LPC
Certified Synergetic Play Therapist

817-720-0225

451 University Dr.
Fort Worth, TX 76107

maria@fortworthchildtherapy.com