🧸 Honoring a Legend: Remembering Dr. Garry Landreth 🕊️

"Toys are children's words and play is their language."It is with heavy hearts, but profound gratitude, that we dedicate this episode to the father of Child-Centered Play Therapy, Dr. Garry Landreth. The play therapy community lost a giant, but his legacy lives on in every playroom, every therapeutic relationship, and every child who has ever been truly seen and heard through the power of play.In this special tribute episode, we look back at the radical empathy, wisdom, and warmth Dr. Landreth brought to our field. He didn't just teach us a modality; he taught us a way of being with children—reminding us always to follow the child’s lead and trust their capacity for growth.🎙️ In This Episode, We Reflect On:The Heart of CCPT: How his foundational teachings transformed the landscape of child counseling and play therapy.His Timeless Wisdom: Revisiting the core principles that continue to guide our clinical practice and parenting every single day.Our Personal Reflections: What Dr. Landreth’s mentorship, books, and presence meant to us as clinicians, educators, and human beings.Dr. Landreth taught us that the most powerful thing we can offer a child is our complete, unconditional presence. We hope to honor that gift by continuing to share his message with clinicians, teachers, and parents everywhere.Thank you, Dr. Landreth, for teaching us how to listen with our hearts. You will be deeply missed, but your words will echo in playrooms forever. 🎒🧸🎧 Listen now: Click the link in our bio or search for Playful Beginnings wherever you get your podcasts.If you have a favorite memory, quote, or lesson from Dr. Landreth, please share it in the comments below. Let’s fill this space with the love and connection he so beautifully championed. 👇❤️#PlayTherapy #ChildCenteredPlayTherapy #CCPT #GarryLandreth #PlayTherapists #MentalHealthMatters #PlayIsTheirLanguage #PlayfulBeginningsPodcast #CounselorEducation