October 1, 2023Podcast

Dr Andrew Phipps on Play and Happy Child Mode

Dr Andrew Phipps on Play and Happy Child Mode

Dr Andrew Phipps on Play and Happy Child Mode

Dr Andrew Phipps, known as Dr Happy, shares his journey to Schema Therapy and explores the vital role of play in therapy.

In conversation with Chris Hayes and Robert Brockman, Dr Andrew delves into how play can be used to frame, understand, and strategize with clients. His insights into the play literature and working with different clients offer valuable perspectives for practitioners.

“Getting into the play literature and figuring out how to work with clients to understand how to work with different clients was really interesting,” says Dr Andrew.

A particularly compelling insight from Dr Andrew highlights the connection between play and self-discovery:

“If you don’t know who you like, how can you know who you are?”

Dr Andrew explains how allowing ourselves to access Happy Child Mode by entering the play state enables us to access joyful states, providing a unique perspective on therapeutic growth.

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