The Bibliotherapy Toolbox - by Tammi Van Hollander (Paperback)

About the Book

Discover the magic that happens when books meet the therapeutic power of play. Bibliotherapy - the use of stories to help clients explore their experiences - is an engaging treatment approach that facilitates self-awareness, fosters emotional wellness, and allows clients to gain new perspectives. When kids can identify with a character outside themselves, it provides a safe psychological distance from their problem, creating more room for growth and learning. In The Bibliotherapy Toolbox, you'll find a variety of kid-friendly interventions that combine the power of books with the principles of play therapy - bringing the metaphors, symbolism, and lessons of each story to life in a therapeutically meaningful way. Featuring over 100 story-based, step-by-step interventions you can use right away, The Bibliotherapy Toolbox addresses a wide range of therapeutic topics, including: - Anger and other big emotions - Resilience and self-esteem - Anxiety, fear, perfectionism, and OCD - Diversity, equity, and inclusion - Neurodiversity, ADHD, and autism - Trauma and attachment - Grief and loss - Adoption, foster care, and kinship care - Separation, divorce, and sibling rivalry - Bullying, boundaries, and kindness Whether you're looking to build rapport, explore a client's worldview, process traumatic stress, or build crucial skills, The Bibliotherapy Toolbox has what you need!

Book Synopsis

Discover the magic that happens when books meet the therapeutic power of play.

Bibliotherapy--the use of stories to help clients explore their experiences--is an engaging treatment approach that facilitates self-awareness, fosters emotional wellness, and allows clients to gain new perspectives. When kids can identify with a character outside themselves, it provides a safe psychological distance from their problem, creating more room for growth and learning.

In The Bibliotherapy Toolbox, you'll find a variety of kid-friendly interventions that combine the power of books with the principles of play therapy--bringing the metaphors, symbolism, and lessons of each story to life in a therapeutically meaningful way.

Featuring over 100 story-based, step-by-step interventions you can use right away, The Bibliotherapy Toolbox addresses a wide range of therapeutic topics, including:

Anger and other big emotions

Resilience and self-esteem

Anxiety, fear, perfectionism, and OCD

Diversity, equity, and inclusion

Neurodiversity, ADHD, and autism

Trauma and attachment

Grief and loss

Adoption, foster care, and kinship care

Separation, divorce, and sibling rivalry

Bullying, boundaries, and kindness

Whether you're looking to build rapport, explore a client's worldview, process traumatic stress, or build crucial skills, The Bibliotherapy Toolbox has what you need!

Review Quotes

"The Bibliotherapy Toolbox is packed with creative ideas to help child and play therapists integrate bibliotherapy into their sessions. The story-based interventions address a wide range of issues: anger, anxiety, ADHD, trauma, grief, bullying, self-esteem, and more. I highly recommend this resource!"

--Liana Lowenstein, MSW, author, speaker, and child and family therapist

About the Author

Tammi Van Hollander, LCSW, RPT-S(TM), is a licensed clinical social worker and registered play therapist supervisor with over 25 years of experience working with infants, children, families, and adults of all ages. She specializes in attachment, sandtray play therapy, and sensory integration. She holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania and has had extensive training and supervision from the Family and Play Therapy Center in Philadelphia. She is a certified advanced trainer for the Nurtured Heart Approach(R), a certified FirstPlay(R) practitioner, and a founding board member of the World Association for Sand Therapy Professionals.

Tammi's work and creative interventions in the field of play therapy have been published and internationally recognized. She is the author of a multi-sensory, attachment-based children's book titled Casey's Greatness Wings: Teaching Mindfulness, Connection & Courage to Children. The success of the book inspired her to create Casey's Greatness Sticks and Greatness Cards to be used in schools, therapy offices, and the home.

Tammi also teaches monthly virtual sandtray classes and played a pivotal role in co-teaching the inaugural sandtray therapy class in China, effectively introducing this therapeutic modality to the country. She is an internationally sought-after presenter and gave her first TEDx Talk, Stories in the Sand: Healing Trauma, Anxiety, and Grief, in October 2023.