BACK to Play
Child & Family Therapy
Contact me:
619-759-9648
krystle@backtoplaytherapy.net
564 Brockton St
El Cajon, CA
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I will be out of office on federal holidays and the following days each year:
New Years
MLK Day
Presidents Day
March 23
Friday before Easter
Memorial Day
Last Day of School - 6/14
Independence Day
July 28
1st Day of School - 8/22
Labor Day
October 17-21
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas
My name is Krystle Briese and I am a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and a Registered Play Therapist. I provide child therapy and play therapy services in the San Diego area, located in El Cajon.
I am available four days a week: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. I do video consultation calls on Wednesdays. First appointment of the day is 9 AM and the last appointment of the day is 3 PM.
Thank you for your interest in learning more about what play therapy is and what I do. I specialize in working with children ages 10 and under, adolescents 11 and up, and their parents - using play therapy.
I work with the following diagnoses or situations:
ADHD
Anxiety
Depression
Separation Anxiety
Oppositional Defiant Disorder/Conduct Disorder
Grief/Loss
Victims of Abuse
Behavior Problems
Children of Divorce/Separation
Parenting Concerns
Relational Problems (peer interactions, sibling interactions, parent/child problems)
When working with a child - their parent is an active part of treatment, as we are a team working toward our goals. This means that after every three individual sessions with the child we will have a parent only session to discuss progress.
The name of the practice comes from the idea that parents often forget what it is to be a child and, as a result, sometimes kids themselves forget. Going BACK to play - it goes back to rebuilding that trust and relationship between a child and a trusted adult. When they learn it with the therapist - and the parents also work with the therapist - the parent/child relationship improves. The reason BACK is all capiltalized - it is the first inital of all members of my family.
In-person appointments available! Call/text/e-mail to request a 15-minute consultation today! While we appreciate your willingness to check the practice out, walk-in appointments are not available due to the nature of wanting to keep therapy a safe place.