“All the schooling in the world can’t create a great therapist. There is a certain temperament that makes a person helpful and healing to others. It’s in you innately and Mia’s got it.”
Rob Meltzer, President, Northlight Family Services, Westminster, CO
“Mia is an superb play therapist. She doesn’t see a child as a predetermined ‘problem’ to be ‘fixed,’ but rather as a unique and precious individual who has important issues to express. She understands why children display the behavior they do, as well as the biology behind it, which enables her to get right to the heart of the matter.”
Lisa Dion, Director and Clinical Supervisor at Play Therapy Institute of Colorado
“Just a year ago our six-year old son was struggling with his place in the world. What we saw while he played with you, and the skills he's exhibited since, have made him so much more confident in himself, so much more able to explain his feelings and so much more likely to deal with them in a constructive manner. He still asks when he will get to play with you again. What an impact you had on him!”
Parent
“We hesitate to say that she's a ‘whole new child,’ since we were crazy about the one that started seeing you, but the change in her attitude and outlook has been extremely refreshing, to say the very least.”
Parent
“We write this with great thanks for the work you did with our son. We can't thank you enough for helping us find that happy CHILD that we knew was in there, but just needed to learn how to BE a child!”
Parent
“Mia, the skills and knowledge that we, as parents, were able to learn from you have been invaluable and we are using them to play with our younger son, too. We are already seeing him use the positive words and behavior that our older son learned from you.”
Parent
“Mia is an amazing mentor. She is so full of life, respectful of others and never makes you feel likes she’s better than you. She understands where you’re coming from when sometimes your parents can’t. I feed off her energy and optimism and really appreciate her as a person, which made it easy to want to spend time with her and open up, which I probably would not have done with someone else.”
Mentoring client
“As a mentor, Mia is very understanding and supportive. I had some big communications issues with my parents, and she helped me find my balance and boundaries with my parents, so I could rebuild that relationship. She also communicated quite a bit with my parents. I never felt she would betray my confidence, but rather was helping us understand each other, so we could restore a positive, effective relationship.”
Mentoring client
“Mia was like a big sister who really understood me as a person.”
Mentoring client
“Mia is innately wise and sensible, with a solid understanding of brain development and how and why relationships work for children, their parents and families. I would highly recommend Mia to families exploring play therapy, mentoring or parent coaching.”
Rob Meltzer, President, Northlight Family Services, Westminster, CO
“Another reason Mia’s practice stands out in this community is her ability to work with children dealing with autism spectrum sensory issues, which is a unique skill for a play therapist.
She is also a fantastic clinician who conceptualizes her cases extremely well. She speaks the child’s language – and children and parents love her. Mia really understands children, how they think and what they’re trying to say.”
Lisa Dion, Director and Clinical Supervisor at Play Therapy Institute of Colorado