Most people view child therapy as very different from adult therapy. It is not. Whether it is an adult talking or a child playing, the patient’s expressions are data that the therapist takes in, processes, and uses to inform his responses. We can play with ideas and we can play with toys - these objects are not that different. They both tell you who the patient is, and receiving and understanding this information is our first goal. The second goal is to interact with the patients expressions through our responses which are based on that understanding. The patient's expressions often change in reaction to our responses, and a conversation occurs. When this conversation lasts 45 minutes it is called a therapy session.