In this article, Catherine Ford Sori interviews Dr. Eliana Gil regarding how to incorporate recent findings in interpersonal neurobiology with current attachment-enhancing play therapy approaches. Dr. Gil discusses how to incorporate the work of Daniel Siegel and Bruce Perry’s groundbreaking neurosequential model into clinical practice in the treatment of abused and traumatized children and their families.
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