My partner and I decided to try play therapy for our relationship but we keep getting stuck because they take every exercise super seriously while I can't stop making jokes about how weird it feels and we're both getting frustrated with each other's approach. We're supposed to be learning to play together but we can't even agree on what playing means.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are trying to rediscover playfulness together but their conflicting styles of engaging with the process are creating new barriers instead of removing old ones.
“Where Are You with Play therapy?”
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