Emotions, Feelings, and Therapy

Written By Erin M. Randol

Erin had a fun day out of the office recently! Emotions, feelings and therapy were explored with a class of Kindergarten students.

Come with Erin to talk with a kindergarten class about emotions, feelings, and therapy!



First, clips from the movie Inside Out were shared with the class to practice naming and labeling different types of emotions.

Labeling the emotions helped us understand the idea of ‘safe people’ and how safe people can be beneficial when feeling big feelings.




Next, a therapy client, “Mr. Dino” arrived for his therapy session and everyone helped Erin provide a therapy session to Mr. Dino. We used active listening skills, practice problem solving with empathy, and talked with Mr. Dino about what is means to be mindful.

The day ended with a treat of Skittles for their hard work as mini-therapists for the day!







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Erin M. Randol

My expertise is related to working with adult individuals who desire a stronger sense of self, an increased ability to self-soothe, and skills to safely feel a range of emotions. I work with clients who were taught in childhood to practice strong work ethic no matter what, that setting a boundary is being rude, and that dwelling on the past won’t do any good. I use EMDR and IFS therapies with clients to help process anxiety, emotional abuse, physical abuse, acute trauma events, complex traumas, childhood traumas, relationship issues, depression, family issues, grief and loss. My therapeutic lens is trauma-informed and client centered.

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