Play Therapy | Child Therapist | Jenkintown, PA

Kellie Cathey, LSW

How to Combat the Ever-Present Burn Out of Parenting During a Pandemic

Most years around this time, parents and kids are settling into the new school year and anticipating the excitement of Halloween. Our...

Kellie Cathey, LSW

White Parents: Why It’s Important to Talk to Your Kids About Race and How to Do It

I grew up in home of middle class white privilege. When I was six, I was sitting at my grandmother’s kitchen table with my mother,...

Kellie Cathey, LSW

Why It’s Important to Lower Your Parenting Perfection Bar During COVID19—and How to Do It

Most sessions I spend with parents, our main topics of discussion are around growing into becoming the best parent possible. In the last...

Kellie Cathey, LSW

Four Simple Ways to Help Your Anxious Child During COVID-19

As we approach more continue changes around our COVID-19 pandemic, our children will continue to feel the stress we are all holding. They...

Kellie Cathey, LSW

How to Spot Anxiety in Your Child's Play---3 Tips to Manage It

It's 8:30am. You're ALMOST out the door for school when your little one picks up another toy to play. Because playing in serious work. ...

Kellie Cathey, LSW

'Emotional Attunement': How to Create Deep Connection with Your Little One

In my practice (and in my life), we talk a lot about validating feelings. It's that process where you deeply see and hear another human...

Kellie Cathey, LSW

How to get your child to listen--5 Simple Tips

You're in the middle of your favorite episode of This Is Us and your partner comes over and says, 'Okay, we gotta go! Time to put your...

Kellie Cathey, LSW

Those Tears of Victory--4 tips to Connect with Your Son Using Super Bowl LII

Where were you where it happened? You know, the fumble. 2:21 left in the game. When we won it. I was with my closest friends. I think I...