VFTS 6 | Marshall Lyles | Parts Work in Play and Poetry Therapy

Marshall Lyles, LPC-S, LMFT-S, RPT-S,  EMDRIA Approved Consultant, has over 15 years of practice in family and play therapy in a variety of mental health settings. With extensive international speaking and training experience in experiential approaches to treating attachment trauma, Marshall particularly enjoys discussing the use of sandtray therapy within a trauma-informed context. Presently, Marshall primarily conducts supervision and consultation sessions with counseling professionals. He is EMDR-certified and applies this, and other trauma approaches to implementation with diverse populations. He is nearing the completion of his Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy. 

In this episode, Marshall shares how he has taken an integrative approach to weaving the healing approaches he is most passionate about into all of his therapeutic endeavors. He speaks to the vulnerability of what it is to embark on the journey of becoming something more within your professional identity - the transition from therapist to leader and trainer of therapists. Additionally, he speaks about the importance of considering the needs of both the self and the clients as we make decisions to shift professionally. I definitely appreciated this perspective. Marshall has created a GORGEOUS space called The Workshop, in Austin, Texas. He will be hosting interactive trainings, supervision and open studio style events for expressive and playful therapists. The care and consideration that went into designing the space is brightly evident. The passion he has for his work shines through each of his thera-preneurial endeavors.  

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Twitter -  https://twitter.com/marshall_lyles

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/marshallnlyles 

LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/mlyles 

The Workshop - https://www.marshalllyles.com/the-workshop.html 

Institute of Poetic Medicine

Expressive Therapies Summit NY, 2020 

Trauma Trays & Relational Neuroscience: Being with Clients’ Resilient and Wounded Parts in the Sand

Interpersonal Neurobiology & Expressive Play for Establishing Safety in Trauma-Informed Parts Work

Welcoming Undeveloped & Disintegrated Parts into the Present Using Sandtray & Expressive Arts

Giving Parts Voice Through Poetry: Inspiring the Inner Community to Speak

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