Welcome to my website. My Name is Yazmin Hoffman.  If you're exploring therapy options for your child, I'm here to support and guide you through the therapy process and explain its effectiveness. Choosing the right therapist can feel overwhelming, as you're entrusting your most precious treasure—your child. As an experienced child therapist and a mother, I understand this deeply. My goal is to gently guide you, making you a partner during this process, ensuring that you are actively involved in your child's journey towards healing and growth. Together, we will create a supportive environment that fosters your child's development, celebrating milestones and overcoming challenges side by side.

Play therapy is an ideal approach for children facing challenges that manifest as disruptive behaviors, such as aggression, defiance, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and difficulty paying attention. It is also effective for internalizing behaviors, including anxiety, depression, social withdrawal, somatic complaints, and low self-esteem.

Play therapy is particularly effective because play is the most natural form of expression and processing for children. Unlike adults, children's brains are not fully developed for cognitive or rational thinking; they are more emotional and physically engaged. Therefore, cognitive approaches like talk therapy are often less effective for children. Instead, Children express and process their experiences through play—it's their language. Play is emotional, intuitive, and spontaneous.