In most cases, play therapy is used to observe the acts of a child. Doctor Axline used play therapy with Dibs to help him feel more comfortable. In the room she could have observed him and how he interacted with the items. If she were in her office, she might not have had any luck in helping him. The environment of a play therapy room must be familiar to the patient. The room would have …showed first 75 words of 647 total…

…showed last 75 words of 647 total…out to her. She was very emotional when describing the time from when Dibs was born to the time at which the sessions began. Doctor Axline then realized how Dibs’ parents’ actions affected him. After many play therapy sessions occurred, Dibs’ parents noticed how much he had improved. They were very appreciative of the work doctor Axline had done. Since Dibs had improved, his parents paid more attention to him. This made Dibs very happy.