Have you tried Doll Therapy?

[Terrence]

My therapist wants me to try Doll Therapy to relieve my anxiety.
Has anyone tried Doll Therapy? What was your experience like?

 

[Midnightmoon]

Not sure if it's the same thing, but the only thing I know about doll therapy is it being used in dementia care, which was AMAZING. We had a psychologist train us (as nursing staff) to use it therapeutically and the benefits were huge.

I've used them with a family member when she was a teenager to help with anxiety associated with a learning disability, that was super helpful too. It was just comments from members of the public which were difficult to handle...

 

[Aprilshowers]

I have a young grandchild with anxiety issues and I think this would help a lot.

 

[arfie]

hello terrence. welcome to the forum.

i'm not too sure what "doll therapy" is, but i have used dolls and the like as grounding talismans to help me stay in the here and now when i am dissociating. in addition, i have worked formal inner child therapy. both helped me tremendously and i can easily imagine them coming together as, "doll therapy." just imagining.

 

[Rose White]

@Terrence did your therapist tell you what doll therapy means to them?

 

[anthony]

2022: jury is out, but its a work in progress: Effect of Doll Therapy in Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: A Systematic Review - PMC

A simpler understanding from a dementia advocacy: The Use of Dolls in Dementia Care