https://www.liveandplayinla.com/home daily 1.0 2026-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0fe09ade2a1549aebbb7e5/1598294400418-JLL3YUE6LSEBORA493U9/toliveandplayinla-LA-horizontal-04.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0fe09ade2a1549aebbb7e5/1594927818971-JPNOD1HKUHUT9GRUTN8T/toliveandplayinla-clay-vertical-04.jpg Home - Clayton Johnson, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #107668, is a D.I.R.®/Floortime™ Certified, Developmental Play Therapist & Psychotherapist based in Los Angeles, CA. He also plays drums in a rock band, but that’s no way to make a living:) “As a father of two daughters, I have a deep understanding of how challenging and rewarding raising a family can be. The foundation of a solid family rests upon warm, nurturing, compassionate, empathetic, patient, and supportive relationships. Through careful attention to play, we create opportunities for these traits to flourish, which can result in a more healthy and more functional family unit.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0fe09ade2a1549aebbb7e5/1594916774939-BB3CORVHSJHHABK0B05B/toliveandplayinla-playshot-vertical-01.jpg Home - “Play itself is important but learning how to play is what matters most. For most of us, play comes easy. We’re hard-wired to run and jump and twist and shout. But for individuals with biological, neurological, physiological, or environmental challenges, play can be difficult to initiate, execute, and sustain.” https://www.liveandplayinla.com/testimonials daily 0.75 2020-07-16 https://www.liveandplayinla.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-09-24 https://www.liveandplayinla.com/what-we-do daily 0.75 2020-10-30 https://www.liveandplayinla.com/who-we-are daily 0.75 2020-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0fe09ade2a1549aebbb7e5/1594927881192-7SHKKR8SCGKGBMP6JD5S/toliveandplayinla-clay-vertical-03.jpg Who We Are - Clayton Johnson LMFT #107668 M.A., D.I.R.® Certified Clinician Developmental Play Therapist & Psychotherapist Clay Johnson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT #107668) based in Los Angeles, CA. He has more than 20 years experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and families. Before transitioning into the mental health field, Clay spent seven years as an elementary school teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District. As a Developmental Play Therapist & Psychotherapist, he is well known within the DIR®/Floortime™ community and has collaborated with some of the most influential DIR® leaders. Clay has been working with Autism and related disorders for over 15 years. He has trained new therapists, supervised, mentored, advocated for school IEPs and family services, worked closely with Regional Centers, written assessments, progress reports, and overseen or conducted sessions for hundreds of clients and families. During his career, Clay has worked alongside Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, Music Therapists, Behaviorists, Psychologists, Neuropsychologists, Developmental Pediaticians and has studied the principles of Neuroscience and Applied Behavioral Analysis. He uses a holistic and multi-eclectic approach that borrows from each of these disciplines while placing a special emphasis on the power of play. He takes pride in his and his staff’s ability to meet clients where they are and guide them toward their overall well-being and optimal development. Clay holds a Bachelor of Arts in Education with a Music minor, a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology, is DIR® certified and is a state licensed Marriage & Family Therapist. https://www.liveandplayinla.com/play-therapy daily 0.75 2020-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f0fe09ade2a1549aebbb7e5/1594918815860-IBRS7K56S9MANXJWB1CX/toliveandplayinla-playshot-vertical-02.jpg Play Therapy - Greenspan and Wieder have identified the following as key milestones to learning and development achievable through DIR®/Floortime™ Self-regulation and interest in the world Intimacy, or engagement in relationships Purposeful two-way communication Complex communication and shared problem solving Using symbols and creating emotional ideas Logical thinking and building bridges between ideas For more information on DIR®/Floortime™, please refer to the Interdisciplinary Council on Development and Learning (ICDL) or Profectum. https://www.liveandplayinla.com/insurance-and-billing daily 0.75 2024-11-07