The Sanskrit word Lila when translated means something like play/improvisation; play of creation, delight, enjoyment of the moment between parent and child, it also translates to the experience of love.

Parenting is a loving burden.

‘You are a burden, and I choose to be burdened by you’ Being in a PlaySpace with your child can be some of the most delightful moments of your day, if you can do it, however; no one can trigger us like our families.

The ‘natural acts’ of a child are often untouched by trauma and other less than desirable childhood experiences. DvT has significant contributions to child development and the treatment of traumatic stress in children and parents.

Participants will be provided the most relevant research and some experiential exercises regarding the cognitive, emotional, and social pathways of child development and parenting practice to help participants engage in the practice of DvT with a child.

Robert James Miller II Ph.D. (he/him), is a licensed psychologist practicing in Princeton, New Jersey.  Dr. Miller provides child, adolescent, adult psychotherapy, specialized trauma centered therapy,  and parenting/family consultation. Dr. Miller is a recognized expert in the field of forensic child  psychology and bonding and provides expert witness testimony in court related child protection  matters. 

Dr. Miller completed postdoctoral training at the Audrey Hepburn Children’s House, Northern  Regional Diagnostic Center for Child Abuse and Neglect at the Hackensack University Medical  Center. He has taught psychology courses in trauma and child development at Montclair State  University, Lesley University Extension campus in Netanya Israel, and at the John Jay College  of Criminal Justice in Manhattan.  

He has served as the post graduate training director in San Francisco and New York for the  Institute for Developmental Transformations (DvT) and currently supervises students in Beijing,  China, and Hong Kong.  

Before completing his doctorate in clinical psychology for ten years, Dr. Miller served as  supervisor for creative arts therapies at the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,  Neurosciences Division, Yale University Clinical Campus, Veteran’s Administration Medical  Center in West Haven, Connecticut where he competed his doctoral research on the concept of  Alexithymia.  

At the National Center Dr. Miller provided drama therapy for combat veterans and their families.  Dr. Miller created the Home Front Veteran’s Theater touring original works with combat veteran  actors in the New Haven area receiving a National Center Award.  

Dr. Miller serves as a board member for a child abuse prevention program in schools (Miss  Kendra) and has published several articles on the use of improvisational/arts process in trauma  treatment for children and adults.

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