Information Hub / Clinician Publications

Explore publications and research created by A Home Within clinicians over the years.

I Want This to Work: An Inclusive Guide to Navigating the Most Difficult Relationship Issues We Face in the Modern Age

Elizabeth Earnshaw LMFT (Philadelphia)

Philadelphia Chapter

Resilience as Defined by Foster Youth and Key Stakeholders

Saralyn Ruff, Deanna Linville & Nick Vasquez (Researchers)

Examining Symbolic Play in Play Therapy

Denise Galford-Koeppel, LMHC, PMC, RPT™ (Boston Chapter)

Boston Chapter

Taking Outside In, Turning Inside Out: Exploring Social Dimensions and Psychotherapeutic Process in the Play Therapy of a Young Girl in Foster Care

Ayelet R. Barkai, Anonymous, Neil Altman, Carol Rubin & Ruth Drasin (Boston Chapter)

Boston Chapter

One Piece of the Puzzle: Treatment of Fostered and Adopted Children with RAD and DSED

Karen Zilberstein (Western Mass)

Western Massachusetts Chapter

Experiences During COVID-19: Needs of College Students with a History of Foster Care

Saralyn Ruff, Deanna Linville, and Jean Kjellstrand

Essential Tools for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Dr. Tiffany Loggins, San Francisco Chapter

San Francisco Chapter

Trauma in Context: an Integrative Treatment Model

Karen Zilberstein

Western Massachusetts Chapter

Parents Under Pressure

Karen Zilberstein

Western Massachusetts Chapter

Psychoanalytic Reflections on Parenting Teens and Young Adults: Changing Patterns in Modern Love, Loss, and Longing

Karen Earle (Western Mass)

Western Massachusetts Chapter

Relational Treatment Of Trauma: Stories Of Loss And Hope

Toni Heineman, AHW Founder

AHW Founder

Calming Stormy Feelings: A Child’s Introduction to Psychotherapy

Sarah Abel & Karen Zilberstein (Western Mass)

Western Massachusetts Chapter

Interrupting The Cycles Of Early Loss, Trauma And Abuse: Therapeutic Challenges

Toni Heineman, AHW Founder

Treating Trauma: Relationship-Based Psychotherapy With Children, Adolescents, And Young Adults

Toni V. Heineman (Editor), June M. Clausen (Editor), Saralyn C. Ruff (Editor), Paula Ammerman (Contributor), & 11 more

AHW Founder

For As Long As It Takes: Relationship-Based Play Therapy For Children In Foster Care

Toni Heineman, June Madsen Clausen, Saralyn C. Ruff, Wendy Von Wiederhold, Psychoanalytic Social Work

AHW Founder

Building A Home Within: Meeting The Emotional Needs Of Children And Youth In Foster Care

Toni Heineman, Diane Ehrensaft, Brookes Publishing Co.

AHW Founder

The Abused Child: Psychodynamic Understanding and Treatment

Toni Vaughn Heineman

AHW Founder

At a Glance

16,000 hours of free therapy provided each year

Over 600,000 youth in foster care nationwide need access to mental healthcare

Over 500 therapists in 20 chapters across 10 states