059. Dishing with Carley Aroldi, Child/Family Play Therapist, Educator, and Speaker

Dina and Carley dish about how the sensory experiences and early exposure to flavors and cultures can affect our eating habits, growing up in their respective grandmothers' houses, and focusing on specialty areas of practice.

Carley Aroldi (she/her) is the founder of Peaceful Parenting (www.peacefulparentingnj.com) in the New York Metropolitan area. As a Licensed Professional Counselor and child/family play therapist, Carley understands the importance of early childhood experiences in shaping how we view the world and ourselves in it.

Carley holds a B.A. in film and media studies from Fordham University, an M.A. in Mental Health Counseling, and a Post-Master’s Graduate Certificate in Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health from Montclair State University. She recently completed her tenure as a board member on the New Jersey Association of Infant Mental Health. While maintaining a private clinical practice, Carley also leads corporate trainings, facilitates specialized group work, and consults with diverse organizations on a variety of mental health issues. Her areas of expertise include mindfulness and self-reflective functioning, trauma-informed practices, and the power of play and creativity.

Follow Carley at @carleycounsels on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/carleycounsels/) or Carley Aroldi, LPC on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/peacefulparentingnj).

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