“…These five basic needs include fun or enjoyment, freedom or independence, power or inner control, love and belonging, and survival or self-preservation. With RePT, Stutey et al, 2019; Stutey & Wubbolding, 2018 suggested using art to help children and adolescents explore each of the five basic needs. We encourage play therapists to read the original and revised RePT model to learn about additional creative ways to explore the five basic needs with youth, especially those experiencing any type of trauma that may prevent basic needs from being met.…”