We offer a range of play therapy modalities for children and families depending on your needs. These include:

• Child Centred Play Therapy

• Attachment Centred Play Therapy

Play Therapy benefits children who:

• have experienced a sudden, stressful or traumatic event or are living in difficult circumstances

• find it hard to express what they’re thinking, feeling or regulating their emotions

• may be too young or may not engage in talk based therapy

• feel overwhelmed, anxious, have low mood or low self esteem

• are experiencing grief and loss

• are Autistic, have ADHD or Developmental Delay

• are non-speaking or experience barriers to expressing their thoughts and feelings.

In play therapy children can learn a variety of skills including:

• how to regulate their emotions and express their feelings safely

• pro-social skills and problem solving

• a strong sense of self, resilience and empathy for others

• a strong sense of autonomy and independence

In Play Therapy, children are invited into the playroom where they are invited to use purposefully selected toys and creative resources.  They are given the freedom to use these play based resources in ways that mean most to them.  This invitation sets the tone of the space and of the therapeutic relationship.

From here children can use the play based resources to play out various themes.  These themes can include: safety and protection, nurturing, rescue play, good guy vs bad guy, death and destruction play, relationship and connection play or sneaking and trickery play.  These themes and feelings that are expressed as they play become glimpses of your child’s story or vulnerabilities within the parent-child attachment relationship.

As sessions progress children build their skills to express their thoughts, feelings and emotions safely, build their skills in regulation, build their independence and confidence within themselves as they find solutions or master their own unique challenges.