Play Therapy is offered on an individual or small group basis for children between the ages of 3 and 12 years old.  I work therapeutically from an integrative and holistic perspective which, integrates the therapeutic use of a wide range of creative arts media, which I call ‘the toolkit’. The toolkit can include, stories, arts and crafts, sand-tray and miniature symbols and objects to play within the sand-tray, puppets, dolls, dolls house, musical instruments, materials, sensory based toys and games. Through this therapeutic approach, children are invited into the space to play – Play is a child’s natural language and it is through their playful exploration that sense can begin to be made with regards to presenting difficulties – their play is the bridge between their conscious and unconscious minds and as they are playing I am noticing, reflecting, witnessing and finding therapeutic ways to help them to connect and process psychological, social, behavioral or emotional difficulties. Play Therapy works with unconscious as well as conscious processes; using non-directive and directive approaches, which has been therapeutically evidence through research and practice.

Many children do not have the words to express their thoughts, feelings and emotions – meeting them in their world, as they are can help to build therapeutic connection and a deeper understanding of how a child views their internal world and difficulties they may be struggling to process.