Child support
Supporting your child’s journey
Play therapy is a modality of counseling that uses play as a means for therapists to engage with children and gain insights into their beliefs, strengths, and difficulties.
Through the therapeutic relationship, the therapist is able to help a child rethink their limiting beliefs, find their strengths and overcome personal struggles.
Benefits of play therapy
Emotional expression
Children do not typically have the language skills to communicate their difficulties. Play provides a natural means for children to express their story, process emotions and be unconditionally supported and accepted.
Improved emotional regulation
Regulation strategies are modelled and taught in sessions. Self-regulation allows us greater acceptance of all feelings, which leads to a bigger capacity to work through and overcome difficult emotions.
Increased self-esteem
Play therapy creates a nurturing environment where children can safely explore their emotions, gain control, master challenges, and receive positive reinforcement. This naturally improves self-esteem
Strengthened relationships:
Disconnection is often at the root of any childhood struggle. Working collaboratively with the child and caregivers, we find ways to better support needs and strengthen connections.
Enhanced problem-solving skills
Through a non-directive, client-centred approach, children are supported to find their own solutions, and to direct the play without interference.
Greater resilience
Once children have ongoing experiences of overcoming difficulty and being supported through emotional intensity, they develop greater resilience, becoming able to bounce back from struggles more easily.