About Play Therapy

Play Therapy, simply put is a counselling intervention which uses play to help children understand and communicate their thoughts and feelings. Play therapy is generally a developmentally appropriate approach for counselling children aged between 3 and 12.

Children under 3 years old can also attend play therapy alongside their parent or caregiver, with a strong focus on the child-parent/caregiver relationship.

Children referred to play therapy may have experienced, or be experiencing:

Aggressive, oppositional and acting out behaviours
Out of home care
Anxiety
Struggles with attachment
Childhood depression
Chronic Illness and Hospitalisation
Grief & Loss
Trauma
Struggling with Peer Relationships
Selective Mutism
Self Esteem & Identity Issues
Sibling Conflict

Play Therapy can also be a highly effective adjunctive treatment for the social and emotional difficulties which can arise when a child has been diagnosed with a neurological, biological or organic disorder (Cochran et all 2010: 6).

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May 2024 Update