How can play therapy help my child?

Sometimes children develop behavioural issues that begin to have a detrimental effect on things around them, from their ability to learn, perhaps they are disruptive in class, or they might be unable to form relationships with their peers. They may show excessive signs of emotions such as anger or worry. I don’t treat presenting behaviour as a “problem”; rather it provides an insight into what the child and young person might be experiencing.

I use Play Therapy because talking therapy, that is very popular amongst adults, can be scary for children and they may feel like they are in trouble when that isn’t the case. Play, on the other hand, is something that children not only understand but enjoy, meaning that the therapy can be done at their own pace and at a level that they understand.