Also referred to as child-centred play therapy, Humanistic Play Therapy supports your child to work through their struggles using play as the therapy. It is a child-led, non-directive method of counselling for children aged 3-12 years with a strong focus on the powers of play and using the therapeutic relationship to support healing and growth for your child. 

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Just as you find it helpful to vent to a friend or talk to a psychologist, children use play as their way to communicate and express themselves. Play meets the child where they are and gives us insight into their inner world. 

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In the room your child chooses what and how they would like to play, which allows your child to set the pace for their therapeutic journey. As your child's therapist, we will use our therapeutic skills to support your child to work through any challenges in a way that works best for them.

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Therapeutic Skills

Play Therapists hold a specialist skill set that supports your child to feel seen and heard in the play-room. Therapists use empathic listening by tracking your child's play and reflecting back to your child their feelings, thoughts, desires and needs that they have expressed through their play. We hold space for ALL emotions and acknowledge your child's distress. We provide a warm, nurturing response whilst tuning into your child's emotional state, demonstrating that we understand their struggles and can support them through it.

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Play Therapy is offered in 45 minute sessions weekly or fortnightly where your child will have access to carefully selected toys, arts and crafts, costumes and other materials that will support expression and exploration.