Play Therapy

A child's natural form of expression is play; for children, play is their language, and the toys are their words (Landreth, 2012).

Play therapy provides a safe environment in which children can use the toys and materials of their choice to express their inner feelings. These toys enable children to communicate what they may be unable to say verbally, to show the child's experience, reactions to what they experienced, and how they perceive themselves, as well as what they need, want and wish. Through play therapy children can regress and repair developmental milestones that may have been missed.

As a play therapist I use a variety of tools such as sand, figures, clay, art and craft, puppets, games, and therapeutic stories to enable children to overcome their difficulties.