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WHAT IS CHILD-CENTERED PLAY THERAPY?

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Child-Centered Play Therapy is a powerful, evidence-based and developmentally appropriate approach to counselling children.

The relationship the therapist forms with the child is key to growth and change. In Child-Centered Play Therapy, the therapist enters the world of the child, following the child’s lead, developing a safe place and a relationship of trust.

It is within this relationship that the child can express thoughts, feelings, experiences and behaviours, and where they can practice and master new skills through play - the child’s natural language.

“Toys are the children’s words & play is their language.”
— Gary L. Landreth. Play Therapy: The Heart of the Relationship.

WHY PLAY THERAPY?

Play is the natural language of children.

It can be difficult for children to express their experiences, thoughts and emotions verbally. When we provide the safety, time, and space for children to play, they can comfortably express their inner world using symbolic language.

Each therapy session provides the opportunity for your child to safely share their needs, wants, and wishes while developing alternative coping skills and strategies. 

WHO CAN PLAY THERAPY HELP?

Angelique provides play therapy/counselling for children between the ages of 2 and 14.

Play therapy is an effective intervention for children facing challenges such as:

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  • Emotion regulation

  • Social skills & peer relationships

  • Bullying

  • Low self esteem & confidence

  • School difficulties

  • Trauma

  • Attachment

  • Anxiety & phobias

  • Selective Mutism

  • Grief & loss

  • Family separation & divorce

  • Sibling rivalry

  • Chronic illness

  • Developmental delays

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • ADD/ADHD