Play Therapy

Who can play therapy help?

Play therapy helps children 3-12 years of age with depression, conduct disorders, attachment problems, physical and sexual abuse, grief and trauma. It can also act as an adjunctive treatment for the emotional difficulties experienced by children with ADHD, bipolar disorders, Asperger’s Syndrome.

What can children get out of play therapy?

1. Mindfulness and more solidified sense of identity: awareness and understanding of their experiences, feelings, beliefs, desires and hopes
2. Emotional intelligence and communication skills: ability to express their experiences, feelings, beliefs, desires, and hopes
3. Sense of control and freedom: ability to self-regulate, develop self-control, and comply with limits
4. Positive sense of self: seeing themselves as good, valuable, lovable
5. Secure attachment and desire for relationship with others: seeing others as approachable, good, valuable, and lovable
6. Sense of competency and greater sense of freedom: confidence in making choices
7. Enhanced empathy for others: ability to be self-giving and decrease in self-centredness
8. Capacity for gratitude: sense of appreciation and general sense of well-being
9. Capacity for forgiveness: resilience and ability to heal from past injuries
10. Success in school and family life

(Nordling, 2018)