I am an accredited play therapist and counsellor working with children and adolescents. I support children and young people who are experiencing difficulties with their mental health through play and talking therapies.

I have worked with a wide range of children in schools and private practice. I have worked in mainstream schools and also as Head of Therapy at a specialist SEMH school from KS1 to KS4.

Play Therapy is predominantly non-directive and child-centred. It is a creative therapy that allows the child to work within a warm and trusted relationship with the therapist to express through play what they find hard to express verbally. It gives them the opportunity to explore difficult feelings and therefore come to understand themselves better. It allows the child to ‘play out’ issues in a free and protected space without being judged. Play helps to bridge the gap between feelings and unconscious thoughts to lived experiences so that the child can better understand themselves.

The child is encouraged to be themselves and express themselves freely within safe limitations. There are few boundaries in play therapy, the child is free to do as they please as long as they keep themselves, the play therapist and everything in the room safe.

If you are worried about your child, please do contact me for a free consultation about whether play therapy or counselling may be of benefit for them.