Your child plays.You learn what to do at home.
Child‑Centred Play Therapy (CCPT)
Play is a child's natural language. Child-Centred Play Therapy gives children aged 3 to 10 a safe, consistent space to express what they can't yet put into words, and to work through difficult feelings at their own pace.
It's a play-based, developmentally appropriate approach for children navigating emotional, social, behavioural, or relational difficulties. Within a relationship built on acceptance and empathy, children process their experiences through play. It's the relationship itself that does the deepest healing.
Who it's for
Play therapy can gently support children who are facing things like:
What change can look like
Change in play therapy is often quiet at first. It rarely arrives as a single breakthrough; more often it shows up in the small, everyday moments parents start to notice at home and at school.
Feelings find words
Big emotions that once spilled over as tears or tantrums become easier to name, share, and ride out.
Calmer days
Mornings, transitions, and bedtimes soften. Meltdowns grow shorter and further apart.
Confidence grows
Children begin to trust themselves, try new things, and bounce back more quickly when something goes wrong.
Connection deepens
Friendships feel less fraught, and the bond between you and your child grows warmer and more secure.
A return to play
Children who had grown anxious or withdrawn rediscover their curiosity, their humour, and their joy.
A steadier home
As children settle, the whole family often breathes a little easier, with fewer battles and more warm moments together.
Every child moves at their own pace, and no two journeys look alike. What stays the same is the direction: toward a child who feels more settled, more themselves, and more at home in the world.
How the work unfolds
We start with you
Before your child begins, we meet to talk through your child's history, what's bringing you here, and what you're hoping for. Together we set therapeutic goals, so I can understand your child's world and shape the work around them.
Time in the playroom
Your child meets with me in a carefully prepared playroom. By reflecting their feelings and actions, gently holding boundaries, and nurturing their self-esteem, I help them work through what's troubling them and grow in confidence, at a pace that's right for them.
Walking alongside you
Parent consultations run through the whole journey. We begin with one to set goals together, meet again roughly every four to six sessions to review how your child is progressing, and close with a final consultation as we bring the work to an end. Along the way, you'll understand how play therapy works and learn child-centred parenting skills to help you and your child co-regulate and strengthen your bond.
