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Therapeutic Play Specialist, Trainee Play Therapist. This page is set up to give parenting advice and tips, and share information. Please join and share I provide one to one Therapeutic Play Sessions for children who are experiencing emotional or behavioural difficulties. These difficulties may be present for a number of reasons, such as, bullying, naturally being a shy or anxious child, a medical diagnosis of a condition, physical, intellectual or behavioural difficulties, trauma, separation from parents, experiencing or witnessing Domestic Violence, experience of substance addiction, complex family dynamics. These are a few examples, however regardless of the reason for the difficulties present, Play Therapy provides a safe, non-judgemental space where the child leads, in the session the child uses Play which is a child's natural medium to communicate and understand their world. In the sessions the child communicates using the toys through symbolic play and in turn works through their emotions which helps the child deal with the circumstances and this helps them manage the presenting behavioural or emotional difficulties. I also provide group sessions for children with common presenting difficulties upon request of an organisation or school.
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