Play Therapy

When children are facing challenges, they often don’t have the words to explain how they’re feeling, but through play and creative activities, they can show us their experiences, their struggles, and their hopes.

As a play therapist with over a decade of experience, I am passionate about the power of play and creativity to help children and young people express themselves, make sense of their world, and find a way forward.

Play therapy is based on the understanding that play is a child’s natural language — their way of exploring, learning, and connecting. Once a trusting therapeutic relationship is built, the child can use the safety of play to gently explore feelings, events, and worries, both those they are aware of and those they may not yet be able to put into words.

At the heart of my work is the relationship I build with each child: offering them a space where they are accepted, heard, and respected just as they are. Through this relationship, and with the creative tools that play provides, children can begin to work through whatever is troubling them, at a pace that feels right for them.

Play therapy can help children who are experiencing difficulties such as anxiety, low mood, changes in behaviour, peer and friendship issues, hyperactivity, trauma, self-harm, or physical symptoms like bed-wetting.

I offer individual and group sessions for children from the age of 3 upwards. Sessions can take place in my private practice at Llanelly Hill, or within schools where this has been arranged with the school. Before starting, I meet with parents or carers to understand more about the child’s needs, and, where helpful, I work alongside other professionals such as schools, foster and adoption services, or CAMHS to ensure the best support.

Sessions are offered in a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental environment, using a range of creative approaches such as sandplay, art, and storytelling, depending on what each child feels most drawn to.

For more information, or to arrange a meeting, please contact me.