I use a non-directive approach. This means the child takes the lead and plays freely, without the therapist guiding activities.

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These sessions typically extend for 45 minutes and maintain a consistent schedule, occurring at the same time, on the same day, and in the same location every week. This regularity is fundamental for establishing a secure and trusting therapeutic relationship between the therapist and the client. It provides children with the assurance that they are supported unconditionally within an environment where they can communicate comfortably, according to their own developmental level and at their preferred pace.

A woman and a young boy playing with wooden building blocks on a gray rug in a brightly lit room with a bookshelf in the background.

My goal for your child is to create a safe, non-judgmental, sacred and therapeutic space - the play room - specially equipped with a range of toys, art supplies and games to encourage your child to express any underlying feelings, what they may be experiencing within their inner and outer world and give them the words or tools to help them emotionally regulate during moments of emotional dysregulation. Many children do not have the language and cognitive understanding to express what they may be feeling.

Play Therapy allows them a non-threatening space, to be completely themselves and giving them a safe medium of self-expression to allow the therapist an understanding of what they may be struggling with. ​ 

I take guidance from Play Therapy UK’s ‘Ethical Principles’ (PTUK). I receive regular supervision from a professional creative therapist to ensure my safe and reflective practice.