Play Therapy

Play therapy uses the language of play to help children express what is troubling them when they cannot say their thoughts and feelings in words. Since play is fun, it makes it easier for children to confront what is bothering them.

Play Therapy allows trained play therapists:

• To assess and understand children’s play

• To use it in assisting the child in coping with difficult emotions

• A way to find solutions to their problems

Play therapy has been used successfully with children experiencing a wide variety of social, emotional, and behavioral problems including:

• Post-traumatic stress (PTSD)

• Conduct disorder

• Aggression

• Anxiety

• Fearfulness

• Depression

• ADHD

• Impulsivity

• Low self concept

• Social withdrawal

Play Therapy is also used with children experiencing problems due to life stressors such as:

• Divorce

• Death

• Relocation

• Hospitalization

• Chronic illness

• Physical/ sexual abuse

• Domestic violence