Theraplay

Early Attachment Therapy

Theraplay is experiential-attachment therapy for children from birth to 10 years old, together with a parent, and best outcomes are achieved over a series of sessions. Children learn from us and need our love and support. As adults we provide security, engagement, structure and challenge to help them develop and thrive. This program provides keys to building happier and more successful relationships between adults and children. Theraplay sessions with parents (or carers) together with a child are a form of Dyadic Play Therapy or multisensory Parent-Child Psychotherapy.  Theraplay can benefit children who are withdrawn, depressed, have regulatory problems, ADHD, are non-compliant or with attachment issues/complex trauma. Theraplay is about attuning to the child's emotional world and meeting them there. Theraplay is playful and it's fun! I can provide you with the experiences, knowledge, tools and techniques to achieve a positive and rewarding bond with your child. You are guided through playful, emotionally-nurturing and developmentally-challenging activities to build connection in the here and now. Theraplay gives you the awareness to recognise issues and the ability to handle behaviours whenever and wherever they arise. Sessions are video-recorded with parent’s signed consent to allow for feedback and programming, and professional supervision purposes.

Initial session is with the parent only.