Play Therapy is mostly one to one therapeutic non-directive sessions that work on play as an expression of the child's feelings, working with what comes naturally to them, play.
Within the space, the Play Therapist will provide a non-judgemental and safe environment conducive to effective Play Therapy.
Sessions incorporate a range of creative materials namely:
*Clay
*Paints
*Music
*Puppets
*Sand & mini figures
*Role play & dressing up
Evidence produced by PTUk suggests that 74 - 83% of children who were referred for Play Therapy improve as a result of the intervention.
Play Therapy can be used to help children who:-
Have anxiety
Have experienced trauma
Have experienced a loss or bereavement
Have night terrors or nightmares
Display continual worries
Have a sudden change in behaviour
Have friendship issues
Are in the process of being fostered or in fostering
Are being bullied
Have experienced abuse
*Play therapy works with both primary and secondary school aged children.
My name is Anna-Marie Cecil, I am a PTUk registered, fully insured, enhanced DBS checked and accredited Play and Creative Arts Therapist qualified to Distinction level. You can find me on the Register of Play and Arts Therapists.
As a qualified Play Therapist I have seen first-hand the benefits and positive outcomes for children who have attended sessions. It has been proven that Play Therapy produces quantifiable results in educational attendance and attainment.
Rainbows Play Therapy offers the following within a school setting:
*One to one Play Therapy sessions
*Group Play Therapy sessions
We work with children between the ages of 3 and 16 in many schools in both East and West Sussex. Please contact us for precise details and to discuss rates and availability.
We would really like the opportunity to work with your child in a safe therapeutic space should you decide they would benefit from Play Therapy.
We are happy to travel to your child's place of education, should this be agreeable, to carry out sessions during the school day and in line with current procedures.
We cover most schools in Haywards Heath and also towns and villages within a 20 mile radius, such as Ardingly, Burgess Hill, Crawley, Cuckfield, Ditchling, Hassocks, Hurstpierpoint, Lewes and Lindfield.
Rainbows Play Therapy is based in Haywards Heath in the heart of Mid Sussex.
Please contact us for more details, rates and availability.
or call 07817 960329
