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Play Be Therapy
Contact: Sarah Pack
Telephone: 07828 569 699
Email: sarahpack@hotmail.co.uk
Website: www.playbetherapy.com

Frequently Asked Questions
What is Play Therapy?
Play Therapy is a model of therapy which helps children to explore their feelings, to express
themselves and to make sense of their life experiences. Play Therapy gives a child means of
communication that is natural to them; it is also how a child learns and explores their inner world.
Children are provided with a range of play equipment and art materials which enables them to
communicate their thoughts and feelings not only in words, which many find difficult, but also
through play and art work.
Many children who struggle to recover from difficult life experiences find it very hard to find the
words to talk about what has happened. The therapist allows the children the freedom to express
themselves in a safe and trusting environment and assists the child in exploring and
understanding their feelings in a way which helps them to feel supported, accepted and valued.
Play therapy sessions may be non-directive or focused or a combination of both. In non-directive
play therapy the child chooses what s/he wishes to play with and leads the play. In focused play
therapy, the therapist offers the child the opportunity to work with a specific media, for example,
sand tray, art materials, small world figures, sensory play materials.

Who can benefit from Play Therapy?
Play Therapy is an effective intervention for children with a range of presenting difficulties:
• Children who have witnessed domestic violence or abuse of substances
• Children who have experienced loss through family breakdown, bereavement
• Children who have attachment difficulties, children who have experienced multiple
placements
• Children or young people who have suffered from abuse/trauma
• Children who have been neglected and as a result are developmentally delayed
• Children who have witnessed accidents/experienced hospitalisation
• Children who have additional educational needs
• Children who experience emotional difficulties such as depression/anxiety.
Play Therapy can offer children who have suffered one or more of the above a space in which
the feelings generated by their experiences can be expressed and contained. Play Therapy
cannot change what has happened to a child, but it can help to promote resilience and enable
the child the opportunity to feel better. One of the main benefits is in raising the child’s self
esteem and self confidence and enabling a child to begin to have a sense of self.
Play Therapy is appropriate for children of all ages, but is most often used for children aged
between 3 and 12 years.






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