5 Signs Your Child Might Benefit from Play Therapy
Play Therapy can help children who are struggling with big emotions, behavioral challenges, or life transitions. Here are five signs it might be worth exploring for your child.
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Healing Through Play
A safe, nurturing space where children can express themselves, work through difficult feelings, and build resilience — guided by a trained and compassionate therapist.
Understanding Play Therapy
What is Play Therapy?
Play is children's natural language. Before they have words for complex emotions, they play them out.
Play Therapy is a evidence-based approach that uses the power of play to help children make sense of difficult experiences, develop healthier coping skills, and build self-esteem and emotional regulation.
- Make sense of difficult experiences and big feelings
- Develop healthier ways to cope with stress and anxiety
- Build self-esteem, emotional regulation, and social skills
- Heal from trauma, loss, or upheaval in a gentle, supported way
In a Play Therapy session, your child is invited into a specially designed play space with a rich variety of materials — toys, art supplies, sand, and more. I observe and gently engage, following your child's lead while creating the safety and structure they need to explore at their own pace.
Parents and caregivers are also an important part of the process. I meet with you separately to discuss progress, share observations, and explore ways to support your child's growth at home.
Is It Right for My Child
Is Play Therapy Right for My Child?
Play Therapy can be helpful for children and families navigating a wide range of challenges.
Difficulty managing big emotions
Does your child have intense tantrums, frequent meltdowns, or seem overwhelmed by emotions that feel too big to handle? Play Therapy gives children tools to understand and regulate their emotional world.
Behavioral challenges
Aggression, defiance, withdrawal, or difficulty following routines — these behaviors often mask unmet needs or unprocessed feelings. Play Therapy addresses the root, not just the behavior.
Life transitions and disruptions
A new sibling, a move, parental separation, starting school, or a loss — these events can stir up big feelings that children struggle to put into words. Play Therapy provides a contained space to process these experiences.
Social difficulties
Challenges with sharing, making friends, or navigating peer relationships. Play Therapy can help children develop social skills, empathy, and confidence in relating to others.
Anxiety or worry
Excessive worry, school avoidance, sleep difficulties, or physical symptoms driven by anxiety. Through play, children can explore and practice new ways of being in the world.
Neurodevelopmental differences
Play Therapy is adapted to meet children where they are, including children with ADHD, autism spectrum differences, or developmental differences. The play space is flexible, sensory-aware, and tailored to your child's needs.
What I Offer
Services
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Individual Play Therapy
Weekly one-on-one sessions tailored to your child's needs. Sessions are 50 minutes for children aged 3–12, with frequency agreed together with parents.
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Parent Consultations
Separate sessions for parents and caregivers to discuss progress, explore strategies for supporting the child at home, and process feelings that arise on the parenting journey.
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School & Clinic-Based
I work as a contractor in different settings — schools, community health clinics, and other agencies. Sessions may be available in your area.
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Intensive Therapy Blocks
Focused periods of work for children who benefit from condensed sessions — a series close together over a shorter time to build momentum and depth.
Sessions are offered in [your area] and surrounding areas. Please reach out to find what is available near you.
About Alisa
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Let's Talk
If you'd like to find out whether Play Therapy might be right for your child, or if you have any questions, reach out. A brief conversation can help us figure out if we're the right fit.