Play therapy in Adelaide for children aged 3–6 and their families. Supporting emotional regulation, confidence, social skills, and stronger family connections.
You know that feeling when something has been sitting heavy on you, and you finally share it with someone who truly understands? Not someone who rushes to fix it, but someone who listens, stays with you, and makes space for what you’re feeling. You walk away a little lighter. Not because the problem has disappeared, but because you are no longer carrying it alone.
For children, that experience is important too. The difference is that children often find it difficult to put into words what is happening within them. Instead, they do what comes most naturally—they play.
Play is children’s language. Toys are their words. — Garry Landreth
Play therapy is a way of being with children that honours play as their natural language. In a safe and accepting therapeutic relationship, children use dolls, puppets, paints, and other toys to express and explore experiences that may be too complex, confusing, or overwhelming to articulate. Over time, this process gently fosters greater emotional awareness, self-regulation, confidence, and a growing trust in their own capacity to navigate life’s challenges.
Play Therapy is grounded in decades of research and clinical practice in child development and therapeutic work (Read more on evidence-based child therapy). At its heart is a humanistic belief that when children experience safety, acceptance, and genuine understanding, they are able to move toward growth and healing in their own way and at their own pace.
I offer three specialised play-based approaches to support children and families.
A child-led space for emotional growth
A calm, accepting space where your child leads the process through play. Within a consistent therapeutic relationship, children are supported to explore their inner world, build emotional understanding, and grow in resilience.
Read MoreDeveloping the foundations of play and connection
A structured, play-based approach for children who need support with engagement, flexibility, and imagination. Sessions gently build the skills needed for learning, relationships, and reciprocal play.
Read MoreStrengthening connection through guided play
A parent-focused approach that teaches essential therapeutic skills to use at home. This work deepens the parent–child relationship and supports emotional connection through intentional shared playtimes.
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I am a play therapist and early childhood teacher, originally from China. I came to Australia in 2015 to study Teaching, and since then my work has centred around young children aged 3–6.
I have always been drawn to children who feel stuck — in big feelings, intense reactions, or patterns that seem hard to shift. Early in my teaching career, I began to notice that behaviour rarely tells the whole story. That understanding led me to play therapy.
Master of Play Therapy · Master of Teaching (Early Childhood)
Registered Play Therapist (APPTA & PTPA) · Registered Teacher, Early Childhood (SA)
For children seen in their home or school environment, travel charges may apply. We will always confirm and agree on travel costs before commencing mobile sessions.
Fees are subject to review on 1 July, 2027.
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If you have concerns about your child's emotions, behaviour, or social development, feel free to reach out.
Sessions are mobile across Metropolitan Adelaide, which means I come to your child. Most often this is your home, where your child is already comfortable. By arrangement, sessions can be held at your child's childcare or school.
Parent consultations and parent–child sessions (filial therapy) are held online.
Most children are in therapy for around 20 sessions. Some settle faster. Some need longer, especially when the difficulties are deeper or have been going on for a while.
Progress is reviewed with you regularly. You're not committing to a fixed length of time. You're committing to a process, and we keep checking in together about how it's going.
Weekly sessions are the standard. Children do best when therapy is predictable and consistent, and weekly rhythm gives that. Each therapy session is 1 hour.
Whether you stay in the playroom or not, and for how long, depends on your child's needs.
Generally, parents are not in the play space during sessions. This matters more than it sounds. Children express themselves differently when the relational dynamics of home aren't in the room. The play space becomes a different kind of space, and that difference is part of what makes the work possible.
Some children need a gentler start. If your child is very young, new to therapy, or finding it hard to settle, we can plan for you to be nearby at first and step out gradually. Occasionally, your child may need you to stay in the playroom for a few minutes as a transition. Whatever we decide, it's about attuning to what your child needs in that moment, and we work it out together.
Sessions are available on Wednesdays and Fridays, between 8:30am and 5pm.
Filial Therapy is a parent-focused approach where parents become the agents of therapeutic change. Here's how the work unfolds and what it can offer your family.
Read more →Learn to Play Therapy supports children who find it difficult to engage in flexible, imaginative, or reciprocal play. Here's how the work unfolds and what it can build.
Read more →If you're wondering whether play therapy might be right for your child, feel free to book a 15min Discover Call!