As a Registered Child and Adolescent Counsellor/Psychotherapist,(UKCP)and with a Certificate in the use of Creative Arts, I use Play Therapy as a intervention in my clinical practice. I have listed below some of the Play Therapy interventions I use and how they can benefit a Child/Adolescent in their therapeutic journey.
Play Therapy Interventions:
- Puppets
- Sand-tray
- Painting
- Story Telling
- Creative Visualizing
Some of the Benefits of Play Therapy for the Child/Adolescent:
- Helps develop TRUST with their counsellor/psychotherapist
- Helps express their FEARS , ANXIETY, HOPES in a safe containing environment
- Helps with their DECISION making
- They develop COPING SKILLS
- Builds their SELF-ESTEEM, SELF-WORTH
- Makes them more RESILIENT ir al sitio web
- They find their VOICE in a way that is manageable to their age and development
- Helps to REGULATE unpleasant feelings
- It is FUN
