Play Therapy for Children
Play therapy allows children to express their feelings and thoughts in a way that is best suited to their developmental level. By allowing children to play in a safe environment with a trained play therapist, children can be helped to cope in more adaptive ways, and to work through problems and decision making.
Play therapy is designed for children, usually ages 3-12, and allows a trained therapist to help a child address, work through and resolve their problems. Since play is an integral part of childhood, this therapeutic technique allows for children to learn about themselves and their relationships in a developmentally appropriate and natural way. Using play therapy helps children learn to express their feelings, improve their communication skills, modify problematic behavior, learn different ways to relate to others, and develop more successful coping and problem solving strategies.