What is Play Therapy?
How does Play Therapy work?
Play therapy is a form of child therapy that employs creative strategies and interventions to assess and understand the child's inner world. With the help of a therapist, children play out and express life themes, challenges, and identify preferred ways of being. This understanding is then used to work through difficulties.
Why choose Play Therapy?
Children often struggle to express their inner world in words alone,
which is why we observe behavioral changes when they face overwhelming challenges. Therapeutic Play Therapy provides a non-threatening and developmentally appropriate approach for children to communicate their feelings and experiences.
Play therapy enhances self-expression, fosters problem-solving skills, improves self-esteem, and supports overall psychological well-being. It offers a safe space for exploration, expression, and positive change, helping children and their families thrive.
Rebca Zawde is a Registered Play Therapist with Craft. If you're interested in this style of child therapy in Calgary, set up your free consultation.
What Does Play Therapy Help With?
Grief and Loss
Reduce Outbursts
Increase Coping Skills
Coping with illness
Increase awareness of emotions
Relational conflicts
Isolation or social withdrawal
Increase ability to solve problems
Increase self-confidence
Learn how to express emotions
Reduce anxieties
Strengthen social skills