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Play Therapy
You Can Discover More About a Person in an Hour of Play than in a Year of Conversation
Plato 1670
As adults we often learn to mask our feelings in order to get through the day. Children have not yet learnt techniques
to do this. They let us know how they are feeling through their behaviour. Play is a child's natural form of
communication, children will play out their experiences and the feelings attached to them through play, without
the need for words.
Play Therapy is a developmentally sensitive form of psychotherapy using a range of toys, creative equipment and sand for children 3-16. The equipment gives the child a safe psychological distance in which they can explore and express difficult emotions. The Play Therapy sessions are child-led, empowering the child to explore emotions that are present for them, some of which may be outside of their awareness.
Understanding the child’s world through their eyes enables me to therapeutically support them in
gaining greater understanding and self-awareness. This enables the child to work through difficult
emotions, which in turn lessens the behaviour. Sessions take place weekly face to face, either at my Therapy room in Pool or at the child’s school.
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Beacon For Parents Programme
​Family life can be full of emotional ups and downs. You want the best for your child, to be able to support them
in anyway you can. Sometimes It can be emotionally hard to understand why your child is behaving in a certain
way this may be putting a strain on the whole family. Therapeutic Parenting gives you the space for you to
understand your child’s behaviour from a therapeutic lens using a psychoeducational approach. Discussing
how and why your child is behaving in a certain way using emotional development theories and neuroscience.
We will work together on useful strategies drawn from your own experiences. Three sessions are recommended
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Therapeutic Parenting taking place face to face or online.
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To find out more, click the link below.
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Lighthouse Filial Therapy
Attachment based family Therapy teachers parents/carers therapeutic Play using 4 key skills. We work together on structured Therapeutic play sessions. Parents are empowered to understand their child through a therapeutic lens through play. A new deeper insight will bring about change for the whole family. Around 15 sessions are required
for Filial Work. Filial Therapy takes place online or face to face.
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Lighthouse School Packages
Observation of a child or small group within the school setting in understanding behaviour. Strategies are then
offered to the relevant members of staff.
Further packages are offered for a whole school approach with tailored package to suit the need
of the school
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A free 30 minute consultation is offered in order to establish which service would benefit
your needs
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