Therapeutic approach
Play TherapyPlay Therapy
Uses play as a developmentally appropriate way for children to express feelings and build coping skills.
Key information you should know
- Uses play as a natural way for children to express feelings and build coping skills.
- Appropriate for behavioural, emotional, developmental, or trauma-related concerns.
- Parents or carers are involved in the process where that supports the child.
Play Therapy uses play as a child's natural language for expressing feelings, exploring relationships, and processing experiences. Toys, games, storytelling, and creative activities create a safe, engaging therapeutic space.
Play-based work can support children with anxiety, behavioural challenges, developmental concerns, family transitions, and trauma-related difficulties. It builds emotional awareness, self-regulation, and problem-solving in age-appropriate ways.
Parents or carers are involved where that supports the child, for example through check-ins or sessions focused on parenting strategies. Our child psychologists tailor play-based and relational techniques to each child's age and needs.
Commonly helps with
Anxiety
Evidence-based support for anxiety, panic, social anxiety, and worry — with experienced psychologists across our clinics and telehealth.
School Refusal
Psychological support for children and adolescents struggling to attend school — and the parents and carers walking alongside them.
Parenting Support
Psychological support for parents — navigating behaviour, big emotions, neurodivergence, and the relentless demands of caregiving.
Emotion Regulation
Therapy for emotional intensity, reactivity, and difficulty calming down — using DBT skills, Schema Therapy, and other evidence-based approaches.
Psychologists who use this approach
1 Succoris clinician draw on Play Therapy in their practice.
Unsure which approach is right for you?
Our team will help you find a psychologist and approach that fits your situation. You can browse clinicians who use Play Therapy, book online, or contact us for a confidential discussion.