*   We specialize in helping your child and that means your child needs a specific type of therapy to make progress.

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*   Play Therapy is the only type

of therapy for children.

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*   We have a Registered Play Therapist

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The following is taken directly from The Association for Play Therapy's website A4pt.org

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Misuse of term of play therapy: What play therapy is NOT

When learning from  play therapy research and what it means for the clients we serve, it is important to understand what play therapy is and what it is not. According to APT, Play Therapy is defined as “the systematic use of a theoretical model to establish an interpersonal process wherein trained Play Therapists use the therapeutic powers of play to help clients prevent or resolve psychosocial difficulties and achieve optimal growth and development." 

In addition, play therapy is NOT:

• Not a place for children to just have fun. For children in play therapy, the process of exploring, experiencing, and working on what needs to be work could be overwhelming and challenging.

• Not trendy, gimmick-like, unestablished approaches, models, or protocols with play as a means to an end and not a key ingredient are not play therapy.

• Not any therapy utilizing toys is play therapy. The intervention has to meet the definition of play therapy. Play therapy is an intentional and developmentally appropriate way of working with children that requires specialized training and supervision.

• Not a modality that can be utilized by anyone who does not have proper training that meets the requirements and standards of APT.

• Not random interventions that are labeled under the umbrella of play therapy. Instead, it is the intentional use of toys and theory to help a child heal, with a therapeutic relationship as the foundation.

• Not a way to get children to talk. Talking may and often does occur through the natural progression of play therapy, yet it is not the most important objective.