Play Therapy

While adults may relate better through talk therapy, it is important to remember that a child may feel most themselves during play and through the interactions of play between others. During Play Therapy, the child is able to express themselves as well as their emotions using play, as a less confrontation manner. This also allowing the child to feel seen, heard and acknowledged by an adult on a deeper level.
Play therapy includes occasional parental feedback sessions, allowing the parent to understand a child’s deeper and unspoken needs, bridging the gap for better understanding of their verbal and nonverbal behaviour.

Adolescent Therapy

Adolescent therapy allows for a therapeutic alliance for an individual to feel heard, seen and have their needs and wants acknowledged. During confusing and difficult life changes, the therapeutic space provides a sense of safety as well as unconditional positive regard while an adolescent navigates through their changing life stages.
Adolescent therapy includes occasional parental feedback sessions, allowing the parent to understand a child’s deeper and unspoken needs, bridging the gap for better understanding of their verbal and nonverbal behaviour.

Difficult life changes may bring about a variety of emotions that can feel overwhelming and at times, unmanageable. Therapy allows for meaning making and the processing of these difficult emotions in a safe and containing manner.
I work with a variety of difficulties such as; Depression, Anxiety, Relationship changes and difficulties, relocations, Stress, Panic attacks, Trauma, Parenting, Death, Loss and Complicated Bereavement, aging such as menopause, empty nest, moving home, retirement, caring for elderly and mentally ill parents, Loneliness, Illness, whether it be chronic or terminal for yourself or those around you, work stress as well as disability. Major Life transitions such as leaving home, pregnancy, divorce, mid-life changes, career changes and marriage.

During life changes, it is common for close relationships to take a strain. Leaving individuals in relationships feeling isolated and lonely. Therapy allows for couples to build their communication skills as well as be able to see their needs of their partner in a safe and containing environment, allowing for thought and processing of their difficult emotions in a calmer environment.

At times, it may feel that the entire system is affected by certain events, life changes and illnesses and may benefit from a therapeutic environment that allows for each other to express themselves in a safer, calmer and supportive space.

Change in mental state due to accidents, unforeseen circumstances as well as Traumatic Brain Injury may require an assessment to allow for further intervention as well as recommendations on how to better help the affected individual and their family.

These screenings allow the parent as well as teachers to better understand the child, allowing for possible further intervention and recommendations such as medication, parental guidance or psychoeducation.