Finding a therapist The complex world of therapy and counseling

Is your child experiencing emotional difficulties? Are they displaying difficult behaviors or are withdrawn?

Maybe your child is struggling due to changes in the family structure. Is your child being challenged due to anxieties or stress? Has your child experienced traumatic events?

Finding a therapist or a counselor and understanding the technique they use can be a complex journey. As a parent you might have some sources of information: friends or relatives that are willing to offer advise. Some parent might be able to dig deeper and have a look on the internet. But regardless of the advise or the few terms you might have managed to understand, finding a therapeutic technique and a well trained and experienced therapist can be daunting and might take longer than you expected.

Play Therapy is a holistic and child-centered counselling technique. That means that the hole child is at the center of the work. Using a variety of play and creative arts techniques to alleviate chronic, mild and moderate psychological and emotional conditions in children that are causing behavioral problems and/or are preventing children from realizing their potential. It has been considered to be an established and popular mode of therapy for children for over sixty years.

In sessions children can express themselves how they choose, integrating their experiences into their play and can revisit, replay or rework these experiences or project how they may wish things to be until they can understand themselves and their experiences at a deeper level.

Dove Play Therapy offers support for families who are looking for change and therapeutic sessions for children who need to explore explore feelings, worries or difficulties.

Contact me at palomaplazas@hotmail.com to set up a free 15 minute phone call for an initial assessment.