creative play therapy

with 1 in 5 children in the UK suffering a psychological disorder*, the proven benefits of play therapy and filial (parent-child) therapy have become increasingly vital to the emotional well-being of children and families across the UK

express is passionate about the wonderful ways that creativity and play can bring help and healing to children experiencing a range of issues from relationship and family breakdown, to bullying, to domestic violence, to bereavement, to delayed development, to nightmares, to social exclusion, to anxiety, to behavioural problems ...

we are a member of play therapy UK (ptuk) and are bound by a code of ethics and work with full clinical supervision

if you are interested in finding out more about play therapy and filial play and how these interventions could help in your family, situation or setting, please do get in touch with us - we are here to help!

  • sources: Venables (1983);Jeffers & Fitzgerald (1991); Porteous (1991)

"we are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves or more deeply engrossed in anything than when we are playing …"

charles schaefer