Play Therapy Psychologists and Therapists in Bankstown, NSW
Do you seek safety, healing or a meaningful connection?
Do you want to feel whole? To trust yourself again.
Do you want to be seen and heard. Without judgment, without pressure.
Do you want healthier relationships? Whether with a partner, child, or yourself!
Do you want healing that lasts? Not a band-aid, but deep integration and change.
Do you want freedom from your past? So you can create a different future.
Do you want to tap on the root causes of your issues?
Do you want to parent in a way that feels nurturing, secure, and empowering?
Do you want to thrive not just survive?
If you said yes to any of the above, I can help you!
Do you seek safety, healing or a meaningful connection?
Do you want to feel whole? To trust yourself again.
Do you want to be seen and heard. Without judgment, without pressure.
Do you want healthier relationships? Whether with a partner, child, or yourself!
Do you want healing that lasts? Not a band-aid, but deep integration and change.
Do you want freedom from your past? So you can create a different future.
Do you want to tap on the root causes of your issues?
Do you want to parent in a way that feels nurturing, secure, and empowering?
Do you want to thrive not just survive?
If you said yes to any of the above, I can help you!
I help children and families through play-based, skills-focused therapy using evidence-based approaches such as CBT, narrative therapy, mindfulness, and emotion-focused strategies.
I am a counsellor currently working at Better Families Health Services, a private kid's clinic that offers a warm and welcoming environment where children feel safe, understood, and supported.
I support children and families navigating emotional regulation, anxiety, behavioural challenges, stress, ADHD, and Autism. Parents often seek practical, compassionate guidance when their child struggles with big emotions, transitions, or social skills. I provide a safe, structured space and clear strategies to build confidence, coping skills, and emotional security so children can thrive.
I help children and families through play-based, skills-focused therapy using evidence-based approaches such as CBT, narrative therapy, mindfulness, and emotion-focused strategies.
I am a counsellor currently working at Better Families Health Services, a private kid's clinic that offers a warm and welcoming environment where children feel safe, understood, and supported.
I support children and families navigating emotional regulation, anxiety, behavioural challenges, stress, ADHD, and Autism. Parents often seek practical, compassionate guidance when their child struggles with big emotions, transitions, or social skills. I provide a safe, structured space and clear strategies to build confidence, coping skills, and emotional security so children can thrive.
Helping people improve their lives is at the heart of my practice. My greatest reward is seeing clients achieve meaningful and lasting change through counselling.
My counselling services include support for WorkCover and CTP clients, family issues, relationship and couples counselling, as well as a wide range of emotional and psychological concerns.
Every person deserves the opportunity to live a healthier, happier, and more fulfilling life. With the right therapeutic support, positive change is possible—because better therapy leads to a better life.
Helping people improve their lives is at the heart of my practice. My greatest reward is seeing clients achieve meaningful and lasting change through counselling.
My counselling services include support for WorkCover and CTP clients, family issues, relationship and couples counselling, as well as a wide range of emotional and psychological concerns.
Every person deserves the opportunity to live a healthier, happier, and more fulfilling life. With the right therapeutic support, positive change is possible—because better therapy leads to a better life.
If you are unsure about how the world sees you, unable to trust, feeling of being never good enough, facing low self-esteem, losing confidence, struggling with personal issues; having anxiety, trauma triggers, feeling stuck, unable to adjust to changes-transitions; having relationship issues, want to improve your mental health do not hesitate to reach out. You can expect professional, non-judgmental, and caring approach that could enable you to deal with personal issues and struggle and help you to reach your goals. I have years of experiences working with individuals, young adults, adults and families with a wide range of issues.
If you are unsure about how the world sees you, unable to trust, feeling of being never good enough, facing low self-esteem, losing confidence, struggling with personal issues; having anxiety, trauma triggers, feeling stuck, unable to adjust to changes-transitions; having relationship issues, want to improve your mental health do not hesitate to reach out. You can expect professional, non-judgmental, and caring approach that could enable you to deal with personal issues and struggle and help you to reach your goals. I have years of experiences working with individuals, young adults, adults and families with a wide range of issues.
Cheryn is a Clinical Psychologist. Cheryn’s qualifications are a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) and a Master of Clinical Psychology. Cheryn loves her work and is a very dedicated, warm and engaging therapist, with a keen sense of the privilege and responsibility that her role involves. She enjoys accompanying her clients on their path through difficulty and grounds her work in an attuned and genuine understanding of her clients and their needs. Cheryn has an affinity working with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and her experience has enabled her to become resourceful in adapting therapies.
Cheryn is a Clinical Psychologist. Cheryn’s qualifications are a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology) and a Master of Clinical Psychology. Cheryn loves her work and is a very dedicated, warm and engaging therapist, with a keen sense of the privilege and responsibility that her role involves. She enjoys accompanying her clients on their path through difficulty and grounds her work in an attuned and genuine understanding of her clients and their needs. Cheryn has an affinity working with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and her experience has enabled her to become resourceful in adapting therapies.
She is well trained in various therapeutic approaches such as CBT, ACT, DBT, Theraplay, Art and Play Therapy, MiCBT, TF-CBT, and FBT.
Do you or a loved one struggle to make others happy while dealing with anxiety? Or experience low self-esteem, overthinking, or procrastinating —you are not alone. Many individuals face similar challenges, like ADHD, difficulties with sleep that lead to irritability, persistent stress that feels unrelenting, depression, trauma or the daunting task of managing intense emotions that can overwhelm even the strongest among us.
Life isn’t a straight path. We're here to walk this journey with you every step of the way, transforming your struggles into courage, strength, and resilience for personal growth and self-improvement.
She is well trained in various therapeutic approaches such as CBT, ACT, DBT, Theraplay, Art and Play Therapy, MiCBT, TF-CBT, and FBT.
Do you or a loved one struggle to make others happy while dealing with anxiety? Or experience low self-esteem, overthinking, or procrastinating —you are not alone. Many individuals face similar challenges, like ADHD, difficulties with sleep that lead to irritability, persistent stress that feels unrelenting, depression, trauma or the daunting task of managing intense emotions that can overwhelm even the strongest among us.
Life isn’t a straight path. We're here to walk this journey with you every step of the way, transforming your struggles into courage, strength, and resilience for personal growth and self-improvement.
If you’re looking for some who knows the go with culture, religion and family life in the middle of that, then you and I are going to be a great fit! I’m a trauma informed psychotherapist with a Masters in Psychotherapy and Counselling, I understand a lot of our problems are political in nature and I understand the nature of family dynamics’s of those from an ethnic background. I’m here to be with you as you find out more about yourself, and your relationships that surround you.
If you’re looking for some who knows the go with culture, religion and family life in the middle of that, then you and I are going to be a great fit! I’m a trauma informed psychotherapist with a Masters in Psychotherapy and Counselling, I understand a lot of our problems are political in nature and I understand the nature of family dynamics’s of those from an ethnic background. I’m here to be with you as you find out more about yourself, and your relationships that surround you.
Clinical Trauma Psychotherapist & Relationship Counsellor
-Helping you heal trauma, strengthen relationships, and reconnect with yourself-
Therapy with me is a calm, grounded space where you don’t have to hold everything together on your own. I walk alongside you—steadily, safely, and without judgement—so you can explore your inner world at a pace that feels right. You guide the process. You choose what matters. Your sessions are truly yours.
Clients often describe me as warm, real, and deeply attuned. My focus is on helping you feel safe in your body, clearer in your mind, and more empowered in your relationships and daily life.
Clinical Trauma Psychotherapist & Relationship Counsellor
-Helping you heal trauma, strengthen relationships, and reconnect with yourself-
Therapy with me is a calm, grounded space where you don’t have to hold everything together on your own. I walk alongside you—steadily, safely, and without judgement—so you can explore your inner world at a pace that feels right. You guide the process. You choose what matters. Your sessions are truly yours.
Clients often describe me as warm, real, and deeply attuned. My focus is on helping you feel safe in your body, clearer in your mind, and more empowered in your relationships and daily life.
I’m Tyla, a psychologist with lived experience and a passion for helping people understand the way their unique brain works. I focus on neurodiversity-affirming assessments and support for children, teens, and adults, both in person and online.
I have a special interest in assessing the more internalized presentations of Adhd and autism. My approach is strengths-based, collaborative, and respectful of each individual’s lived experience, including the ways we mask, cope, and thrive in a world that often wasn’t designed for neurodivergent minds.
I’m Tyla, a psychologist with lived experience and a passion for helping people understand the way their unique brain works. I focus on neurodiversity-affirming assessments and support for children, teens, and adults, both in person and online.
I have a special interest in assessing the more internalized presentations of Adhd and autism. My approach is strengths-based, collaborative, and respectful of each individual’s lived experience, including the ways we mask, cope, and thrive in a world that often wasn’t designed for neurodivergent minds.
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My role as a counsellor is to adapt my approaches, treatments, and therapy procedures to the unique needs and objectives and understand the expectations, challenges, and motivations of a client. Common concerns I address include mental health, life changes, behaviour, addiction, relationships, self-exploration, and development. The goal is to promote mental health, relationships, personal growth, and life balance, which leads to stress relief, personal fulfilment, connection, belonging, and happiness. Integrative therapy provides emotional support, direction, insight, skill development, empowerment, and recovery.
My role as a counsellor is to adapt my approaches, treatments, and therapy procedures to the unique needs and objectives and understand the expectations, challenges, and motivations of a client. Common concerns I address include mental health, life changes, behaviour, addiction, relationships, self-exploration, and development. The goal is to promote mental health, relationships, personal growth, and life balance, which leads to stress relief, personal fulfilment, connection, belonging, and happiness. Integrative therapy provides emotional support, direction, insight, skill development, empowerment, and recovery.
As a psychologist, I specialise in working with individuals dealing with ADHD, ASD, anxiety, depression, emotion dysregulation, and adjustment disorder. I believe that building strong rapport is key to effective therapy, and I strive to create a relaxed, approachable environment where clients feel comfortable. I make it a priority to involve parents and the broader support network in the process, as I believe this collaboration is essential for long-term success. My goal is to provide personalised support that helps clients navigate their challenges while fostering growth and resilience.
As a psychologist, I specialise in working with individuals dealing with ADHD, ASD, anxiety, depression, emotion dysregulation, and adjustment disorder. I believe that building strong rapport is key to effective therapy, and I strive to create a relaxed, approachable environment where clients feel comfortable. I make it a priority to involve parents and the broader support network in the process, as I believe this collaboration is essential for long-term success. My goal is to provide personalised support that helps clients navigate their challenges while fostering growth and resilience.
Facing challenges in your life? Having trouble managing your child's behaviour? Let me pour you a hot cup of tea and we can chat. I am warm, engaging and approachable. Take that first step and contact me today! I am offer services under the Mental Health Care Plan. We can discuss ways we can support you in having a better relationship with people around you, reach your goals and have a happier and more contented life.
Facing challenges in your life? Having trouble managing your child's behaviour? Let me pour you a hot cup of tea and we can chat. I am warm, engaging and approachable. Take that first step and contact me today! I am offer services under the Mental Health Care Plan. We can discuss ways we can support you in having a better relationship with people around you, reach your goals and have a happier and more contented life.
I work with individuals who are ready — whether confidently or cautiously — to explore what’s happening beneath the surface. You may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or navigating challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, substance use, or difficulties with identity and relationships.
I often support people experiencing mental health concerns, alcohol and other drug (AOD) challenges, and members of the LGBTIQ+ community seeking a safe and supportive space.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and down-to-earth. Together, we work at your pace using evidence-based strategies to help you feel heard, empowered, and supported
I work with individuals who are ready — whether confidently or cautiously — to explore what’s happening beneath the surface. You may be feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or navigating challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, substance use, or difficulties with identity and relationships.
I often support people experiencing mental health concerns, alcohol and other drug (AOD) challenges, and members of the LGBTIQ+ community seeking a safe and supportive space.
My approach is warm, collaborative, and down-to-earth. Together, we work at your pace using evidence-based strategies to help you feel heard, empowered, and supported
I am a registered psychologist with a deep interest in working with adolescents and adults seeking support and treatment for eating disorders, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, relationship issues, and trauma. I endeavour to tailor treatment to my clients through working throughout treatment collaboratively with their medical treatment team and/or supporting individuals in meeting their treatment goals.
I am a registered psychologist with a deep interest in working with adolescents and adults seeking support and treatment for eating disorders, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, relationship issues, and trauma. I endeavour to tailor treatment to my clients through working throughout treatment collaboratively with their medical treatment team and/or supporting individuals in meeting their treatment goals.
I believe that mental health is the foundation for wellbeing. Seeking help is a vital step toward living a balanced and fulfilling life. Through building strong rapport with my clients, fostering a collaborative relationship to support them in achieving their unique goals all in a safe, warm, and non-judgmental environment- Recovery, Healing and Thriving is made possible, overcoming life’s challenges and concerns. Using a person-centred approach, I integrate therapeutic modalities: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Art Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, to help you explore, understand and navigate your journey.
I believe that mental health is the foundation for wellbeing. Seeking help is a vital step toward living a balanced and fulfilling life. Through building strong rapport with my clients, fostering a collaborative relationship to support them in achieving their unique goals all in a safe, warm, and non-judgmental environment- Recovery, Healing and Thriving is made possible, overcoming life’s challenges and concerns. Using a person-centred approach, I integrate therapeutic modalities: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Art Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Narrative Therapy, to help you explore, understand and navigate your journey.
I often work with people who feel anxious, lost, or weighed down by life's circumstances or an inner sense of turmoil. Some come in to navigate the struggles with their relationships, identity, grief, trauma or self-esteem; while others are trying to make sense of why they feel stuck or disconnected. My clients usually want to understand themselves better, feel more at ease in their lives, and build stronger, more authentic connections- both with others and within themselves, and to come in touch with their true self.
I often work with people who feel anxious, lost, or weighed down by life's circumstances or an inner sense of turmoil. Some come in to navigate the struggles with their relationships, identity, grief, trauma or self-esteem; while others are trying to make sense of why they feel stuck or disconnected. My clients usually want to understand themselves better, feel more at ease in their lives, and build stronger, more authentic connections- both with others and within themselves, and to come in touch with their true self.
Zarnaz is a highly experienced clinical counsellor with extensive experience working with adults and children of all age groups. She is a Clinical Member of the Psychotherapists and Counsellors Association of Australia (PACFA). Since 2014, she has been employed in the community services sector, fulfilling various roles such as a drug and alcohol counsellor, child protection specialist and extensive domestic violence counsellor. Zarnaz has over 10 years of experience in working with women and children/survivors of Domestic and family violence, grief and loss, mental health and parenting skills
Zarnaz is a highly experienced clinical counsellor with extensive experience working with adults and children of all age groups. She is a Clinical Member of the Psychotherapists and Counsellors Association of Australia (PACFA). Since 2014, she has been employed in the community services sector, fulfilling various roles such as a drug and alcohol counsellor, child protection specialist and extensive domestic violence counsellor. Zarnaz has over 10 years of experience in working with women and children/survivors of Domestic and family violence, grief and loss, mental health and parenting skills
I support clients with a variety of presentations and referrals to enhance their overall lifestyle satisfaction and wellbeing. These range from anxiety and depressive symptoms, to self esteem and other more significantly deeply rooted psychological impairment, such as trauma. My clients are driven and motivated to create positive change in their lives by adopting proactive strategies, along with lowering their protective mechanisms to explore challenges which have had significant impacts on their wellbeing and functioning.
I support clients with a variety of presentations and referrals to enhance their overall lifestyle satisfaction and wellbeing. These range from anxiety and depressive symptoms, to self esteem and other more significantly deeply rooted psychological impairment, such as trauma. My clients are driven and motivated to create positive change in their lives by adopting proactive strategies, along with lowering their protective mechanisms to explore challenges which have had significant impacts on their wellbeing and functioning.
There's a particular kind of tired that comes from holding it all together on the outside while everything underneath feels like it's barely keeping up. With this can come anxiety, overwhelm, rage, and maybe even a sense of having lost yourself somewhere along the way. I work with women across Cronulla and the Sutherland Shire, in person and online, supporting them to create space for what's been asking to be felt, and find their way back to feeling lighter, more resourced, and more in control. Reach out for a free 20-minute consultation
There's a particular kind of tired that comes from holding it all together on the outside while everything underneath feels like it's barely keeping up. With this can come anxiety, overwhelm, rage, and maybe even a sense of having lost yourself somewhere along the way. I work with women across Cronulla and the Sutherland Shire, in person and online, supporting them to create space for what's been asking to be felt, and find their way back to feeling lighter, more resourced, and more in control. Reach out for a free 20-minute consultation
With children, I draw on play and narrative therapies; older children benefit from CBT, and OCD is treated with ERP.
When relationships feel strained or your child is struggling, it can be hard to know where to begin. You may feel stuck in the same arguments, distant from your partner, or unsure how to best support your child’s emotional or behavioural needs. Seeking therapy can feel vulnerable — but it can also be the beginning of meaningful change.
I am a Clinical Psychologist working with couples, children, adolescents and families. My approach is evidence-based, trauma-informed and grounded in attachment science.
With children, I draw on play and narrative therapies; older children benefit from CBT, and OCD is treated with ERP.
When relationships feel strained or your child is struggling, it can be hard to know where to begin. You may feel stuck in the same arguments, distant from your partner, or unsure how to best support your child’s emotional or behavioural needs. Seeking therapy can feel vulnerable — but it can also be the beginning of meaningful change.
I am a Clinical Psychologist working with couples, children, adolescents and families. My approach is evidence-based, trauma-informed and grounded in attachment science.
Nearby Play Therapy Searches for Bankstown
- Burwood
- Casula
- Chipping Norton
- Fairfield
- Granville
- Hurstville
- Liverpool
- Parramatta
- Petersham
- Prestons
- Sans Souci
- Wolli Creek
Play Therapy
Who is play therapy for?
Play therapy is generally targeted to children between the ages of 3 and 11 who have social, emotional, or behavioural difficulties. Play therapy has also been found helpful for children who have experienced physical or emotional abuse or witnessed atrocities. Play therapy is also often recommended for children who are undergoing major medical procedures or who are suffering from chronic illness; many children’s hospitals are equipped to offer play therapy on-site. Play therapy is also sometimes used for adults; creative writing, music, and art are expressive forms that can all be adapted for therapeutic purposes.
Why do people need play therapy?
Children often do not have the language skills or words to know or to express what is troubling them. Yet they often spontaneously draw or use playthings to depict scenarios that reflect problems in their everyday life. Play therapy provides children with an array of objects and play situations to act out their feelings or experiences so that therapists can get a clear picture of what children might be struggling with and help them find solutions. In addition, play therapists are skilled at helping children understand their inner experience and find words for them, necessary steps toward helping children learn to control their own behaviour and come up with solutions to problems they encounter.
What happens in play therapy?
A child enters a comfortable playroom where they are free to choose the objects they want to play with. The play therapist will typically observe how they play with the toys—whether a sandbox, puppets, dolls and action figures, trucks, costumes, drawing and painting materials, or more—because such play provides clues to a child’s family and social relationships, difficulties they are encountering in the world, and what going on inside themselves. Sometimes the therapist may ask the child to use the play objects to tell a story about their family. Using the same instruments of play, therapists can help children discover more advantageous ways of thinking and behaving.
What kinds of problems do play therapists treat?
Play therapy can help children who display destructive or self-destructive impulses; children who seem angry, sad, or fearful; children who experience frequent social, emotional, family, or school difficulty. Play therapy is often of value to children who have experienced a loss or distressing family experience, who are regularly exposed to family conflict, or who have been physically or emotionally abused. Play therapy can help children who are perpetrators of bullying as well as those who are targets of bullying. It helps children learn to identify their feelings, to express them in constructive ways, and to regulate them so they can get on with the business of development.
How long does play therapy last?
Play therapy sessions may last for 30 to 45 minutes, and they usually occur weekly for about 20 sessions. Each session is tailored to the individual child and the kinds of problems they are struggling with. Play that is highly repetitive often indicates a problem requiring further exploration. Therapists typically measure progress through session-to-session changes in play behaviour.