Play Therapy Counselling in Sans Souci, NSW
I’m Bec and I’m a dog-loving, beach-going, adventure-seeking psychotherapist and counsellor dedicated to helping people recognise their strengths and provide wellbeing support. I am particularly passionate about helping people embrace life and develop the strength and tools to live life to the fullest extent.
I’m Bec and I’m a dog-loving, beach-going, adventure-seeking psychotherapist and counsellor dedicated to helping people recognise their strengths and provide wellbeing support. I am particularly passionate about helping people embrace life and develop the strength and tools to live life to the fullest extent.
“Everybody is important; everybody deserves to live their best life. I am here to help you connect with yourself and others, to solve your requests as quickly and effectively as possible, in a way that is long lasting and sustainable”. Her approach is unique. She integrates therapies and customises them to suit the needs of the client. She aims to work with clients to co-create individually tailored and sustainable solutions. Amanda’s interventions aim to address the important relationship between the mind and body. She enjoys helping clients attain a greater wellbeing.
“Everybody is important; everybody deserves to live their best life. I am here to help you connect with yourself and others, to solve your requests as quickly and effectively as possible, in a way that is long lasting and sustainable”. Her approach is unique. She integrates therapies and customises them to suit the needs of the client. She aims to work with clients to co-create individually tailored and sustainable solutions. Amanda’s interventions aim to address the important relationship between the mind and body. She enjoys helping clients attain a greater wellbeing.
I have a special interest in working with children, adolescents, and families in addition to supporting mums and dads through pregnancy and post-pregnancy. Issues treated (but not limited to) include; anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, school issues, suicidal thinking, personality disorder, anger management, gender transitioning, self-harm, grief and loss, work related issues (Workcover accredited psych), life coaching, relationship matters, family mediation, court and legal reports and the teaching of parenting skills. I also offer couples, family and marital therapy. I am also an accredited Supervisor to other psychologists.
I have a special interest in working with children, adolescents, and families in addition to supporting mums and dads through pregnancy and post-pregnancy. Issues treated (but not limited to) include; anxiety, stress, depression, trauma, school issues, suicidal thinking, personality disorder, anger management, gender transitioning, self-harm, grief and loss, work related issues (Workcover accredited psych), life coaching, relationship matters, family mediation, court and legal reports and the teaching of parenting skills. I also offer couples, family and marital therapy. I am also an accredited Supervisor to other psychologists.
Counselling sessions with me are non-judgmental, kind, empathic and confidential. I utilise Medicare approved focused psychological strategies and recovery-based principles. This includes, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Dialectic Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness, Trauma informed principles, Interpersonal Psychotherapy and EMDR. A Counsellor should be appropriately qualified, genuine and authentic to facilitate a therapeutic alliance which should help you with moving forward with life. Working with the mind's plasticity takes due care and skill. I strictly adhere to the AASW code of ethics.
Counselling sessions with me are non-judgmental, kind, empathic and confidential. I utilise Medicare approved focused psychological strategies and recovery-based principles. This includes, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Dialectic Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness, Trauma informed principles, Interpersonal Psychotherapy and EMDR. A Counsellor should be appropriately qualified, genuine and authentic to facilitate a therapeutic alliance which should help you with moving forward with life. Working with the mind's plasticity takes due care and skill. I strictly adhere to the AASW code of ethics.
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If it's a child, we'll use play, sensory materials and movement throughout the session.
Having been a school counsellor and paediatric palliative care grief counsellor, there's a special place in my heart for supporting children and adults who are bereaved and/or grieving the imminent loss of a loved one. The outdoors is also a wonderful place to support people who are finding anxiety symptoms or low self-esteem negatively impacting their life.
If it's a child, we'll use play, sensory materials and movement throughout the session.
Having been a school counsellor and paediatric palliative care grief counsellor, there's a special place in my heart for supporting children and adults who are bereaved and/or grieving the imminent loss of a loved one. The outdoors is also a wonderful place to support people who are finding anxiety symptoms or low self-esteem negatively impacting their life.
Filial Therapy is a specialised relationship-focused therapeutic program for parents/ caregivers and their children, in which you learn some of the main tools from the play therapist's toolbox.
Understanding and responding sensitively to your child’s BIG emotions and behaviours can feel overwhelming and exhausting. It’s hard not to feel triggered, slipping into fight, flight, or freeze, or defaulting to unhelpful parenting patterns. The ripple effect on the entire family and beyond - sibling dynamics, peer relationships, school - can feel so disheartening. What you truly want is to support your child’s growth, development, and wellbeing. Most importantly, you long for a stronger, more secure, and trusting relationship with your child, so they feel safe turning to you for the big things.
Filial Therapy is a specialised relationship-focused therapeutic program for parents/ caregivers and their children, in which you learn some of the main tools from the play therapist's toolbox.
Understanding and responding sensitively to your child’s BIG emotions and behaviours can feel overwhelming and exhausting. It’s hard not to feel triggered, slipping into fight, flight, or freeze, or defaulting to unhelpful parenting patterns. The ripple effect on the entire family and beyond - sibling dynamics, peer relationships, school - can feel so disheartening. What you truly want is to support your child’s growth, development, and wellbeing. Most importantly, you long for a stronger, more secure, and trusting relationship with your child, so they feel safe turning to you for the big things.
Using evidence-based approaches, we offer individual and couples therapy, specialised child and adolescent counselling, and play therapy incorporating art, sand tray, and AutPlay techniques.
You might be experiencing anxiety or depression, seeking ways to manage ADHD or autism, or working through trauma and PTSD. Perhaps you're looking to develop a healthier relationship with food and your body, or wanting to strengthen your relationship with your partner. Whether you're seeking support for yourself or your child, taking the first step towards change shows courage. At Olivia Hawkins Psychology, we provide compassionate psychological care across all life stages.
Using evidence-based approaches, we offer individual and couples therapy, specialised child and adolescent counselling, and play therapy incorporating art, sand tray, and AutPlay techniques.
You might be experiencing anxiety or depression, seeking ways to manage ADHD or autism, or working through trauma and PTSD. Perhaps you're looking to develop a healthier relationship with food and your body, or wanting to strengthen your relationship with your partner. Whether you're seeking support for yourself or your child, taking the first step towards change shows courage. At Olivia Hawkins Psychology, we provide compassionate psychological care across all life stages.
I specialise in therapeutic Play Therapy, a powerful, evidence based, developmentally appropriate therapy approach for children aged 3-12.
Are you feeling worried, confused and overwhelmed about your child's current emotional and psychological well being? You're trying so hard every day and nothing seems to stick. You know deep in your heart there must be a better way to improve how you & your child are feeling so life can be easier to manage. You're searching for someone who is experienced with children, and who can also provide support to you. I specialise with anxiety, attachment, trauma & challenging behaviours by focussing on restoring feelings of safety in the nervous system. I can help you and your child break through the negative experiences and restore hope.
I specialise in therapeutic Play Therapy, a powerful, evidence based, developmentally appropriate therapy approach for children aged 3-12.
Are you feeling worried, confused and overwhelmed about your child's current emotional and psychological well being? You're trying so hard every day and nothing seems to stick. You know deep in your heart there must be a better way to improve how you & your child are feeling so life can be easier to manage. You're searching for someone who is experienced with children, and who can also provide support to you. I specialise with anxiety, attachment, trauma & challenging behaviours by focussing on restoring feelings of safety in the nervous system. I can help you and your child break through the negative experiences and restore hope.
I use elements of CBT, DBT, Schema Therapy, Play therapy and Art Therapy.
Shagufta can help individuals with online and face to face sessions,
I use elements of CBT, DBT, Schema Therapy, Play therapy and Art Therapy.
Shagufta can help individuals with online and face to face sessions,
Tranquil Minds is a compassionate space dedicated to nurturing the well-being of children through child centred play-based therapy.
Everyone has different needs. There is no ongoing commitment, book one session or book ongoing sessions as needed. I use many different modalities including Person-Centred, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Play-based Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Strength-based Therapy, and Mindfulness Based Therapy.
Tranquil Minds is a compassionate space dedicated to nurturing the well-being of children through child centred play-based therapy.
Everyone has different needs. There is no ongoing commitment, book one session or book ongoing sessions as needed. I use many different modalities including Person-Centred, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Play-based Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Strength-based Therapy, and Mindfulness Based Therapy.
I incorporate sand play, voice dialogue, body awareness, emotional release, dreams, symbols and art.
My approach to working with you is deeply present, creating the space for exploration, to heal, to grow and to discover the inner resources that are uniquely yours. I am passionate about the journey of walking beside you as you transition through life changes, connecting more deeply with your authentic self. Your journey is fully supported and respected for its own timing and unique healing process. I work holistically involving the mind, body, heart and spirit. This work is deep, transformative and empowering.
I incorporate sand play, voice dialogue, body awareness, emotional release, dreams, symbols and art.
My approach to working with you is deeply present, creating the space for exploration, to heal, to grow and to discover the inner resources that are uniquely yours. I am passionate about the journey of walking beside you as you transition through life changes, connecting more deeply with your authentic self. Your journey is fully supported and respected for its own timing and unique healing process. I work holistically involving the mind, body, heart and spirit. This work is deep, transformative and empowering.
Her therapeutic approach is evidence-based and includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), as well as Creative and Play therapy.
Aarthi is registered as a clinical counsellor with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). She brings over 10 years of experience working directly with clients from all walks of life. Aarthi has experience working with individuals and families experiencing concerns relating to couples, domestic and family violence, trauma, grief and loss, child welfare and wellbeing, as well as depression, anxiety and a variety of other mental health issues. She has experience using trauma informed, strengths-based and outcomes focussed practices. Aarthi is dedicated to providing a service that is person-centred.
Her therapeutic approach is evidence-based and includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), as well as Creative and Play therapy.
Aarthi is registered as a clinical counsellor with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). She brings over 10 years of experience working directly with clients from all walks of life. Aarthi has experience working with individuals and families experiencing concerns relating to couples, domestic and family violence, trauma, grief and loss, child welfare and wellbeing, as well as depression, anxiety and a variety of other mental health issues. She has experience using trauma informed, strengths-based and outcomes focussed practices. Aarthi is dedicated to providing a service that is person-centred.
With expertise in child and family therapy, play therapy, and trauma-informed care, I provide a safe, understanding space to explore emotions, build coping strategies, and create positive change.
My ideal client feels overwhelmed—perhaps a parent navigating a child’s neurodivergence, someone coping with grief, or an individual struggling with self-doubt and emotional exhaustion. They need a safe space to process emotions, gain coping strategies, and feel heard without judgment. Their goal is to build resilience, manage stress, and create meaningful change. They want to feel more confident, balanced, and in control of their emotions. With warmth and understanding, I help them navigate life’s challenges, reconnect with joy, and move forward with clarity and strength.
With expertise in child and family therapy, play therapy, and trauma-informed care, I provide a safe, understanding space to explore emotions, build coping strategies, and create positive change.
My ideal client feels overwhelmed—perhaps a parent navigating a child’s neurodivergence, someone coping with grief, or an individual struggling with self-doubt and emotional exhaustion. They need a safe space to process emotions, gain coping strategies, and feel heard without judgment. Their goal is to build resilience, manage stress, and create meaningful change. They want to feel more confident, balanced, and in control of their emotions. With warmth and understanding, I help them navigate life’s challenges, reconnect with joy, and move forward with clarity and strength.
I work with children, teens, and young adults, using a range of evidence-based therapies including CBT, ACT, Play Therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches.
I am the founder of Leading Minds Psychology, an online telehealth practice. I'm passionate about working with both neurodivergent and neurotypical clients to explore and affirm their unique perspectives, values, and strengths in a safe space. I also offer neuroaffirming Autism and ADHD assessments. My foremost goal is to cultivate a warm and supportive environment where individuals feel safe and comfortable. I adapt my therapeutic approaches to align with individual goals and helping my clients to explore and grow in ways that are both authentic and meaningful. Fidgeting, stimming and movement are always welcome.
I work with children, teens, and young adults, using a range of evidence-based therapies including CBT, ACT, Play Therapy, and mindfulness-based approaches.
I am the founder of Leading Minds Psychology, an online telehealth practice. I'm passionate about working with both neurodivergent and neurotypical clients to explore and affirm their unique perspectives, values, and strengths in a safe space. I also offer neuroaffirming Autism and ADHD assessments. My foremost goal is to cultivate a warm and supportive environment where individuals feel safe and comfortable. I adapt my therapeutic approaches to align with individual goals and helping my clients to explore and grow in ways that are both authentic and meaningful. Fidgeting, stimming and movement are always welcome.
I focus on a person-centred and strength-based approach, integrating play-based therapy and other modalities.
My typical clients are neurodivergent youth and adults seeking support for managing life in a world aimed toward neurotypical people. I help to understand and empower people to navigate their unique challenges with confidence and resilience and learn more about their unique neurotype, in order to thrive in their lives.
I focus on a person-centred and strength-based approach, integrating play-based therapy and other modalities.
My typical clients are neurodivergent youth and adults seeking support for managing life in a world aimed toward neurotypical people. I help to understand and empower people to navigate their unique challenges with confidence and resilience and learn more about their unique neurotype, in order to thrive in their lives.
My practice is backed by extensive training in expressive therapy such as sand tray, art, and play therapy.
I love working with children, teens, families and adults around issues related to life transitions, identity formation, trauma, anxiety and depression. I believe therapy to be a place in which someone journeys with you through the hard places in life and reflects back to you what they see and experience. I act as witness to your stories as we search for themes, harmful interactions, forms of relating, and places of strength with the hopes of creating a life of deeper healing, connection, and love.
My practice is backed by extensive training in expressive therapy such as sand tray, art, and play therapy.
I love working with children, teens, families and adults around issues related to life transitions, identity formation, trauma, anxiety and depression. I believe therapy to be a place in which someone journeys with you through the hard places in life and reflects back to you what they see and experience. I act as witness to your stories as we search for themes, harmful interactions, forms of relating, and places of strength with the hopes of creating a life of deeper healing, connection, and love.
The psychoanalytic approach involves meaning making and exploration, sometimes using play and art.
Maya works with children and young people aged 0-25, and their families, to help with:
Low mood and depression, anxiety and stress, self-esteem, identity and personal development, grief and bereavement, divorce and family conflict, friendships and relationships, transitions, difficulties in learning and distractibility, neurodevelopmental difficulties, autism, trauma, developmental difficulties (eg. feeding, toileting and boundaries), behavioural problems, anger issues, sleeping difficulties, separation anxiety and attachment difficulties, OCD, eating disorders, phobias, impulsivity and addiction.
The psychoanalytic approach involves meaning making and exploration, sometimes using play and art.
Maya works with children and young people aged 0-25, and their families, to help with:
Low mood and depression, anxiety and stress, self-esteem, identity and personal development, grief and bereavement, divorce and family conflict, friendships and relationships, transitions, difficulties in learning and distractibility, neurodevelopmental difficulties, autism, trauma, developmental difficulties (eg. feeding, toileting and boundaries), behavioural problems, anger issues, sleeping difficulties, separation anxiety and attachment difficulties, OCD, eating disorders, phobias, impulsivity and addiction.
I use evidence-based techniques in my therapeutic work including CBT, Brief Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), EMDR and Play Therapy.
I am a registered psychologist with several years of experience helping clients with a number of issues, including depression, anxiety, bullying, stress, grief and loss, relationship conflicts, anger, social difficulties, behavioural issues, self-esteem, coping with change and life adjustments. My warm, open and non-judgemental approach allows me to easily build strong rapport with my clients and make them feel comfortable and safe. I have a keen interest in client-centred approach, drawing on an eclectic framework of therapeutic interventions, with the aim of building upon the client’s strengths.
I use evidence-based techniques in my therapeutic work including CBT, Brief Solution-Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), EMDR and Play Therapy.
I am a registered psychologist with several years of experience helping clients with a number of issues, including depression, anxiety, bullying, stress, grief and loss, relationship conflicts, anger, social difficulties, behavioural issues, self-esteem, coping with change and life adjustments. My warm, open and non-judgemental approach allows me to easily build strong rapport with my clients and make them feel comfortable and safe. I have a keen interest in client-centred approach, drawing on an eclectic framework of therapeutic interventions, with the aim of building upon the client’s strengths.
Emma is trained in numerous evidence based therapies including CBT, ACT, EMDR, DBT, schema therapy, SFBT and Art & Play therapies.
Emma is a Clinical Psychologist, who has experience in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR).
Emma is trained in numerous evidence based therapies including CBT, ACT, EMDR, DBT, schema therapy, SFBT and Art & Play therapies.
Emma is a Clinical Psychologist, who has experience in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR).
When working with children I use play and other expressive ways to facilitate communication and expression.
I specialise in psychodynamic psychotherapy, a therapeutic approach which involves collaborative work between the client and therapist. I bring a holistic view to my therapeutic work with each individual and integrate somatic and mindfulness elements as relevant and appropriate. Additionally, receiving an ADHD diagnosis in adulthood has given me a unique perspective on neurodiversity and a firsthand understanding of the profound shift in identity that often accompanies such a revelation.
When working with children I use play and other expressive ways to facilitate communication and expression.
I specialise in psychodynamic psychotherapy, a therapeutic approach which involves collaborative work between the client and therapist. I bring a holistic view to my therapeutic work with each individual and integrate somatic and mindfulness elements as relevant and appropriate. Additionally, receiving an ADHD diagnosis in adulthood has given me a unique perspective on neurodiversity and a firsthand understanding of the profound shift in identity that often accompanies such a revelation.
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Play Therapy Counsellors
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.