Play Therapy Psychologists and Therapists in Beaconsfield, VIC
At Mindspace Psychology we provide a range of therapies and assessments depending on your individual needs for children, adolescents, couples and adults. These sessions are usually 50mins in length. At your first appointment, a thorough assessment is conducted with your treating Psychologist, to allow the development of the best treatment plan. Treatment options will be discussed during the initial appointment and these will form the basis for future sessions. Our Psychologists are able to provide therapy to clients experiencing a number of difficulties using a warm and empathetic approach to help them reach their full potential.
At Mindspace Psychology we provide a range of therapies and assessments depending on your individual needs for children, adolescents, couples and adults. These sessions are usually 50mins in length. At your first appointment, a thorough assessment is conducted with your treating Psychologist, to allow the development of the best treatment plan. Treatment options will be discussed during the initial appointment and these will form the basis for future sessions. Our Psychologists are able to provide therapy to clients experiencing a number of difficulties using a warm and empathetic approach to help them reach their full potential.
Welcome to Internal Sunshine, where we embrace a holistic approach to your well-being, valuing every facet of who you are – your mind, body, soul, and social connections. Here, we understand that your spiritual beliefs, values, and sense of purpose are integral parts of your journey. Our therapy is grounded in anti-racism, affirming principles, and deep respect for your experiences and resilience. We're also committed to a neuroaffirming practice in therapy, which means we recognize and celebrate the diverse ways individuals process and engage with the world.
Welcome to Internal Sunshine, where we embrace a holistic approach to your well-being, valuing every facet of who you are – your mind, body, soul, and social connections. Here, we understand that your spiritual beliefs, values, and sense of purpose are integral parts of your journey. Our therapy is grounded in anti-racism, affirming principles, and deep respect for your experiences and resilience. We're also committed to a neuroaffirming practice in therapy, which means we recognize and celebrate the diverse ways individuals process and engage with the world.
My gift and desire to help others use creative expression is what has me leaping out of bed each day. I want to help others use creative expression to explore what's going on for them, helping them delve into their inner worlds. I grew up in an intensely creative and neurodiverse family, highly attuned to the beauty of nature, music, art and words. I've always loved the opportunities these forms of expression provide to express myself, and to feel deeply—beyond words.
My gift and desire to help others use creative expression is what has me leaping out of bed each day. I want to help others use creative expression to explore what's going on for them, helping them delve into their inner worlds. I grew up in an intensely creative and neurodiverse family, highly attuned to the beauty of nature, music, art and words. I've always loved the opportunities these forms of expression provide to express myself, and to feel deeply—beyond words.
Jenny offers online creative counselling to children, teenagers and adults which includes both talking therapy and creative modalities including virtual sand tray therapy, clay/ play doh, small world play (miniatures), expressive art, games, mindfulness and metaphorical cards.
Jenny can support children, young people and adults with bereavement/grief and loss, anxiety, depression, complex trauma (e.g. family violence, sexual abuse), single event trauma, ASD/ADHD, social/peer relationship difficulties, eating disorders, self harm/suicidal ideation.
Jenny offers online creative counselling to children, teenagers and adults which includes both talking therapy and creative modalities including virtual sand tray therapy, clay/ play doh, small world play (miniatures), expressive art, games, mindfulness and metaphorical cards.
Jenny can support children, young people and adults with bereavement/grief and loss, anxiety, depression, complex trauma (e.g. family violence, sexual abuse), single event trauma, ASD/ADHD, social/peer relationship difficulties, eating disorders, self harm/suicidal ideation.
Lisa Palmer is a Counsellor and Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) who provides a gentle and supportive approach to counselling. Lisa provides counselling to children, adolescents and adults who may be experiencing a range of difficulties including; depression, anxiety, stress, parent-child relationship difficulties, grief and loss, workplace issues, post natal depression, PTSD and complex trauma.
Lisa Palmer is a Counsellor and Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) who provides a gentle and supportive approach to counselling. Lisa provides counselling to children, adolescents and adults who may be experiencing a range of difficulties including; depression, anxiety, stress, parent-child relationship difficulties, grief and loss, workplace issues, post natal depression, PTSD and complex trauma.
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As a Psychologist with Family Therapy training (Bouverie Centre), I aim to work with the family system to support children, adolescents and families to solve the puzzle that is family life. I love to support Adolescents manage the challenges of VCE, and help them find their "spark". I also love to help unpack any challenges for families - whether it be school-based issues, Anxiety, Depression, Interpersonal Issues, OCD, Seeking support with ADHD or Autism - I am here and can provide support to you or your family member.
As a Psychologist with Family Therapy training (Bouverie Centre), I aim to work with the family system to support children, adolescents and families to solve the puzzle that is family life. I love to support Adolescents manage the challenges of VCE, and help them find their "spark". I also love to help unpack any challenges for families - whether it be school-based issues, Anxiety, Depression, Interpersonal Issues, OCD, Seeking support with ADHD or Autism - I am here and can provide support to you or your family member.
With more than 23 years in the helping professions, in various settings and across the lifespan, I'm able to support people with a wide range of presenting issues to support people navigating life's challenges. It can feel like no one gets it sometimes, even those closest to you. Wanting someone to listen to you who really gets it, I truly do and I know how to support you. I provide an opportunity to explore what you're experiencing with compassion focused on guiding you towards health and wellbeing.
I'm also an accredited Supervisor providing reflective and supportive individual and group supervision.
With more than 23 years in the helping professions, in various settings and across the lifespan, I'm able to support people with a wide range of presenting issues to support people navigating life's challenges. It can feel like no one gets it sometimes, even those closest to you. Wanting someone to listen to you who really gets it, I truly do and I know how to support you. I provide an opportunity to explore what you're experiencing with compassion focused on guiding you towards health and wellbeing.
I'm also an accredited Supervisor providing reflective and supportive individual and group supervision.
Sandra is an experienced bilingual clinical psychologist who sees different people from all walks of life, as circumstances bring many of us to therapy at different points or phases in life and for a variety of reasons. Sandra’s therapy setting provides a caring, not judgemental, supportive space where people can feel safe to express themselves and their inner feelings and where the person can have the experience to feel held in an accepting, respectful and empathetic way. This catharsis provides the individual with a freedom to unburden, relax and try to find a new stable foundation for a more fulfilling future and experiences.
Sandra is an experienced bilingual clinical psychologist who sees different people from all walks of life, as circumstances bring many of us to therapy at different points or phases in life and for a variety of reasons. Sandra’s therapy setting provides a caring, not judgemental, supportive space where people can feel safe to express themselves and their inner feelings and where the person can have the experience to feel held in an accepting, respectful and empathetic way. This catharsis provides the individual with a freedom to unburden, relax and try to find a new stable foundation for a more fulfilling future and experiences.
Sometimes life can feel overwhelming, and it can be difficult to carry everything on your own. Having a space where you feel heard and understood can make a meaningful difference.
I’m Sri, an ACA Level 2 registered counsellor and founder of SoulShine Counselling. I offer a supportive space to explore what you are going through at a pace that feels right for you. My approach is trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming, and grounded in respect, empathy, and collaboration.
I provide counselling primarily in English, and can also offer sessions in Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi. Please reach out if you would like to explore counselling.
Sometimes life can feel overwhelming, and it can be difficult to carry everything on your own. Having a space where you feel heard and understood can make a meaningful difference.
I’m Sri, an ACA Level 2 registered counsellor and founder of SoulShine Counselling. I offer a supportive space to explore what you are going through at a pace that feels right for you. My approach is trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming, and grounded in respect, empathy, and collaboration.
I provide counselling primarily in English, and can also offer sessions in Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi. Please reach out if you would like to explore counselling.
Through my experience in high acuity and community settings, I use play therapy through a Lacanian psychoanalytic lens for children to assist them in demonstrating, speaking about, and finding solutions to difficulties in collaboration with their family and school.
I am a registered psychologist and practising psychoanalyst who works with children, adolescents, and adults from both psychological and psychoanalytic perspectives. I work with a range of difficult experiences and problems, including anxiety, behavioural outbursts and anger, disordered eating and body image issues, intimacy concerns, and transitions in life such as beginning school and parenthood.
I take a humanistic approach in my work, respecting each individual's dignity, agency, and experiences. I aim to foster a safe and productive therapeutic relationship, where your concerns can be heard, understood, and addressed.
Through my experience in high acuity and community settings, I use play therapy through a Lacanian psychoanalytic lens for children to assist them in demonstrating, speaking about, and finding solutions to difficulties in collaboration with their family and school.
I am a registered psychologist and practising psychoanalyst who works with children, adolescents, and adults from both psychological and psychoanalytic perspectives. I work with a range of difficult experiences and problems, including anxiety, behavioural outbursts and anger, disordered eating and body image issues, intimacy concerns, and transitions in life such as beginning school and parenthood.
I take a humanistic approach in my work, respecting each individual's dignity, agency, and experiences. I aim to foster a safe and productive therapeutic relationship, where your concerns can be heard, understood, and addressed.
When you feel stuck, weighed down or troubled by life experiences, expressive arts therapy can help you make sense of things and find meaning. Together we will explore different perspectives to your situation and activate your healing or growth journey. We can address issues such as anxiety and depression, perfectionism, relational patterns, grief and loss, change and transition, school can't (school refusal), cross cultural experiences, parenting struggles, perinatal loss, chronic illness, inner conflicts. I work with adults and children.
When you feel stuck, weighed down or troubled by life experiences, expressive arts therapy can help you make sense of things and find meaning. Together we will explore different perspectives to your situation and activate your healing or growth journey. We can address issues such as anxiety and depression, perfectionism, relational patterns, grief and loss, change and transition, school can't (school refusal), cross cultural experiences, parenting struggles, perinatal loss, chronic illness, inner conflicts. I work with adults and children.
Kat has been passionate about supporting adults and children with neurodiversity since 2007. She has specialized in assessment and intervention for individuals with ASD, ADHD, Specific Learning Disability, Intellectual Disability, giftedness, and developmental differences. She is a warm and collaborative clinician with an evidence based and neurodiverse affirming approach to supporting children, adolescents, and adults to reach their individual goals.
Kat has been passionate about supporting adults and children with neurodiversity since 2007. She has specialized in assessment and intervention for individuals with ASD, ADHD, Specific Learning Disability, Intellectual Disability, giftedness, and developmental differences. She is a warm and collaborative clinician with an evidence based and neurodiverse affirming approach to supporting children, adolescents, and adults to reach their individual goals.
Instead, they often communicate through their behaviour, big emotions or play.
With over 10 years' experience supporting children, young people and families, I provide a warm, child-centred, trauma-informed and neuro-affirming approach to therapy. Integrating counselling, play and creative therapies, I help children better understand their experiences, build confidence, develop healthy ways of coping, and navigate life's challenges.
Instead, they often communicate through their behaviour, big emotions or play.
With over 10 years' experience supporting children, young people and families, I provide a warm, child-centred, trauma-informed and neuro-affirming approach to therapy. Integrating counselling, play and creative therapies, I help children better understand their experiences, build confidence, develop healthy ways of coping, and navigate life's challenges.
As the Principal Psychologist at Core Healing Psychology, I bring extensive therapeutic experience to support individuals and families navigating trauma, emotional overwhelm, neurodivergence, and complex life transitions. I understand that healing is deeply personal; every client carries a story shaped by culture, relationships, lived experiences, and the nervous system’s attempts to protect them. My work centres on creating a gentle, safe space where you can reconnect with yourself, rebuild trust, and begin to breathe again.
As the Principal Psychologist at Core Healing Psychology, I bring extensive therapeutic experience to support individuals and families navigating trauma, emotional overwhelm, neurodivergence, and complex life transitions. I understand that healing is deeply personal; every client carries a story shaped by culture, relationships, lived experiences, and the nervous system’s attempts to protect them. My work centres on creating a gentle, safe space where you can reconnect with yourself, rebuild trust, and begin to breathe again.
Our play therapy has achieved a success rate of over 95% within 3 to 24 months for individuals aged 2 to 80.
The challenges we address include tantrums and anxiety, self-harm, depression, ADHD, autism, speech and language difficulties, selective mutism, learning disabilities, conduct disorders, aggressive behaviors, post-traumatic stress, and the lasting effects of divorce, domestic violence, sexual abuse, withdrawn behavior, and multicultural transitions.
Our play therapy has achieved a success rate of over 95% within 3 to 24 months for individuals aged 2 to 80.
The challenges we address include tantrums and anxiety, self-harm, depression, ADHD, autism, speech and language difficulties, selective mutism, learning disabilities, conduct disorders, aggressive behaviors, post-traumatic stress, and the lasting effects of divorce, domestic violence, sexual abuse, withdrawn behavior, and multicultural transitions.
The main way children learn and encounter the world is through play, which is why a large proportion of my therapy time with children is play-based.
I have over 25 years of experience working and collaborating with children and families in the areas of early childhood education and counselling. I am passionate about supporting people to reach their full potential, however that might look like for each individual. I am adept at meeting people where they are at in a non-judgmental way.
The main way children learn and encounter the world is through play, which is why a large proportion of my therapy time with children is play-based.
I have over 25 years of experience working and collaborating with children and families in the areas of early childhood education and counselling. I am passionate about supporting people to reach their full potential, however that might look like for each individual. I am adept at meeting people where they are at in a non-judgmental way.
I am a registered counsellor with PACFA (Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia). My experience is in early intervention, childhood behaviour support, anxiety and parenting. Through the hand in hand approach, I give practical tools to parents to support children in a way that promotes lifelong well-being and resilience. The tools help to build emotional connection, encourage us to delight in our children and support them with their feelings. The Hand in Hand approach is supported by well-established psychological and neuroscience research.
I am a registered counsellor with PACFA (Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia). My experience is in early intervention, childhood behaviour support, anxiety and parenting. Through the hand in hand approach, I give practical tools to parents to support children in a way that promotes lifelong well-being and resilience. The tools help to build emotional connection, encourage us to delight in our children and support them with their feelings. The Hand in Hand approach is supported by well-established psychological and neuroscience research.
I offer EMDR, play therapy and counselling appointments in Airlie Beach and telehealth sessions for adults across Australia.
My approach is client-centred and based on the belief that healing happens when people feel supported, and understood. I focus on building a genuine connection and a space to explore at your own pace. Sessions are tailored to each person and draw on evidence-based approaches including trauma-informed practice, EMDR, CBT, ACT, and creative therapies.
I offer EMDR, play therapy and counselling appointments in Airlie Beach and telehealth sessions for adults across Australia.
My approach is client-centred and based on the belief that healing happens when people feel supported, and understood. I focus on building a genuine connection and a space to explore at your own pace. Sessions are tailored to each person and draw on evidence-based approaches including trauma-informed practice, EMDR, CBT, ACT, and creative therapies.
James is an experienced child & youth psychotherapist (social worker) who offers a friendly, relationship-based approach that is fully tailored to suit each child or young person (age 5-18). James works by taking into account each individual’s personal challenges, stage of development, interests, wishes, personality, strengths and life circumstances.
James works with all children and young people. James has significant experience supporting neurodivergent young people.
James is an experienced child & youth psychotherapist (social worker) who offers a friendly, relationship-based approach that is fully tailored to suit each child or young person (age 5-18). James works by taking into account each individual’s personal challenges, stage of development, interests, wishes, personality, strengths and life circumstances.
James works with all children and young people. James has significant experience supporting neurodivergent young people.
I work with clients experiencing a range of difficulties, I recognise that all clients are unique and therefore approach each and every session with genuineness, curiosity and a range of therapeutic interventions that I can draw on to support my clients. My specialty is working with Children, Adolescents, Mums and Bubs and Families. This client group can benefit from attachment-based interventions, relationship and communication skills as well as emotion regulation and psychoeducation.
I work with clients experiencing a range of difficulties, I recognise that all clients are unique and therefore approach each and every session with genuineness, curiosity and a range of therapeutic interventions that I can draw on to support my clients. My specialty is working with Children, Adolescents, Mums and Bubs and Families. This client group can benefit from attachment-based interventions, relationship and communication skills as well as emotion regulation and psychoeducation.
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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.