Play Therapy Counselling in Edgware
I have experience working with individuals of all ages and addressing a wide range of mental health issues. I deliver person-centered and evidence-based interventions to help patients gain a deeper understanding of themselves. The aim of my therapy is to promote personal growth and wisdom, empowering patients to explore their feelings and find joy in their lives.
I have experience working with individuals of all ages and addressing a wide range of mental health issues. I deliver person-centered and evidence-based interventions to help patients gain a deeper understanding of themselves. The aim of my therapy is to promote personal growth and wisdom, empowering patients to explore their feelings and find joy in their lives.
It may not be visible but you are suffering inside, and you have taken the first courageous step, seeking a therapist. Life may seem OK and up to now you have managed but something inside is stirring, and its hard to carry on as you have been. You have been judged, not heard and felt worthless or invisible, and you may feel anxious, angry, depressed, detached, frightened, vulnerable, low self worth, unmotivated and unable to trust your own judgement right now. I believe you have an innate ability to be more, and can support you to work through these feelings. Take the next brave step if you are ready and call for a consultation.
It may not be visible but you are suffering inside, and you have taken the first courageous step, seeking a therapist. Life may seem OK and up to now you have managed but something inside is stirring, and its hard to carry on as you have been. You have been judged, not heard and felt worthless or invisible, and you may feel anxious, angry, depressed, detached, frightened, vulnerable, low self worth, unmotivated and unable to trust your own judgement right now. I believe you have an innate ability to be more, and can support you to work through these feelings. Take the next brave step if you are ready and call for a consultation.
I’m Eva, an integrative trauma therapist passionate about helping women break free from people-pleasing, self-doubt, and past wounds to reclaim their true selves.
I’ve always been drawn to understanding how trauma and early experiences shape the way we navigate the world. With a background in psychology, trauma therapy, and extensive work with children and families, I’ve supported many incredible women who feel exhausted from always putting others first—trapped by anxiety, guilt, and the fear of letting people down.
I’m Eva, an integrative trauma therapist passionate about helping women break free from people-pleasing, self-doubt, and past wounds to reclaim their true selves.
I’ve always been drawn to understanding how trauma and early experiences shape the way we navigate the world. With a background in psychology, trauma therapy, and extensive work with children and families, I’ve supported many incredible women who feel exhausted from always putting others first—trapped by anxiety, guilt, and the fear of letting people down.
I provide Play Therapy for children, which allows them to use toys and creative materials to safely play out and express, explore and make sense of their thoughts, feelings and painful life experiences and cope better with the future.
I can offer one-to-one support, providing a safe space and trusting environment through the therapeutic relationship, allowing a child to communicate at their own level and pace to express, explore and make sense of their difficult and feelings and experiences and problems through play. I also support the significant adults in the child's lives.
I provide Play Therapy for children, which allows them to use toys and creative materials to safely play out and express, explore and make sense of their thoughts, feelings and painful life experiences and cope better with the future.
I can offer one-to-one support, providing a safe space and trusting environment through the therapeutic relationship, allowing a child to communicate at their own level and pace to express, explore and make sense of their difficult and feelings and experiences and problems through play. I also support the significant adults in the child's lives.
Therapy that meets you where you are, with warmth, curiosity, and respect.
I work with individuals, couples, families, and young people who are finding life a bit heavy, whether that’s anxiety, stress, relationship challenges, identity questions, or the sense of being overwhelmed by everyday demands. My approach is calm, collaborative, and centred on helping people feel understood, supported, and able to move at a pace that feels right for them.
A core part of my practice is neuroaffirming work and an appreciation for the ways culture, identity, and lived experience shape how we navigate the world.
Therapy that meets you where you are, with warmth, curiosity, and respect.
I work with individuals, couples, families, and young people who are finding life a bit heavy, whether that’s anxiety, stress, relationship challenges, identity questions, or the sense of being overwhelmed by everyday demands. My approach is calm, collaborative, and centred on helping people feel understood, supported, and able to move at a pace that feels right for them.
A core part of my practice is neuroaffirming work and an appreciation for the ways culture, identity, and lived experience shape how we navigate the world.
Life can be challenging, hard and demanding at times and we could all use someone to talk to and explore our thoughts, feelings and ideas with. As an experienced, qualified and an accredited person-centred therapist, I can offer a safe, confidential and freeing space where I can support you and your needs in a non-judgemental, open and honest environment, which can enable genuine change to occur in your life. Having worked alongside clients who have presented with issues such as, abuse, depression, anxiety, loss, stress and more I can understand how scary seeking counselling can be - however my role is to support you through this.
Life can be challenging, hard and demanding at times and we could all use someone to talk to and explore our thoughts, feelings and ideas with. As an experienced, qualified and an accredited person-centred therapist, I can offer a safe, confidential and freeing space where I can support you and your needs in a non-judgemental, open and honest environment, which can enable genuine change to occur in your life. Having worked alongside clients who have presented with issues such as, abuse, depression, anxiety, loss, stress and more I can understand how scary seeking counselling can be - however my role is to support you through this.
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Hello I am Nada. Thank you for being here. I am here to help individuals seeking to improve their quality of life in a meaningful way. I work across the lifespan, with a focus on children, adolescents, and young adults facing challenges such as school difficulties, learning differences, emotional regulation, social or friendship issues, family stressors, or eating-related concerns. Clients I regularly see may have profiles such as Autism or ADHD. I also specialise in clinical and educational assessments to clarify strengths and needs, support access arrangements, and guide families in supporting their children with confidence and cl
Hello I am Nada. Thank you for being here. I am here to help individuals seeking to improve their quality of life in a meaningful way. I work across the lifespan, with a focus on children, adolescents, and young adults facing challenges such as school difficulties, learning differences, emotional regulation, social or friendship issues, family stressors, or eating-related concerns. Clients I regularly see may have profiles such as Autism or ADHD. I also specialise in clinical and educational assessments to clarify strengths and needs, support access arrangements, and guide families in supporting their children with confidence and cl
My name is Claire, I am a counsellor and life coach I am able to offer both professional and empathic support to enable you to overcome any difficulties you maybe experiencing. I have trained to work in an integrative way therefore I am able to draw from a range of theories including person centred, psycho dynamics and cognitive behavioural therapy, to enable you to gain understanding, create solutions strategies and process positively.
My name is Claire, I am a counsellor and life coach I am able to offer both professional and empathic support to enable you to overcome any difficulties you maybe experiencing. I have trained to work in an integrative way therefore I am able to draw from a range of theories including person centred, psycho dynamics and cognitive behavioural therapy, to enable you to gain understanding, create solutions strategies and process positively.
Family Constellation is a therapeutic process conducted in a single session to deal with difficulties you experience with your partner, family or work relationships. Family Constellations can be a stand-alone approach to Personal Growth, or a useful support to other forms of Counselling, Coaching, Therapy, in either an Individual Session or a Workshop or Online or Telephone . The actions of others in your family system can have significant , often deeply unconscious) effects on you - even across generations. In constellation we look at the connection of your current life issues and problems to the past generations in your family
Family Constellation is a therapeutic process conducted in a single session to deal with difficulties you experience with your partner, family or work relationships. Family Constellations can be a stand-alone approach to Personal Growth, or a useful support to other forms of Counselling, Coaching, Therapy, in either an Individual Session or a Workshop or Online or Telephone . The actions of others in your family system can have significant , often deeply unconscious) effects on you - even across generations. In constellation we look at the connection of your current life issues and problems to the past generations in your family
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Psychologist, HCPC - Clin. Psych.
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Bushey WD23
My name is Dr Carly Keyes and I am a compassionate Chartered Clinical Psychologist and Fully BABCP accredited CBT Therapist. Life is a journey full of ups and downs. I am here to understand your current difficulties, to work with you and help you get equipped with strategies to help you cope during the down times in order for you to enjoy the ups. I offer psychological therapy that is personalised to you to help you blossom. I believe the therapeutic relationship is fundamental and for you to build trust in me and feel relaxed in the sessions and to start living a richer and more fulfilling life.
My name is Dr Carly Keyes and I am a compassionate Chartered Clinical Psychologist and Fully BABCP accredited CBT Therapist. Life is a journey full of ups and downs. I am here to understand your current difficulties, to work with you and help you get equipped with strategies to help you cope during the down times in order for you to enjoy the ups. I offer psychological therapy that is personalised to you to help you blossom. I believe the therapeutic relationship is fundamental and for you to build trust in me and feel relaxed in the sessions and to start living a richer and more fulfilling life.
We all have aims and ambitions for ourselves but life events can often leave us barely able to cope, facing anxious or depressive thoughts daily.
Are you living with certain traits of ADHD and you could use some useful steps to help you manage better?
Have you wondered how you may have learned to cope through your childhood and how adverse events in your life shaped your view of who you are?
Are you struggling with issues making it hard to feel like you’re prospering and enjoying life fully?
Do you feel fulfilled in your work and your personal life?
Counselling and therapy help us gain understanding and acceptance of ourselves.
We all have aims and ambitions for ourselves but life events can often leave us barely able to cope, facing anxious or depressive thoughts daily.
Are you living with certain traits of ADHD and you could use some useful steps to help you manage better?
Have you wondered how you may have learned to cope through your childhood and how adverse events in your life shaped your view of who you are?
Are you struggling with issues making it hard to feel like you’re prospering and enjoying life fully?
Do you feel fulfilled in your work and your personal life?
Counselling and therapy help us gain understanding and acceptance of ourselves.
Starting therapy can feel daunting, especially if you’ve been holding things in for a while. I offer a warm, encouraging space for adolescents and adults to explore anxiety, low mood, trauma, burnout, and life transitions.
Clients often come to me feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected from themselves. My approach is relational and trauma-informed, integrating talking therapy with creative and body-based techniques. We work together at your pace to uncover what’s going on underneath and gently move toward clarity, emotional ease, and self-trust.
You’re welcome here — just as you are.
Starting therapy can feel daunting, especially if you’ve been holding things in for a while. I offer a warm, encouraging space for adolescents and adults to explore anxiety, low mood, trauma, burnout, and life transitions.
Clients often come to me feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected from themselves. My approach is relational and trauma-informed, integrating talking therapy with creative and body-based techniques. We work together at your pace to uncover what’s going on underneath and gently move toward clarity, emotional ease, and self-trust.
You’re welcome here — just as you are.
This time of the year can be a struggle and a challenging time for many of us for so many reasons; it can remind us of loss or we can have difficulty connecting with family or friends. I offer a professional counselling service for Teenagers and Adults in Hertfordshire (Radlett), working in person or online/phone sessions. I have a certified therapy dog (Labrador) to assist in sessions if you would like. Working with children and parents in schools for 20 year, specialising in neurodiversity and SEND, I hold an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Checking Service) Certificate.
This time of the year can be a struggle and a challenging time for many of us for so many reasons; it can remind us of loss or we can have difficulty connecting with family or friends. I offer a professional counselling service for Teenagers and Adults in Hertfordshire (Radlett), working in person or online/phone sessions. I have a certified therapy dog (Labrador) to assist in sessions if you would like. Working with children and parents in schools for 20 year, specialising in neurodiversity and SEND, I hold an enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Checking Service) Certificate.
My work is integrative and client-centred, shaped by relational, trauma-informed practice and drawing on talking therapy alongside play, creative arts, and metaphor.
Sometimes life feels like it’s crumbling a little or a lot. You might look like you’re holding it together on the outside while quietly feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or pulled in too many directions. Perhaps you’re a young adult searching for direction, a parent supporting a child, or someone carrying more than you let on. You don’t have to hold this alone. I’m a UKCP-registered integrative psychotherapist offering warm, grounded support for children, teens, young adults, adults, parents and carers.
My work is integrative and client-centred, shaped by relational, trauma-informed practice and drawing on talking therapy alongside play, creative arts, and metaphor.
Sometimes life feels like it’s crumbling a little or a lot. You might look like you’re holding it together on the outside while quietly feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or pulled in too many directions. Perhaps you’re a young adult searching for direction, a parent supporting a child, or someone carrying more than you let on. You don’t have to hold this alone. I’m a UKCP-registered integrative psychotherapist offering warm, grounded support for children, teens, young adults, adults, parents and carers.
Psychotherapy offers the opportunity to explore the origins and roots of the difficulties you are experiencing in life today. We will work together to understand and untangle your feelings and behaviours, discovering a better understanding of the lifestyle choices you are making. This process will help you review your way of living, and the choices you are making. You will then have the opportunity to lead a more true and authentic life.
Psychotherapy offers the opportunity to explore the origins and roots of the difficulties you are experiencing in life today. We will work together to understand and untangle your feelings and behaviours, discovering a better understanding of the lifestyle choices you are making. This process will help you review your way of living, and the choices you are making. You will then have the opportunity to lead a more true and authentic life.
Life can feel complicated. We all have ups and downs, but sometimes challenges become overwhelming or hard to manage alone. On the outside we may seem “fine,” yet inside feel anxious, low, or disconnected. Counselling can help you pause, reflect, and make sense of what’s happening, finding new ways to feel more grounded and at ease.
I offer a calm, confidential, and non-judgemental space where you can talk openly about what’s troubling you — whether that’s anxiety, depression, relationship issues, ADHD, family difficulties, or bereavement. Together we’ll explore your thoughts and emotions at your own pace, helping
Life can feel complicated. We all have ups and downs, but sometimes challenges become overwhelming or hard to manage alone. On the outside we may seem “fine,” yet inside feel anxious, low, or disconnected. Counselling can help you pause, reflect, and make sense of what’s happening, finding new ways to feel more grounded and at ease.
I offer a calm, confidential, and non-judgemental space where you can talk openly about what’s troubling you — whether that’s anxiety, depression, relationship issues, ADHD, family difficulties, or bereavement. Together we’ll explore your thoughts and emotions at your own pace, helping
Life affects us all—sometimes in overwhelming waves, and other times in quiet, lingering ways. There are moments of crisis, and then there are the slow, heavy days where we’re simply carrying something that needs care. Maybe you’re feeling unfulfilled, standing at a crossroads, or sensing that parts of your past are asking for attention.
Life affects us all—sometimes in overwhelming waves, and other times in quiet, lingering ways. There are moments of crisis, and then there are the slow, heavy days where we’re simply carrying something that needs care. Maybe you’re feeling unfulfilled, standing at a crossroads, or sensing that parts of your past are asking for attention.
I provided a Therapeutic Counselling Service for Children, adolescents and adults. I also have a keen interest and understanding of working with those supporting children in an educational environment, such as teachers and practitioners.
Growing up can be a confusing and challenging time for our young people, and as a parent it can be unsettling to watch your child struggling to navigate every day experiences and situations.
I support with a range of emotional
Challenges including but not limited to
Environmental Impact, low mood loss and bereavement , self harm and suicidal ideation.
I provided a Therapeutic Counselling Service for Children, adolescents and adults. I also have a keen interest and understanding of working with those supporting children in an educational environment, such as teachers and practitioners.
Growing up can be a confusing and challenging time for our young people, and as a parent it can be unsettling to watch your child struggling to navigate every day experiences and situations.
I support with a range of emotional
Challenges including but not limited to
Environmental Impact, low mood loss and bereavement , self harm and suicidal ideation.
Hi, sometimes it no longer seems enough to talk to friends or family, and we need further support and insight to get back on track. I work with adults, teenagers and children, offering a range of therapeutic methods, to find which suit you best. I am a fully trained and accredited Counsellor with the British Assiciation of Counselling and Psychologists, I am trained in person centred, Psycho- dynamic and CBT and I offer many creative techniques such as Jungian Kallffian Sandplay which is a gentle but extremely effective way of working with children, teenagers and adults. I would really like to hear from you, please send a text (0781 209 7293) or email (stillvoice.ej@gmail.com) so that we can arrange a time for an initial phone call to discuss how I can help you.
Hi, sometimes it no longer seems enough to talk to friends or family, and we need further support and insight to get back on track. I work with adults, teenagers and children, offering a range of therapeutic methods, to find which suit you best. I am a fully trained and accredited Counsellor with the British Assiciation of Counselling and Psychologists, I am trained in person centred, Psycho- dynamic and CBT and I offer many creative techniques such as Jungian Kallffian Sandplay which is a gentle but extremely effective way of working with children, teenagers and adults. I would really like to hear from you, please send a text (0781 209 7293) or email (stillvoice.ej@gmail.com) so that we can arrange a time for an initial phone call to discuss how I can help you.
The warmest of welcomes to my page. It’s my pleasure to meet you and however you are feeling right now, that’s welcome too.
I don’t know what brought you here, but maybe clarifying what the problem is, how those feelings are, expressing them somehow, can bring some relief and release.
Trauma. Depression. Shame. Anxiety. Neurodivergence. Your identities are welcome here.
I work integratively, with several theories and techniques, always with the deepest empathic respect for what you are going through. We need all our resources mobilised to work together, supporting you get through this!
The warmest of welcomes to my page. It’s my pleasure to meet you and however you are feeling right now, that’s welcome too.
I don’t know what brought you here, but maybe clarifying what the problem is, how those feelings are, expressing them somehow, can bring some relief and release.
Trauma. Depression. Shame. Anxiety. Neurodivergence. Your identities are welcome here.
I work integratively, with several theories and techniques, always with the deepest empathic respect for what you are going through. We need all our resources mobilised to work together, supporting you get through this!
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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.