Play Therapy in Craighall
I offer play therapy and individual psychotherapy, providing a safe and supportive space for clients to explore emotions, build resilience, and develop coping skills.
I conduct comprehensive Psycho-Educational assessments to better understand learning, emotional, and developmental needs, and to guide meaningful support at home and school. These assessments are used to identify strengths and challenges, determine eligibility for school-based accommodations, and provide practical recommendations to support learning.
I offer play therapy and individual psychotherapy, providing a safe and supportive space for clients to explore emotions, build resilience, and develop coping skills.
I conduct comprehensive Psycho-Educational assessments to better understand learning, emotional, and developmental needs, and to guide meaningful support at home and school. These assessments are used to identify strengths and challenges, determine eligibility for school-based accommodations, and provide practical recommendations to support learning.
Most people just want to be happy. While that can certainly be achieved through counselling, I believe happiness is an emotion, like others, that comes and goes. Instead I work with you to create more peace, joy and fulfilment in your life. These are deeper long-lasting goals that are the foundation of life satisfaction. Over and above the specific concern you wish to work on, I aim to help you connect with who you really are as a person and facilitate the path to who you would like to be.
Most people just want to be happy. While that can certainly be achieved through counselling, I believe happiness is an emotion, like others, that comes and goes. Instead I work with you to create more peace, joy and fulfilment in your life. These are deeper long-lasting goals that are the foundation of life satisfaction. Over and above the specific concern you wish to work on, I aim to help you connect with who you really are as a person and facilitate the path to who you would like to be.
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Services include; play therapy, individual and group therapy for adolescents and adults.
Clinical psychologist with a demonstrated history of working in psychiatric hospitals, correctional services, corporate and private practice. Skilled in Neurocognitive, cognitive and personality assessments, developmental transitional processes, Autism Spectrum Disorders, LGBTQ, individual and group therapy. Strong healthcare services professional with an MA Clinical Psychology from the University of Pretoria. “I pride myself in continuously developing my skills as a clinician through volunteering my time, attending various professional courses, and regular personal and group supervision”.
Services include; play therapy, individual and group therapy for adolescents and adults.
Clinical psychologist with a demonstrated history of working in psychiatric hospitals, correctional services, corporate and private practice. Skilled in Neurocognitive, cognitive and personality assessments, developmental transitional processes, Autism Spectrum Disorders, LGBTQ, individual and group therapy. Strong healthcare services professional with an MA Clinical Psychology from the University of Pretoria. “I pride myself in continuously developing my skills as a clinician through volunteering my time, attending various professional courses, and regular personal and group supervision”.
For children, I incorporate Play Therapy to foster self-expression and healing in a safe, creative environment.
Together, we’ll uncover patterns, set clear goals, and create lasting strategies to help you feel more confident, connected, and in control of your life.
For children, I incorporate Play Therapy to foster self-expression and healing in a safe, creative environment.
Together, we’ll uncover patterns, set clear goals, and create lasting strategies to help you feel more confident, connected, and in control of your life.
These could combine different Therapeutic approaches based on Psychology, Psychotherapy, Narrative Therapy, CBT, Play Therapy, NLP, Spiritual, Transformation and Life Coaching.
Lola is a Nguni word which means sharpen. Lola training offers holistic counselling and coaching to support groups and individuals to encourage sharpening of skills, talents and abilities. Sharpen your mind, your horizons but mostly sharpen your discernment so as to clearly see your path in this present world.
These could combine different Therapeutic approaches based on Psychology, Psychotherapy, Narrative Therapy, CBT, Play Therapy, NLP, Spiritual, Transformation and Life Coaching.
Lola is a Nguni word which means sharpen. Lola training offers holistic counselling and coaching to support groups and individuals to encourage sharpening of skills, talents and abilities. Sharpen your mind, your horizons but mostly sharpen your discernment so as to clearly see your path in this present world.
With nearly two decades of experience, I support people navigating life transitions, grief, identity questions, and complex emotional terrain. Growth is rarely linear. It asks us to face loss, uncertainty, and change while discovering who we are becoming.
I offer a warm, non-judgmental space where your story is taken seriously. Drawing on creative arts, narrative practice, and spiritual reflection where appropriate, I help you make sense of your experience, reconnect with your strengths, and move toward a life that feels more grounded, coherent, and truly your own.
With nearly two decades of experience, I support people navigating life transitions, grief, identity questions, and complex emotional terrain. Growth is rarely linear. It asks us to face loss, uncertainty, and change while discovering who we are becoming.
I offer a warm, non-judgmental space where your story is taken seriously. Drawing on creative arts, narrative practice, and spiritual reflection where appropriate, I help you make sense of your experience, reconnect with your strengths, and move toward a life that feels more grounded, coherent, and truly your own.
Many of the people I work with are navigating stress, anxiety, life transitions, relationship challenges, workplace pressures, grief, trauma, or feeling overwhelmed by the demands of everyday life. I also have a passion for supporting young adults and individuals facing personal, academic, or career-related challenges. Together, we create a safe, non-judgmental space to explore concerns, identify strengths, and develop practical ways of coping, healing, and moving towards meaningful personal growth.
Many of the people I work with are navigating stress, anxiety, life transitions, relationship challenges, workplace pressures, grief, trauma, or feeling overwhelmed by the demands of everyday life. I also have a passion for supporting young adults and individuals facing personal, academic, or career-related challenges. Together, we create a safe, non-judgmental space to explore concerns, identify strengths, and develop practical ways of coping, healing, and moving towards meaningful personal growth.
My ideal client is someone who is navigating a significant personal, emotional, or life transition and is seeking a safe, non-judgmental space to understand themselves more deeply. They may be struggling with issues such as anxiety, stress, burnout, self-esteem concerns, relationship difficulties, trauma, or the emotional weight of family and social pressures. Often, they arrive feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, or stuck aware that something needs to shift but unsure of where to begin.
Their needs centre around being genuinely heard, validated, and provided with a therapeutic relationship they can trust.
My ideal client is someone who is navigating a significant personal, emotional, or life transition and is seeking a safe, non-judgmental space to understand themselves more deeply. They may be struggling with issues such as anxiety, stress, burnout, self-esteem concerns, relationship difficulties, trauma, or the emotional weight of family and social pressures. Often, they arrive feeling overwhelmed, misunderstood, or stuck aware that something needs to shift but unsure of where to begin.
Their needs centre around being genuinely heard, validated, and provided with a therapeutic relationship they can trust.
I am a Social work, due to the lack in communication and pride, Lot of good marriages and up in divorce. Take pride in your marriage. Fight to save your marriage or relationship. Let me help you.
I am a Social work, due to the lack in communication and pride, Lot of good marriages and up in divorce. Take pride in your marriage. Fight to save your marriage or relationship. Let me help you.
Our Mental Health and Social Justice Clinic provides psychological evaluations, assessments, and counseling to children, teens, youth, adults, and seniors. We also provide somatic therapy such as yoga, mindfulness sessions, drumming, and art therapy. We are specialists in trauma-informed therapy, and our practice provides individual, group, and family therapy services to survivors of domestic violence and violent crimes. Our licensed team of therapists is devoted to providing quality services, and our social justice commitment is to seeing you thrive in the community.
Our Mental Health and Social Justice Clinic provides psychological evaluations, assessments, and counseling to children, teens, youth, adults, and seniors. We also provide somatic therapy such as yoga, mindfulness sessions, drumming, and art therapy. We are specialists in trauma-informed therapy, and our practice provides individual, group, and family therapy services to survivors of domestic violence and violent crimes. Our licensed team of therapists is devoted to providing quality services, and our social justice commitment is to seeing you thrive in the community.
I use an integrative approach, drawing on play therapy, Teddy Bear Therapy, creative/art-based interventions, and brain-based strategies.
As an Educational Psychologist, my ideal clients are children, teens, and young adults who are feeling overwhelmed by the demands of school, work, or home life. They may be struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, learning barriers, or difficulty regulating their emotions. Parents may want to understand and support their child better, while adults may seek clarity, balance, and healthier ways to cope with stress. At the heart of it, we all want to feel heard, supported, and equipped with practical tools that allow us— or our children — to thrive both emotionally and academically.
I use an integrative approach, drawing on play therapy, Teddy Bear Therapy, creative/art-based interventions, and brain-based strategies.
As an Educational Psychologist, my ideal clients are children, teens, and young adults who are feeling overwhelmed by the demands of school, work, or home life. They may be struggling with anxiety, low self-esteem, learning barriers, or difficulty regulating their emotions. Parents may want to understand and support their child better, while adults may seek clarity, balance, and healthier ways to cope with stress. At the heart of it, we all want to feel heard, supported, and equipped with practical tools that allow us— or our children — to thrive both emotionally and academically.
At the Light Healing Sanctuary, we provide a warm and safe space for patients to express their emotions , address their innermost conflicts and learn how to grow and heal. We provide Therapeutic containment in a beautiful healing space that nurtures the patient's inner motivation to succeed. In maintaining the highest levels of professionalism and adopting cutting edge therapeutic interventions, we strive to ensure that patients receive the best treatment possible. At The Light Healing Sanctuary, we strive to "Shed a guiding light on your healing journey."
At the Light Healing Sanctuary, we provide a warm and safe space for patients to express their emotions , address their innermost conflicts and learn how to grow and heal. We provide Therapeutic containment in a beautiful healing space that nurtures the patient's inner motivation to succeed. In maintaining the highest levels of professionalism and adopting cutting edge therapeutic interventions, we strive to ensure that patients receive the best treatment possible. At The Light Healing Sanctuary, we strive to "Shed a guiding light on your healing journey."
Lize Wilken is a creative and dynamic Social Worker with extensive years of experience working with individuals, adolescents and children. She is highly skilled and provides quality services that puts theory into practice in an empathetic and nurturing manner. Lize provides her clients, with a safe environment that enables growth, change and healing in an ethical and competent manner based on knowledge and experience.
Lize Wilken is a creative and dynamic Social Worker with extensive years of experience working with individuals, adolescents and children. She is highly skilled and provides quality services that puts theory into practice in an empathetic and nurturing manner. Lize provides her clients, with a safe environment that enables growth, change and healing in an ethical and competent manner based on knowledge and experience.
I have a special interest in working with attachment, infant & child mental health, relational trauma, relationship difficulties, loss, personality and mood disorders.I assist and support people through their greatest suffering and the most painful moments of their lives through psychotherapy. I am passionate about assisting people, through the therapeutic journey to recognize their strength and resilience, and to step forward with grace and courage. I have found great fulfillment in my role as a psychotherapist, as I am permitted to carry in my heart and mind the stories of other people’s love, hurt, trauma, struggles and growth.
I have a special interest in working with attachment, infant & child mental health, relational trauma, relationship difficulties, loss, personality and mood disorders.I assist and support people through their greatest suffering and the most painful moments of their lives through psychotherapy. I am passionate about assisting people, through the therapeutic journey to recognize their strength and resilience, and to step forward with grace and courage. I have found great fulfillment in my role as a psychotherapist, as I am permitted to carry in my heart and mind the stories of other people’s love, hurt, trauma, struggles and growth.
I specialise in psychoeducational assessments and talks. Most especially in autism and neurodiversity. I am here to offer compassionate support, while building resilient and strong individuals who can thrive in this world. I offer a wide range of assessments for children, adolescents, and young adults. The goal is to offer practical recommendations on how to best support your child / yourself through developmental challenges. We also have a team of psychologists with whom I work to offer the support you need.
I specialise in psychoeducational assessments and talks. Most especially in autism and neurodiversity. I am here to offer compassionate support, while building resilient and strong individuals who can thrive in this world. I offer a wide range of assessments for children, adolescents, and young adults. The goal is to offer practical recommendations on how to best support your child / yourself through developmental challenges. We also have a team of psychologists with whom I work to offer the support you need.
I am able to work with someone through Crisis Intervention, Play Therapy, Cognitive-behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, Family Therapy, Solution-Focused and Group Therapy.
It's a joy to walk with someone through the uncertain streets of mental health challenges. Help one to rebuild, and find "their sense of self', to learn and unlearn in order to attain a state of wellness. To help one set and follow through their life goals, be capacitated to handle future stressors but most of all to know when you are not ok and understand that it's ok, not to be ok. I work with children, teenagers, adults, couples, and the families. This is achieved with empathy and understanding that life is a Tapestry and Your journey of wellbeing is unique to you.
I am able to work with someone through Crisis Intervention, Play Therapy, Cognitive-behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Humanistic Therapy, Family Therapy, Solution-Focused and Group Therapy.
It's a joy to walk with someone through the uncertain streets of mental health challenges. Help one to rebuild, and find "their sense of self', to learn and unlearn in order to attain a state of wellness. To help one set and follow through their life goals, be capacitated to handle future stressors but most of all to know when you are not ok and understand that it's ok, not to be ok. I work with children, teenagers, adults, couples, and the families. This is achieved with empathy and understanding that life is a Tapestry and Your journey of wellbeing is unique to you.
I offer play therapy, narrative and meaning-centred counselling in a compassionate, supportive space.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or walking through grief or trauma? You may feel like no one understands what you are carrying. In our sessions, we will work at your pace.
I offer play therapy, narrative and meaning-centred counselling in a compassionate, supportive space.
Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or walking through grief or trauma? You may feel like no one understands what you are carrying. In our sessions, we will work at your pace.
If you’re a young adult trying to make sense of all the things—adulting, identity, stress, anxiety, big life questions—you’re in the right place. I offer a supportive, judgment-free space where you can unpack, explore, and grow at your own pace.
As a counsellor, I blend traditional talk therapy with creative approaches like art-based counselling and guided meditation. Why? Because sometimes words aren’t enough—and that’s okay. Whether you’re a doodler, daydreamer, deep thinker or all of the above, we’ll find ways to express and explore what’s really going on beneath the surface.
If you’re a young adult trying to make sense of all the things—adulting, identity, stress, anxiety, big life questions—you’re in the right place. I offer a supportive, judgment-free space where you can unpack, explore, and grow at your own pace.
As a counsellor, I blend traditional talk therapy with creative approaches like art-based counselling and guided meditation. Why? Because sometimes words aren’t enough—and that’s okay. Whether you’re a doodler, daydreamer, deep thinker or all of the above, we’ll find ways to express and explore what’s really going on beneath the surface.
You’re looking for play-based counselling for children, mindful parenting tools, or postpartum coaching with real solutions for calmer days, deeper connection, and a more resilient family life.
I help children, parents, and families manage stress, anxiety, grief, postpartum changes, or behavioural concerns. I use evidence-based methods. With children, I offer play-based counselling. With parents, I focus on mindful parenting and practical tools to build calm, confidence, and connection.
You’re looking for play-based counselling for children, mindful parenting tools, or postpartum coaching with real solutions for calmer days, deeper connection, and a more resilient family life.
I help children, parents, and families manage stress, anxiety, grief, postpartum changes, or behavioural concerns. I use evidence-based methods. With children, I offer play-based counselling. With parents, I focus on mindful parenting and practical tools to build calm, confidence, and connection.
I am a clinical psychologist by profession. During our time together, my role will entail providing a holding, supportive, non-judgement and unconditional acceptance to help you navigate and understand what is that makes you mentally and emotionally unwell. I am curious about your story. Do you need help processing a trauma or loss, perhaps you're currently dealing with various stressors or relational problems. Are you experiencing a low mood, have a pessimistic outlook on life, diminished interest in activities or low self-worth. Could it be constant worry, insomnia, panic attacks? Whatever it is, let's unpack!
I am a clinical psychologist by profession. During our time together, my role will entail providing a holding, supportive, non-judgement and unconditional acceptance to help you navigate and understand what is that makes you mentally and emotionally unwell. I am curious about your story. Do you need help processing a trauma or loss, perhaps you're currently dealing with various stressors or relational problems. Are you experiencing a low mood, have a pessimistic outlook on life, diminished interest in activities or low self-worth. Could it be constant worry, insomnia, panic attacks? Whatever it is, let's unpack!
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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.