What is Play Therapy?

Play Therapy is an age and developmentally appropriate therapeutic intervention for children who experience social and emotional difficulties. Play is a child's natural form of communication. As children do not have the cognitive capacity to understand big feelings and emotions. A child's emotional state may then manifest through their behavior.

Play therapy is beneficial for children and adolescents who experience:

Anxiety,
Depression,
Self-harm,
Low-self esteem,
Social, emotional and behavioral difficulties,
Neurodivergent - ASD, ADHD,
Medical Trauma,
Trauma,
Bereavement and loss,

Play Therapy is an appropriate intervention for children from the ages of four and upwards.

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TESTIMONIALS FROM PARENTS

"Our son got so much from your sessions, we will be forever grateful for that!"

"We are extremely grateful for all our daughter has taken from her time with Claudia and for the positive ways she has helped our family".

"Our son has Autism and had difficulty with his behaviour. Claudia is like a child whisperer! I don’t know how she does it, but after each session was able to tell us what was going on and upsetting our child, so that we could put a plan in place to assist him with his communication and regulation".

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ABOUT ME

Welcome to my website!

My name is Claudia.

I am a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist with a specialization in Play Therapy. I am extremely passionate about what I do. I completed my Masters in Integrative and Humanistic Psychotherapy. I also have a Post Graduate Diploma in Play Therapy, and an Honors Degree in Social Care.

I currently work in private practice and I am based in Wexford town. I also work in primary schools in the South-East.

I previously worked as a play therapist and delivered parent training in services in Wicklow, Kilkenny and Limerick.

I have published several parenting articles in Irelands Mums and Tots magazine.

I also have a diverse background working with children and adults with disabilities prior to my psychotherapy training.

I am fully accredited with IAPTP- Irish Association of Play Therapy and Psychotherapy.

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CONTACT CLAUDIA

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PLAY THERAPY

Play Therapy starts with a parent consultation. This is to gain more information on the child's presenting difficulties. Play Therapy then takes place consistently every week.

The amount of sessions needed depends on the presenting issues, the child, and the family system.

PARENTING SUPPORT

Individualised parenting programmes are also available.
This involves a parent consultation to discuss the child's presenting issues. A support plan is then devised catered to the child and families needs. This is then reviewed every 4-6 weeks.

MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS

Mental Health interventions may be delivered in Schools or in Child Care services. Mental Health Interventions can be tailored to meet the needs of the service. The purpose of these programmes is to support staff in responding to children's emotional and behavioural difficulties in a more appropriate and therapeutic way.

EMOTIONS WORKSHOP

These groups workshops take place over summer for four consecutive weeks. The purpose of these workshops is for children to identify emotions and how to cope with them.
These workshops are appropriate for 7 to 9 year olds.
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"Play is a child's natural medium of communication" - Virginia Axline

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