Play and Creative Arts Therapy

Welcome to Sole Street Play. A therapeutic service that supports emotional wellbeing and mental health, through play and creative art therapy. Also offered is parental support using playful interventions to help rebuild positive connections and relationships.

I am a freelance Play Therapist based in Sole Street, Cobham, Kent. I feel very passionate about the powers of play and how it helps children and families heal. For many children it can be hard to understand, let alone express their feelings. Having the time, freedom and space surrounded by their familiar comforts and toys, they can start to explore and make sense of their world with a friendly, supportive play therapist by their side.

Support the present to heal the future

What is Play Therapy?

Play Therapy is a form of child therapy that provides a way for children to express their thoughts and feelings through their natural language of play.

It is often used when verbal therapy does not work.

For a child, the play equipment and art tools become their words. The children can use the equipment in the room to play out the experiences they are struggling with. Play Therapy provides that safe, non-judgmental space for the child. The Play Therapist supports the child through their own process and gives them the time and space they need, to feel more able to cope with challenging times and to thrive in their own self-esteem and mental wellbeing.

Who can it help?

Individual play therapy is suitable for children who have experienced difficulties such as: bereavement, family separation, abuse, trauma, fostering or adoption and young carers.

Play therapy is also beneficial for children who just can't find the words to be able to deal with the strong feelings they are having and as a result you may notice changes in their behaviour. This may be shown in a number of ways, including:

Anger and aggression
Self-harming
Extreme shyness or selective mute
Difficulty in forming or maintaining relationships
Anxiety, stress or phobias
Communication and behavioural delays or difficulties
Mood swings or inappropriate emotional responses
Low self esteem
Bullies or bullied children