About Play Therapy
Children learn, explore, and communicate through play. When a child experiences any disturbance in their world, it can appear as anxiety, depression, behavior and performance problems at school. Children are able to process these difficulties through play in therapy. By offering a safe environment and unique relationship with each child, we are able to foster a sense of safety and ignite healing and change.
Through play therapy we help children communicate and work through their emotions in a way that is safe and natural for them. We believe that emotional intelligence is essential for development. It helps in various aspects of life from self-soothing to interpersonal relationships, and is important for children and adults alike.
Our child therapists will work with your child and your family to create goals and a plan that meets their individual needs. We work collaboratively to help children thrive!
The Playa Vista Counseling Difference
Our office has a designated play therapy office, with an assortment of play therapy toys, tools and books for children to work with. This helps us provide children with a unique space for them to explore but also allows us to maintain continuity and consistency in our work with them. We believe routine and predictability is important for children and this special play therapy room really becomes their own safe space.
Children learn, explore, and communicate through play. When a child experiences any disturbance in their world, it can appear as anxiety, depression, behavior and performance problems at school. Children are able to process these difficulties through play in therapy. By offering a safe environment and unique relationship with each child, we are able to foster a sense of safety and ignite healing and change.
Through play therapy we help children communicate and work through their emotions in a way that is safe and natural for them. We believe that emotional intelligence is essential for development. It helps in various aspects of life from self-soothing to interpersonal relationships, and is important for children and adults alike.
Our child therapists will work with your child and your family to create goals and a plan that meets their individual needs. We work collaboratively to help children thrive!
The Playa Vista Counseling Difference
Our office has a designated play therapy office, with an assortment of play therapy toys, tools and books for children to work with. This helps us provide children with a unique space for them to explore but also allows us to maintain continuity and consistency in our work with them. We believe routine and predictability is important for children and this special play therapy room really becomes their own safe space.
The play therapy office at Playa Vista Counseling
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The child therapy room has a variety of materials including:
- Art Supplies - Children's tent - Sand tray - Puppets - People and animal figurines - Legos and building blocks - Card and board games The space offers familiar objects which are used in a therapeutic way to play/work our way through the problem at hand. |
Working with Parents
We believe that a parent's role in their child's therapy process is crucial, and therefore we integrate the parents in their treatment. Before the child's first visit, we will meet with and discuss treatment goals and the process of therapy for children. During the time we are working with your child, we will provide feedback and suggestions of how things can be changed or improved at home to help with the process. In addition, we often will make book and workbook recommendations, give parents handouts and refer to resources we find helpful. We can also provide therapy for parenting to help parents create the optimal system for their family.
Problem Areas Commonly Treated
Our counselors work with children experiencing various problems that may present individually or in the family system, at home or at school. Some of the issues we commonly treat include:
We believe that a parent's role in their child's therapy process is crucial, and therefore we integrate the parents in their treatment. Before the child's first visit, we will meet with and discuss treatment goals and the process of therapy for children. During the time we are working with your child, we will provide feedback and suggestions of how things can be changed or improved at home to help with the process. In addition, we often will make book and workbook recommendations, give parents handouts and refer to resources we find helpful. We can also provide therapy for parenting to help parents create the optimal system for their family.
Problem Areas Commonly Treated
Our counselors work with children experiencing various problems that may present individually or in the family system, at home or at school. Some of the issues we commonly treat include:
- Anxiety and excess worrying
- ADHD
- Depression
- Emotional Regulation
- Grief
- Trauma & Abuse
- Behavioral Issues
- Social Skills Training
- Changes in Family System