My work is grounded in the principles and techniques of Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT).

CCPT is a developmentally appropriate model of therapy for children and preteens that uses play as the primary way of helping them express their feelings, process experiences, and work through personal challenges.

Children make sense of the world, express feelings, and work through challenges using play. In CCPT, children lead the play while the therapist provides the relationship, time, opportunity, and tools for emotional processing to occur.

Through play, children process emotions, try out new ways of coping, solve problems, and practice social and emotional skills, all in the presence of an attuned and highly skilled clinician.

Play-based therapy helps many children, including those who need support for anxiety, grief, behavioural issues, life transitions, social difficulties, and self-confidence.

CCPT has been proven to:

• Increase emotional regulation and impulse control

• Decrease aggression, defiance, and anxiety

• Improve self-esteem, social skills, and problem-solving

• Improve relational functioning

• Develop self-responsibility, self-trust, and autonomy

• Reduce trauma symptoms

1. Book a no-cost 15-minute consultation call

   • This is an opportunity to tell me what’s going on. I ask you a few questions and we book a full intake if we’re a good fit.

2. Schedule an 80-minute intake

   • Here, we dive deeply into your child’s history and your concerns as their parent. During this time, I will also describe the process of play-based therapy in more depth.

3. Review parent info package

   • All parents I work with receive an emailed introduction package of information related to play-based therapy, child development, and recommended skills to implement at home.

4. Bring your child in for play sessions

   • This is where the work starts. You will bring your child in for their weekly, 45-minute play session. This is a time only for the child and therapist.

5. Attend parent consultation sessions

   • Every month, I will meet with you to discuss what I’m noticing in the playroom and to answer questions you may have. I include skills coaching as part of these consultations.

I provide play-based therapy as a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Registered Social Worker (RSW) in British Columbia. I provide receipts upon payment, which you can then submit for reimbursement with your insurance company, if applicable.