What is Play Therapy?

Play therapy fosters a child's development of a secure sense of Self and promotes resilience. 

Children who participate in play therapy experience an accepting relationship

where they can explore their feelings and express their needs.

In turn, these children uncover their capabilities and return to their homes and schools

with a renewed sense of confidence.

Children who participate in play therapy ​​

• Develop a more positive self-concept

• Assume greater self-responsibility

• Become more self-directing

• Become more self-reliant

• Engage in self-determined decision making

• Experience a feeling of control

• Become sensitive to the process of coping

• Develop an internal source of evaluation

• Become more trusting of himself

Landreth, G. (2012). Play therapy: The art of the relationship. (3rd edition). New York: Routledge.

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To learn more about Play Therapy, visit the Association for Play Therapy.

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