The hero lives within us all. Children are familiar with this character in life. It hides in their dreams and nightmares. Shows up in their struggles. Appears in their fights. The hero has many faces. Names. Identities. In Play Therapy their hero appears as characters, in stories, role play, drawings.
For play therapy to ‘work’, the therapist must develop a warm, friendly relationship with the child, in which good rapport is established early on. This Axline principle appears straightforward – isn’t this the type of relationship that most therapists aim to create with clients during sessions? In my new book,
Talking about problems can be difficult for children. A child may not know the language to describe their feelings. They may not have the words to describe why they are behaving they way they are. A child may not be able to explain what they find difficult. In these cases,
After delivering training last week, I saw that some people really just want solutions, they want to be told what to do with their children, quickly. But is quick always the best answer? I had an example of that this week in my clinic – Nancy (not her real name) looked
Children worry about spiders. Parents worry about children worrying. Must kill the spider! Get rid of the child’s anxiety. No. Killing the spider won’t kill the child’s anxiety. Become curious about the spider. Where has it come from? What does it need? Is there anything the spider wants to say
The death of Queen Elizabeth II has made grievers of us all. Who can forget her televised address to the nation during the Pandemic, reminding us that, ‘we will meet again’? Uniting us in the depths of our socially distanced despair. Comforting us with the prospect of hope, and renewed
Finding hope after parental loss A child loses a parent every twenty-two minutes in the UK. That’s 1 child in every classroom. Childhood bereavement brings with it a whole series of challenges for the bereaved child – challenges they will deal with all their lives. A bereaved Dad expressed his
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Amanda Seyderhelm is a recognised expert in her field of innovative creative play therapy for children.
Amanda is also a published author and an accredited CPD Trainer for practitioners
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