The benefits of play therapy include:
- A safe space in which a child can express their thoughts and feelings.
- Can facilitate the child’s development of self esteem, problem solving and coping skills.
- Supports emotional healing and growth.
- Allows the child to develop their own decision making and accepting responsibility for these decisions.
- Allows a child to develop social skills.
- Gives the opportunity to understand the world in which they live
- Aids a child’s ability to make friends and work through this process.
- Gives a child the strength to develop their own natural healing resources.
- Builds confidence
- Grows a child’s imagination and creativity
- Allows a child to express themselves without using words.
