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Play Therapy & Art Therapy

Play and Art Therapy are therapeutic approaches, particularly effective for children. These therapies provide a safe space for kids to express their feelings and experiences through creative outlets.



These therapies has found to be much more effective when working with children than traditional ‘talk therapy’. When children are struggling with emotional problems, they usually don’t have the language and cognitive ability to express their thoughts and feelings verbally.


Therapists can gain insights into your child’s feelings and behaviors through their play and art, which can inform further interventions. These therapies can also help children develop coping skills on how to emotionally regulate themselves, improve focus, and enhance social interactions.


Play therapy is beneficial for children struggling with all kinds of things whether it is at home, at their school or in the community.


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How Do I know my child needs help?

It may be helpful to ask yourself a few of the questions below regarding your child.


  • Do they seem overly angry or have aggressive behaviour?
  • Does your child seem sad or fearful for no reason?
  • Is your child overly anxious when you are separated?
  • Is your child’s shyness causing dysfunction in their life?
  • Is your child displaying behaviours that they had grown out of? Such as sucking their thumb or talking in ‘baby talk’?
  • Does your child seem to have low self-esteem?
  • Does your child have problems sleeping, eating or eliminating waste?
  • Do you see a preoccupation with sexual behaviour?
  • Does your child complain of physical symptoms (e.g. headaches or stomach aches) that don’t seem to have any connection to their physical health?


Our play therapists work with children individually as well as with their families. Counselling is done with the objective of identifying the root cause of problems and work towards getting your healthy and happy child back.


Benefits of play Therapy

Here are just some of the beneficial outcomes that children may experience:


  • An increase in self-confidence
  • A reduction in anxiety
  • An increased ability to express their feelings
  • An ability to develop healthy boundaries
  • An ability to trust themselves and others and feel safe
  • A reconnection of healthy relationships
  • An increase of more appropriate behaviour


PARENT & CHILD ANGER MANAGEMENT

All kids get angry, like most adults. When we feel threatened, we move into fight, flight or freeze. Anger is the body’s “fight” response.


At The Family Enhancement Centre, we offer a collaborative parent and child counselling program to help children with managing their angry emotions. Our child counsellors work with the parents to help kids learn how to express their emotions in a healthy and safe way.


To learn more, call our office or send us an email at info@tfec.ca.



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When they may need help

Consider the following scenarios:


  • Children who are going through or have gone through a change in their family dynamic (e.g. separation or divorce of their parents, or an introduction to new parental figure).


  • Children who have experienced sexual, physical or emotional abuse. Note: Even if your child seems "ok",  please consider their need to see a professional to help them sort out all their confusing feelings.


  • Children who have experienced the death or loss of a loved one. This can span all situations from being brought into foster care to having an older sibling move away to college to the death of a grandparent – or even a family pet!


  • Children who have a physical illness / require hospitalization, and their siblings. It's understandable to be worried about your child’s’ physical health, but consider the importance of their mental health as well.


  • Children who have been involved in a motor vehicle accident or who have had a loved one involved in a motor vehicle accident. Such traumatic events can leave lasting damage, if not dealt with.


  • Children who have other diagnoses (e.g. Learning Disability or ADD / ADHD) often feel alone and like an outsider. Play therapy is a great way to really know how your child is feeling and how best you can help them.


  • Any child who has come from a home with violence in it, has witnessed violence or has even had a family member who has been assaulted. It is astounding how much fear and guilt a child can carry within themselves after these kinds of situations.


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