Support now available for whole family - children & parents. Located in Mudgeeraba
About Play Therapy?
What is Play Therapy?
Play Therapy is a gentle, evidence-based therapeutic form of counselling that uses play to help children express emotions, process experiences, and develop healthy coping strategies.
'Toys are children's words and Play is their language' (Garry Landreth).
Play Therapists use specialised skills to support the child to make sense of their everyday experiences.
Play Therapy fosters self-awareness, emotional resilience, social skills, and confidence. In the Playroom, children are accepted exactly as they are and progress at their pace.
Play Therapy can be highly effective for children dealing with trauma, family changes, Autism, neurodiversity or difficulties with peers, offering a healing space where they feel truly heard and understood.
Welcome to Nurtured Pathways
Meet Amy-Owner/ Play Therapist - Autism Support Practitioner - Parent Support & Key Worker
Background:
Amy brings over 20 years of lived and professional experience supporting children with neurodiversity and their families, including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Delays, Anxiety, ADHD, Trauma and early years support.
Amy is a qualified child centred Play Therapist, Autism Support Practitioner and Primary School Teacher. Amy combines evidence-based strategies with each child's unique strengths to help them feel supported, understood and supports them to reach their full potential. Amy is an avid advocator to support children across all settings to be understood and supported. 'For every behaviour there is a reason' and she is a strong believer in helping children be understood and Play Therapy is an amazing tool where this to happen. Amy has experience with early intervention, disability, childhood trauma supports and neurodiversity.
As both a therapist and a mum, Amy understands families needs and has first hand experience raising a family with neurospiciness. Amy has a passion for supporting children who have experienced trauma and children in care.
Amy also works as a Key Worker with families/children under 9 with Early Childhood Intervention NDIS plans and assists in navigating and connecting therapies for families. NDIS plans and connecting with therapies can be very overwhelming, and having experienced this herself, Amy can relate and strives to be supportive and helpful through this space.
Amy cannot wait to support you and your family! Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like further information :)
Meet Peteria - Play Therapist & Parent Support
Peteria is a qualified child centred Play Therapist, Early Childhood teacher and child and family practioner with extensive experience in child development, early childhood education, early intervention, disability and family support.
Peteria has a special interest in trauma-informed practice, neurodiversity, emotional regulation and strengthening parent-child relationships. She is passionate about supporting children's emotional wellbeing, learning and development while working collaboratively with families to help each child reach their full potential.
Through child-led play, Peteria creates a warm, accepting environment where children feel safe to express themselves, build confidence, develop resilience and feel tryly seen , heard and acknowledged.
PTPA Associate Play Therapist
