About Us
Psychology and Play Therapy Australia is committed to ensuring the rights of children to access developmentally appropriate mental health, trauma recovery, family support, and education services to heal, grow and reach their potential. We seek to honour children’s experiences by promoting child-sensitive and trauma responsive therapeutic practices across all setting in which children live, learn and play.
We are at the forefront of integrating best practice psychological and play therapy approaches that focus on the healing powers of relationship and play, structured in a neurobiologically sensitive manner to meet the specific therapeutic needs of individual children. We recognise play as central to how children come to learn about themselves, their relationships, and their world.
There are two arms to our service:
1) Professional services – supervision, training & consultancy
2) Therapy services – clinic based in Hobart & telehealth offered Australia-wide
Psychology and Play Therapy Australia has established itself as an inspiring provider of supervision, training and consultancy services for professionals and organisations across the mental health, play therapy, child protection and Out of Home Care, education, and child and family organisation settings. We deliver these services Australia-wide and internationally. Our services are targeted to supporting psychologists, play therapists, counsellors, social workers, and organisations working therapeutically with children and families.
Our clinical service is based in Hobart in a private practice setting, and also provides telehealth services Australia-wide. We provide psychology and play therapy services in response to a broad range of presenting issues and referral sources. In addition, our Trauma Therapy Service provides dedicated trauma responsive care to children living in Out of Home Care, supporting their recovery from the effects of abuse and trauma.
We invite you to explore our website to learn more about our professional background, play therapy, upcoming professional development opportunities, and details about our range of supervision and consultancy services for you and/or your organisation.