Dragonfly Play and Creative Arts Therapy is based in South East Cornwall. Founded by Dionne Rodber, a fully qualified and experienced Play Therapist. Dionne is registered with Play Therapy UK (PTUK) and, as such, meets the exacting standards of The Professional Standards Authority (PSA).

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Play Therapy

 

Children do not readily have the words to describe their thoughts, feelings and perceptions of their internal and external world.  Since the 1920s play has been used in psychotherapy to help children of all ages, gender and culture to learn, communicate and make sense of their life experiences.

 

Play is vital to every child's social, emotional, cognitive, physical, creative and language development. It helps make learning concrete for all children and young people. 

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Play Therapy is an effective therapy that helps children modify their behaviours, clarify their self-concept and build healthy relationships.

 

By entering into a dynamic relationship with the therapist, Play Therapy enables the child to express, explore and make sense of their difficult and painful experiences just as, in certain types of adult therapy, an individual 'talks out' their difficulties. Play Therapy helps children find healthier ways of communicating, develop fulfilling relationships, increase resilience and facilitate emotional literacy.