SandPlay Therapy

Working with the sand and miniatures allows clients to express some of the thoughts, feelings and stories that would otherwise stay hidden in their subconscious mind and dreams. As the inexpressible become expressible, feelings are more clearly understood and articulated, and what is most important, can be expressed with openness and clarity.

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Ask about our counselling & conflict resolution services

We appreciate the different back-grounds, cultures and traditions within each family and want our clients to feel comfortable to question us about the approach we might take in their particular circumstances. Your free telephone consultation is an opportunity to check if there is a service we offer that will meet your needs or the needs of your family

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Why and when to contact us

While many families appear to sail through the different phases of family life, others find themselves losing a sense of connection with each other as they go through times of change, loss or uncertainty.

As busy parents struggle to balance home and work commitments, some children act out, some retreat, and others struggle with the challenges of accepting new step-parents or siblings.

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    We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.
    Helen Keller

    SandPlay
    Therapy

    Many clients, particularly children and young adults feel that working in a tactile way with sand and miniatures leaves them feeling a sense of relief or unburdening.

    SandPlay is particularly helpful for those who have difficulty expressing emotions, or describing what is troubling them.

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    Communication and Conflict Resolution

    As a client explains the challenges he or she is having communicating with a family member, we explore and discover together, which of the services below, may be most suitable to them: Communication Coaching; Facilitated Discussions; Child Inclusive Practice; Mediation; Conflict Coaching.

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    Counseling, Consulting and Coaching

    Counselling, Consulting and Coaching are three different services clients may choose from, to discuss and work through the issues that are causing them distress or concern.

    Each approach is respectful and non-judgmental, and every client has the opportunity to choose their own preferred style of interacting.

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    Free Counseling Consultation

    Counselors and Mediators are very aware that picking up the phone to book an appointment can be the hardest step. To assist clients in taking this step, and to give them a chance to check us out over the phone, we offer a free counseling consultation to all new clients.
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    Client feedback

    • We’d been so concerned about Nick since I moved out of the family home. His marks went way down, and he was getting really agro with his sister. Janet and I thought we’d kept our conflict in the background, but there was so much more going on in his head than we realized.”
      by father of 15 year old boy, who came for Child Inclusive Practice

    • I used to worry a lot that Ellie may have the same anxiety disorder that made life so difficult for me. Whether it was the SandPlay sessions she had with you, or the things David and I talked about with you, that has made so much difference, I don’t know! All I can say is that we are much more relaxed around each other now, and there’s more fun and laughter in our home.”
      by mother of a 7 year old girl referred for anxiety