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Bright Star Therapy - Play Therapy

Play therapy, for children from 3 to 16, is a method of helping children with social, emotional and behavioural problems to help themselves.

Play is the child’s natural medium of self-expression. It is essential for development. Play Therapy gives the child an opportunity to play out their feelings and problems with a therapeutic objective.

Through working mainly non-directively it provides a confidential space, alleviating emotional, behavioural and mental health problems, enabling improved concentration and learning.

It can help with a range of issues and between 70-88% of children show a positive change. Most sessions are individual, but group sessions of 2-4 children may be possible.

Who to contact

Name: Vanessa Kroll
Position: Director of Bright Star Therapy
Telephone: 07854 664424
Email: brightstarplaytherapy@gmail.com
Website: http://www.brightstartherapy.co.uk
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Where to go

Area served: All Suffolk
Notes: I visit various schools and foster care organisations, if necessary I will arrange a suitable local venue in an area of up to 20 miles around Bury St Edmunds.

Days & Times

Monday to Friday, other days / times may be possible.
Time of day: Morning
Afternoon
Session Information: Individual sessions last 35-40 minutes depending on the age of the child. Group sessions last 50-60 minutes depending on the age of the children.

Other details

Table of costs

Table of costs
Amount	Cost Type
£45 per individual session, some concessions are available.
£65 per group session.

Referral required?

Referral and availability notes

Any enquiries will be responded to as soon as possible and an initial meeting will be free of charge.

Age Groups

Children (5-11), Young people

Accreditation website

http://playtherapy.org.uk

Accreditation details

Post Graduate Diploma in Play Therapy (PTUK) (from October 2016)

Notes

Play Therapy can be effective for children and young people who:

Find it difficult to concentrate or learn
Have nightmares or disturbed sleep
Are at risk from / have been excluded from school
Have suffered trauma
Have suffered from emotional, physical or sexual abuse
Are adopted of fostered
Are struggling to cope with their parents' separation or divorce
Are suffering from anxiety, stress or phobias
Have suffered a loss or bereavement
Are withdrawn or unhappy
Are ill, disabled or autistic
Find it difficult to make friends
Quarrel frequently with peers or siblings
Bully others or are bullied themselves
Display inappropriate behaviour
Don't play

Support for people with disabilities

Access Suffolk

Experience of including people with special educational needs and disabilities: Play Therapy can benefit any children with social, emotional and behavioural problems.
Contact: Vanessa Kroll
Telephone: 07854 664424
Email: brightstarplaytherapy@gmail.com
Links: http://www.brightstartherapy.co.uk
Conditions Supported: Autistic spectrum conditions
Communication difficulties
Learning difficulties
Sensory impairments