Frequently Asked Questions

Regular Play is a spontaneous and usually unstructured, child-led activity for enjoyment, natural development, and exploration. In contrast, Play Based Therapy & Coaching is a structured, purposeful intervention facilitated by a trained therapist using play as a communication tool to help children address or resolve developmental, emotional, social, or behavioral challenges. You will set goals together with your child's therapist who will structure and guide various play interventions to meet these goals. 

Sessions are always child-led, however at times, where needed they will be structured to maximise outcomes to meet your set goals. There is never any judgment or expectations with our approach and we love to simply go with the flow, which you will find is where most of the magic happens!

You can expect to see lots of play with toys conducted in a meaningful way, but we are passionate about incorporating expressive therapies conducted through art, music and in particular the use of flowers/plants/horticultural therapy (if the child is receptive and interested in these). Sensory play with water and sand trays are always a go to and much loved by our clients as well as gross motor development and exploration through the use of our soft play gym for the little ones!

Although we are passionate about early intervention for children with disabilities, developmental delays or autism, we see all children whose parents feel like they can benefit from a structured play-based therapy & coaching program for their cognitive, social and emotional development.  

Sessions can be implemented for young infants right through to 9 years of age. However, we do see older children whose parents feel they may benefit from sessions. 

We see clients right through the week with flexible time options and also offer a mobile service. We see clients at our private clinical space and office based in South West Sydney or are happy to visit you in home.

Please note:

All initial consultations and intake sessions are conducted in our office only.

Yes! Parents/caregivers remain present during the session. Where appropriate, the parent/caregiver is involved and provided with the tools to replicate aspects of sessions at home. This inclusive approach can further support a child. 

We want to fully focus on your child, so we recommend where possible that any other siblings or children are not present during our scheduled sessions.

If you would like to incorporate "sibling play based therapy & coaching" to work on social skills/relationship dynamics- this can be added as a goal, and a sibling is welcome to take part. 

Currently, we are taking private clients only. 

Therapeutic areas can include but are not limited to:

• Support emerging skills: Targeting areas like language development, communication, social interaction, cognitive development, sensory and motor skills.
• Process early experiences: Helping children understand and cope with transitions, anxieties, or challenges.
• Build a strong foundation: Fostering healthy emotional regulation, self-awareness, and confidence.