Room to BloomTherapies

What We Offer

Play and Creative Arts Therapy

For children aged 4 to 12

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We see the whole child beyond behaviours and beyond the diagnosis, we see your child’s heart and help others see it too.

My mission is to offer a safe, nurturing space for children to grow. I support children facing mental, emotional, social, or behavioural difficulties that hold them back from being understood and reaching their true potential.

Therapy is offered in a purpose-built, child-friendly playroom located in Pembury, Tunbridge Wells. This specialised home-based space is fully equipped to help your child feel safe, explore their complex feelings, navigate their difficulties, and begin to heal themselves at their own pace.

What Your Child May Be Experiencing

  • Anxiety
  • Aggression
  • Autistic burnout
  • Difficulties arising from bereavement
  • Depression
  • Attachment difficulties
  • Abuse and trauma
  • Grief
  • Loss
  • Communication difficulties
  • Self-hate
  • Meltdowns
  • Masking
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Self-harm
  • Family breakdown
  • Poor appetite or overeating
  • Low self-esteem
  • Separation anxiety
  • Disturbed sleep
  • Underperformance academically or socially

What is Play and Creative Arts Therapy?

A safe, research-backed way for children to work through big feelings and experiences, restore confidence, and find their voice.

Play therapy is a developmentally sensitive form of psychotherapy specifically suited to children as it enables them to communicate through their primary means of expression: play and creativity.

The therapeutic relationship that develops between child and therapist facilitates the child's ability to explore and express both creatively and verbally, not only their thoughts and feelings, but also their perception of relationships and life experiences.

Why is play therapy useful for children?

As adults we might use our words to talk to a person we trust about the things that are troubling us. So, it is understandable that we assume children can do the same. However, the ability to put words and meaning to feelings is a complex neurological task that develops only gradually throughout childhood, meaning that often children are left feeling the intensity of their emotions but without any means of communicating how they are feeling. This can often result in behaviour changes that are concerning to parents and teachers. Play therapy provides children with a means of expression for their too-big feelings.

How does it work?

A play therapist uses a toolkit to help children express their feelings and explore them in a way that feels natural and developmentally appropriate:

  • Clay
  • Art
  • Puppets
  • Sand
  • Dressing-up
  • Music
  • Therapeutic storytelling
  • Games
  • Feelings cards
  • Role-play

This enables each child to explore and express themselves and their difficulties in a safe, contained space with a therapist who is separate from home and school.

In a play therapy session each child has autonomy in choosing how they want to play and express themselves.

I will watch, tune in, mirror, reflect back feelings and share in the experience as the child takes me on a journey and shares their story.

Through the metaphor of play a child can experience, explore, feel, control and try out new ways of being and behaving.

Therapy Intervention Flow & Fees

  1. Get in touch

    Parents, carers or professionals fill in the contact form through our website.

    I aim to respond within 48 hours.

  2. Free 15‑minute Initial Consultation

    Free

    I offer a free initial phone call to answer your questions and confirm how I can help.

  3. Initial Parent / Carers Consultation

    £70

    60-minute face-to-face or online consultation

    We will chat about your family history, your child’s development, and their current challenges. If we agree that therapy would be beneficial, I’ll offer you both a free welcome visit.

  4. Free 15‑minute Child Welcome Visit

    Free

    We will meet together so your child can explore the playroom and get to know me. I will explain how therapy works using child-friendly language. This gentle visit helps your child decide if they want to come back.

  5. Therapy Sessions

    £60

    We start with an initial block of 12 weekly sessions. Each session lasts 40 minutes. We will meet regularly to review your child's progress. We can then stop, add another block of sessions or move to a long-term therapy plan.

  6. Review / Ending Consultation with Parents

    £35

    30-minute consultation

    To discuss your child’s progress and offer strategies and advice that can be applied at home.

Good to know

  • Sessions Sessions take place at a private playroom in Pembury. In accordance with guidance I normally offer an initial block of twelve sessions, each session being 40 minutes. I review progress at the midpoint to discuss progress with parents. If twelve sessions is insufficient then additional sessions may be necessary.
  • Payment Payment is required in advance. I am happy to accept payment by bank transfer, either as you go (weekly) or as a block booking.
  • Insurance Please note I am not registered with private health insurance providers.

Ready to take the first step?

Book a free, pressure free 15 minute consultation to find out how we can help.

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