Puppy play therapy is a wonderful resource for children who love animals: it has high engagement, is more intensive and therefore can be more effective than more traditional forms of talking therapy.
We are now able to travel with dogs (and sometimes a chicken!) to provide a mobile form of live, accelerated play therapy. We go directly to schools, liaising with teachers as to timing.
The kind of therapy is indicated if children are pre-verbal, non-verbal, have severe trust issues, are unable to manage an office setting or generally need more containment and behavioural management than talking therapy can provide.
We take children from 3 years, helping individuals and groups to:
- Build relationships
- Read social behaviour
- Deal with anxiety and aggression
- Process and symbolise feelings
- Work collaboratively, instead of using dominance
- Delight in a unconditional, non-judgemental relationship
The group is particularly beneficial for:
- Children who might perceive and react to the world a little differently
- Children who manage their feelings in ways that can cause difficulty for others
- Children who find it easier to love and trust pets than people
Contact
Contact us today by calling 747-7778 or complete our secure referral form here.