Play Therapy Adelaide

Play Therapy For Kids in Adelaide

At New Paradigm Living, we have refined play therapy to provide children and adolescents with a way to explore and express what is bothering them. We do this by incorporating child-friendly toys, developing special relationships with the child, or just being bold enough to get down on their level, opening up a box of crayons for coloring, or letting them use a paintbrush. Play Therapy Adelaide is an approach to counseling based on the methods of play. Play therapy is a form of therapy providing that it focuses on the inherent relationship between a child’s ‘inner’ and ‘outer’ world, the child’s inner experience, and knowledge of self and others. Play therapists aim for structural change in the child by helping them develop a clearer sense of identity and self-esteem. They also aim to improve their overall behavior through collaboration between therapist and client, using role-play activities and storytelling. It is well known that play therapy is an effective way to help children with a range of psychological difficulties.

Welcome to New Paradigm Living

New Paradigm Living is a play therapy service in Adelaide, Australia, dedicated to providing you with the tools you need to achieve your best mental and emotional health. Play therapy is a powerful tool for helping children in Adelaide to express their emotions, develop coping skills, and build strong relationships. It is an evidence-based practice that has been used to help children with a variety of emotional and behavioral issues. Play therapy can be used to help children with problems such as anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and social skills. In play therapy sessions in Adelaide, experienced therapists provide a safe environment for children to explore their feelings and express themselves through play.

Expertise and compassion

Our team of experienced and qualified therapists are here to provide you with a safe and secure space to work through your issues. We understand the importance of creating a trusting environment that allows for deep healing.

Play Therapy for all ages

We offer play therapy for all ages – from children to adults. This type of therapy helps individuals process difficult emotions, gain insight into their behaviors, resolve conflicts, and develop healthy coping mechanisms.

Comprehensive treatment plans

Our treatment plans are tailored to meet the individual needs of each client. We use a variety of techniques such as art therapy, music therapy, psychodrama and other experiential therapies in order to work through emotional issues and find long-term solutions.

For Play Therapy in Adelaide

What Can We Offer?

In clinic or off-site visit behavioral therapy
Individual family support letter writing (school, pediatrician, external support)
Eco systems behavior support plan (individual, family and external supports)
Resource development (visuals, routine schedule plans, social stories)
School/kindy visits (transition/re-entry/behavior plan meetings)
NDIS progress report writing and applications
NDIS support coordination

A paradigm shift in pediatric behavioral therapy

In kindy I needed support to learn how to play and this often involved setting me up with activities where I would use toys independently. In reception, I was enrolled in a private school where I first experienced the label ‘naughty boy’. At five years old I began to dread being sent to the Principal’s office and was often sent there crying. After 3 terms of this, we were encouraged to leave the school. I then transitioned to Montessori learning. Although the new education approach did assist me in ways, ultimately the same situation occurred whereby my impulsive behaviors led to parents demanding the naughty boy removed. The rejection I felt was significant. Finally, I arrived in a public school in year 3 where a balance of structure and stimulation was achieved. In year 4, I had the good fortune of having an excellent teacher who encouraged us to have me assessed for Attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D). After a two-week placebo trial, my teachers believed if the second week was the real thing, we will take it. After commencing medication my concentration time doubled and my learning reflected this, particularly in reading and writing (memory and math skill were still rubbish, however this is often the case with an executive function disorder). Fortunately, from this point on I was able to complete my schooling and form strong peer relationships that I maintain to this day.

More Learning to Come

Considering academic accolades were not a thing for me (yet*), most of my self-worth came from sport and I spent most waking hours participating in some way. Nevertheless, the time came to grow up. Fast forward 10 years and after having every process/labor job under the sun, I was still clueless as to what my purpose was in terms of adulting. Aside from the obvious fact that one needs to earn a wage to live, I was also dealing with the issue of having a hidden disability and the pervasive societal misunderstanding that I was dumb or lazy.

The Good News

All people have value and worth and we deserve to know it. For me, my pathway to purpose was when I followed my sister’s advice to enroll in Foundation Studies at UniSA (hesitant to be sure*) and I discovered that my adult brain had far less background noise (friends, sports, girls, cars etc.) than my adolescent brain! Obviously, to my delight and amazement, I began to turn in work worthy of high marks, and it became clear that my strength was, and always has been human interaction.

The Takeaway

Disability does not define people, or their identity. What defines us is our resilience to persevere when we are faced with hurdles and rejection. As parents, support persons, family and friends, we all have a role to play in building the reflective armor in young people that they will need to grow. This is what I call, new paradigm living. – by Samuel Weightman

TESTIMONIALS

What clients say about us

My husband had his treatment at New Paradigm Living for Sleep Disorder really happy with the result.

we have 5-year-old daughter are really New Paradigm Living for helping her to improve her speaking with the help of therapy.