Find a Therapist – BAPT Qualified Play Therapists, BAPT approved Supervisors & Trainers available for private work throughout the UK
Please note this is not a full list of Registered members – The full list of BAPT Qualified Play Therapists is available on the BAPT REGISTER page.
This facility allows you to access details of BAPT Registered Play Therapists and BAPT Approved Play Therapy Supervisors and Trainers, who are available for private and/or contractual work in your local area. Information here includes contact details, fees, geographic location and a description of practice.
All Play Therapists listed are Full members of BAPT and will also appear on the Register of Play Therapists.
Supervisors and Trainers listed are BAPT approved but not required to hold Full BAPT membership and therefore may not appear on the BAPT Register of Play Therapists.
*Sanction information is only held for Full members of BAPT.
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Found 38 Members
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Abigail Hassack
Qualifications
BA (hons) Childhood Studies, MA Play Therapy
Theoretical approach
I practice from a non-directive, child centred approach, but work more directively when appropriate. I havea special interest in attahcment. I also offer Theraplay - attachment based support sessions with parent/carer and child.
I have experience working in
Previous working background includes experience working as a Pupil Development Practitioner with vulnerable children of primary school age and their families: Liaising directly with other care professionals, SENCO’s, Educational Psychologists, teachers, therapists and social care teams. Working closely with and supporting parents. Making assessments of children’s needs, carrying out observations and holding discussions with relevant professionals. Determining, planning for and conducting the most appropriate programme of work including: Therapeutic group sessions for pupils as part of an outreach service, individual one to one sessions, intensive nurture programmes and staff training. Supporting children on a wide spectrum of need including those who may have experienced trauma such as loss or abuse, those who may be struggling socially with peers, or those presenting with extreme challenging behaviours.
Currently work within primary schools in both London and Herts. Please see my website for more information about myself and Play Therapy - www.playtherapyabi.co.uk
Email
aahassack@gmail.com
Telephone
07761744517
Fee scales
£40 per Therapy session - Please see www.playtherapyabi.co.uk
Sanctions
none
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Aneta Kunka
Areas covered
South London (Croydon, Sutton, Bromley, Merton), Catherham, Redhill and surrounded areas
Qualifications
MA Play Therapy, Master's degree in Pedagogy of Childhood
Theoretical approach
Non-directive/client-centred
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Stella Taiwo
Areas covered
South London: Lewisham, Lambeth, Southwark. Occasionally, other areas of London
Qualifications
MA in Play Therapy and BA in Education in early years. Trained in Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) and Life Story Work/Book
Theoretical approach
Humanistic/Child centered
I have experience working in
I have 10 years experience of work with vulnerable children and youngsters. My previous work experience includes hospitalised children and their families; cared-for and hard to reach children; SEND children and adolescents. Therapeutically, I have further experience of working in school environments, charities, and adoption agencies; I also have experience working in areas relating to attachment difficulties; domestic violence; loss; autism, severe behavioural issues, and learning difficulties.
Email
ayodelestella.taiwo@yahoo.com
Telephone
07402135677
Fee scales
From £45 per session. Full day rates available for schools and charities. Extra fees may apply
Sanctions
None
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Brid O' Donoghue
Areas covered
South West London (Clapham, London Borough of Wandsworth, Wimbledon, Fulham etc.) and other London areas within reasonable distance.
Qualifications
MA Play Therapy, MSc Applied Psychology, PGCE (Primary), BA Psychology
Theoretical approach
Child-Centred
Code of ethics
BAPT
I have experience working in
I am a free lance Play Therapist working predominantly in primary schools, providing one-to-one counselling for children through play.
I also offer Play Therapy and Filial Therapy sessions privately with clients and families at home, and I am flexible in my approach to accommodating the needs of working parents. I work closely with teachers and parents both privately and in schools.
Prior to becoming a Play Therapist, I worked with a youth mental health charity whilst studying psychology in university, and later became a primary school teacher. I have worked with children experiencing pre and post parental bereavement, loss, looked after children, adopted & foster families, children with emotional and behavioural difficulties, anger, children who have suffered trauma, abuse and neglect including witnessing domestic violence, low-self esteem, and anxiety.
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Catriona Ross
Areas covered
Wandsworth, Merton, Lambeth, Islington, Camden (inner London boroughs).
Qualifications
MA in Play Therapy (distinction), Diploma in Practitioner Counselling, BA (hons) English
Theoretical approach
Child-Centred
Code of ethics
BAPT
I have experience working in
Experience of working therapeutically with both children and adolescents. I am a specialist in children, adolescents and families affected by HIV. I am also experienced at working with children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse or who are at risk of sexual exploitation or offending. Other specialist experience includes trauma, bereavement and loss, parental separation, domestic violence, parental substance and alcohol misuse, and parental imprisonment.
Client centered and predominantly non-directive, however I adopt a more directive approach occasionally where appropriate.
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Diane Doyle
Areas covered
Wheelchair accessible private practice for adults and children in Acton, West london. Schools and home visits in Acton, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Wandsworth, Putney, Hounslow, Richmond, Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea
Qualifications
MA Play Therapy; Registered Theraplay practioner. Advanced MIM Assessment; Foundation Diploma in Dramatherapy; Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT – Research based 10- session Filial Therapy Model); Art Psychotherapy summer school; Early Years Educator EDEXCEL 3
Theoretical approach
Non - directive and child/ person centred Play Therapy. Relationship bonding Theraplay. Informed by neuroscience and attachment theory.
Code of ethics
BAPT
I have experience working in
I have over 25 years’ experience in working in a professional and therapeutic way with adults and children in various capacities in a variety of private, charitable and local authority settings (Family centres, support groups, primary schools, private and Social Services Nurseries and School Counselling Services).
I work closely with teachers and parent/carers to provide support, empathic listening, and practical strategies and use evidence based therapy to provide a way to measure progress in an environment that helps children and families to thrive.
I see my role as a supporting the parent carers as equal partners on this journey while always respecting the clients right to confidentiality as they work through difficult life experiences. Working in an open, honest manner has enabled me to effectively reach individuals and families that may be disaffected, hard to reach or closed down.
I can provide individual therapy, group therapy, nurture groups in schools and specific community settings. I use neuroscience and attachment theory to support my work with clients in a non-directive setting, however some directive work may be appropriate. I have experience with school refusal: past or present attachment difficulties ( relationship bonds between the child and their parental caregiver); physical and cognitive congenital and acquired disability; cutting and self harm; anxiety; divorce and separation; childhood trauma; pre and postnatal anxieties, and families and children who have suffered loss and bereavement.
I am trained in media and crisis management and am able to support children and schools who have suffered traumatic bereavement, for example, the sudden death of a child.
I offer a dedicated playroom with art, sand, water, clay, musical instruments, and wide range of culturally sensitive therapeutic toys and resources to aid therapeutic expression, but can also transport these resources to provide a peripatetic service to other locations.
Professional Memberships:
British Association of Play Therapists - Full Member;
Registered Theraplay Practioner
Association of Play Therapists United States - International Professional Member;
Food and Behaviour Research Institute - Associate Member.
Alternative communication:
Makaton and PECS.
Email
diane@playspace-expressions.com
Telephone
07860 577 915
Fee scales
From £50 per session. Half day and day rates available for school and community groups. Block rate for 15 session for adults. Evening appointments available.
Sanctions
None
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Eva Nesbitt
Areas covered
London-wide.
Qualifications
BSC, Masters in Play Therapy, Filial therapist & Therapeutic Life Story Worker
Theoretical approach
Personal /child centred, Attachment theory
Code of ethics
BAPT
I have experience working in
Specialising in Adopted and children under Special Guardianship Orders, who have severe attachment issues and have experienced abuse, neglect, trauma. I have further experience in Divorce, Bereavement, Autism, Bells palsy, Gender/identity disorders, Anxiety disorders, Post Traumatic Stress disorder, children with parents with mental health and/or substance misuse, physical health issues, Young Carers, children who have witnessed parental domestic violence and children classed with Special Educational Needs and Learning Disabilities.
I offer Therapeutic Life Story Work (TLSW) alongside Play therapy to help children gain a more holistic understanding, to process and accept their difficult histories in order to help them build a stronger internal model and a healthier and happier future.
I work directly with local authority adoption teams and am a registered provider with the Adoption Support Fund (ASF).
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Filipa Alvarez
Qualifications
Ma Play Therapy, Masters Forensic Psychology, BA (Honours) Applied Psychology (Clinical area), Theraplay and MIM level 1 and level 2, DDP Level 1Filial Therapy, Therapeutic Life Story Work
Theoretical approach
child centered/ non-directive, integrating other approaches (such as attachment theory, psychodynamic model) or more focused techniques as appropriate. SUPERVISION: Client-centered, non-directive approach, integrating other approaches (dynamic, attachment theory, etc) as appropriate. Filial therapy if required
Code of ethics
BAPT
I have experience working in
I have extensive experience (both as a psychologist and play therapist in the UK and abroad) in general child protection, trauma and loss, domestic violence, alcohol/drug abuse, family work, behavioral issues, bereavement, learning difficulties, fostering, adoption, etc
I offer individual and group Play Therapy, Filial Therapy, Therapeutic Life Story Work, Theraplay informed work and DDP informed work. I use a creative approach working with children who experienced trauma in early childhood.
I am also interested in Sensory Integration and after attending some basic introductory training, I integrate some SI techniques in my practice.
I also offer individual and group clinical supervision (in the UK and abroad/remotely) to Play Therapists and Psychologists working with children and adults.
Individual and Group Supervision
Email
filipalvarez@gmail.com
Fee scales
PLAY THERAPY (including Filial Therapy, informed Theraplay, Informed DDP, Therapeutic Life Story Work, creative ways of working with adoptted children and their families, sensory integration techniques)/meetings/report writing - £70-£80 (p h); travel (p h) £35 SUPERVISION: Professionals: £50 Student: £35 Group: £35
Sanctions
None
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Fiona Couchman
Areas covered
Surrey, London
Qualifications
MA Play Therapy, BSc (Hons) Psychology
Theoretical approach
I have been trained as a child-centred play therapist, taking a very non-directive approach, and as a Gestalt play therapist, which is more directive. Underpinning both approaches is a belief that, given the right conditions for growth, every child will prosper and develop towards healthier functioning and integration. The goal of play therapy is to help the child develop a more positive self-concept, assume greater self-responsibility, become more self-accepting, and to develop his or her capacity to manage difficult feelings.
Code of ethics
BAPT/ BACP
I have experience working in
Developmental trauma; attachment difficulties; adoption; children in care; domestic violence; schools. I work in A CAMHS specialist service and private practice.
In addition to my training in individual work with a child, I am trained in Filial therapy which is a unique combination of Play Therapy and Family Therapy. In Filial therapy I work with the parents or carers as true partners in the therapeutic process. Filial therapy recognises that most therapeutic work can happen at home. In this way it can strengthen existing bonds, prevent future difficulties, and help families work through bigger challenges in a playful and creative way.
I am also trained in Theraplay®, which is a child and family therapy for building and enhancing attachment, self-esteem, trust in others, and joyful engagement. It is based on the natural patterns of playful, healthy interaction between parent and child and is personal, physical, and fun.
I have DDP and PACE training . Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) is a treatment for families with adopted or fostered children who had experienced neglect and abuse in their birth families and suffered from significant developmental trauma.
DDP is based on and brings together attachment theory, what is understand about developmental trauma, the neurobiology of trauma, attachment and caregiving, intersubjectivity theory and child development.
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Professionals (BACP).
Fee scales
Please contact me to discuss as fees vary according to the type of therapy offered.
Sanctions
None
