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September is suicide prevention month and many organisations, individuals and charities that are part of our very caring community across Inverclyde and beyond will raise awareness of where help and support can be accessed so that no one should ever feel alone or feel they have nowhere to go when troubled, disheartened, or affected by life challenges and despair. At Mind Mosaic Child & Family Therapies we work with people every day who feel a sense of loneliness or loss of ho

As parents and carers, it's easy to feel like we need to solve problems, teach lessons or keep life moving. But sometimes, the most powerful thing we can do is simply play. Not organised activities. Not educational games. Not asking lots of questions. Just 15 minutes of child led Special Play Time. During this time: Let your child choose what to play. Follow their lead rather than directing the play. Resist the urge to teach, correct or solve problems. Describe what you notic

When looking for support for your child, it's important to know that not everyone offering play-based services is a qualified Play Therapist. A BAPT Registered Play Therapist® has completed accredited postgraduate training and is committed to maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards. Every BAPT Registered Play Therapist: Has completed recognised postgraduate training in Play Therapy. Holds an enhanced DBS check and up-to-date safeguarding training. Mainta

Very good explanation of some of the reasons why children are referred for Play Therapy .....at our base in Ladyburn Business Centre, Pottery Street, we have 5 highly experienced, fully qualified and skilled Play Therapists who see children in a confidential therapeutic space as we support them toward good outcomes and improved mental health and wellbeing

Play Therapy for children and young people age 3-18yrs for children affected by trauma and complex difficulty who cannot always articulate verbally what has happened to them. Young people's Counselling Age 14-18yrs including CBT; Person Centred and Psychodynamic therapies. Family Work with parents and Carers Counselling for parents and carers Check in sessions for parents( no waiting list) Mind The Gap sessions( no waiting list) Attachment based and child development groups f

A good explanation of the ways in which Play Therapy works at a deeper level- is unique- is not counselling- and the appropriate therapeutic intervention for children...

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At Mind Mosaic Child and Family Therapies we deliver specialist Autplay sessions to Neurodivergant children and our Therapists and Family Workers are highly trained, experienced, qualified, clinically supervised and registered by BAPT; PTUK and BACP

In No More Week we raise awareness of domestic abuse and sexual violence and as trained Play Therapists we work with children teenagers and parents affected by these issues and as we support their recovery....

I will never forget the impact this book had on me many years ago and it was the spark that lit the flame that inspired me to seek out the path to become a Play Therapist and what a journey that followed.... Sandra Boyle Founder Mind Mosaic Child and Family Therapies

The child's work.....Virginia Axline - a trailblazer ahead of her time in the 1940s who recognised the therapeutic benefit of specialist play therapy intervention conducive to children's mental health that is supported by neuroscience today....She was also the author of Dibs In Search of the Self- the powerful true account of a young boy's emotional journey through play therapy that is still a classic essential read for student/ trainee therapists today