Play Therapy

Give your child the gift of being truly understood. Book a Play Therapy consultation at Dr. Yasaswi’s Child Development Centre – where healing happens through the power of play.

About Play Therapy

Play is a child’s natural language – and play therapy uses this powerful medium to help children process emotions, make sense of difficult experiences, and develop healthier ways of coping and relating. At Dr. Yasaswi’s Child Development Centre, our trained play therapists create a safe, nurturing space where children can express what they cannot always put into words. Whether a child is dealing with anxiety, trauma, family changes, or unexplained behavioral shifts, play therapy meets them exactly where they are.

Who Is This For?

  • Children experiencing anxiety or excessive worry
  • Children who have experienced trauma, abuse, or significant loss
  • Children going through major life changes (parental separation, new sibling, relocation)
  • Children with unexplained behavioral changes or emotional outbursts
  • Children who are withdrawn, overly fearful, or have difficulty with peers
  • Children with selective mutism
  • Children who have been through hospitalization or medical procedures
  • Children aged 3-12 years who struggle to express their feelings verbally

What to Expect

  • Step 1 – Initial Consultation with Parents: We meet with parents first to gather background information, understand concerns, and explain the play therapy process.
  • Step 2 – Building the Therapeutic Relationship: The first few sessions focus entirely on helping your child feel safe and comfortable in the therapy space.
  • Step 3 – Active Play Therapy: Using sand trays, art, puppets, role play, and a range of therapeutic materials, the child explores and processes their inner world at their own pace.
  • Step 4 – Parent Consultations: Regular check-ins with parents ensure you understand the progress, themes emerging in therapy, and strategies to support your child at home.
  • Step 5 – Closure & Transition: When therapy goals are met, sessions are gradually spaced out and a positive closure process is facilitated with the child.

Frequently Asked Questions

Play therapy is clinically structured. While children engage in play, the therapist is using evidence-based techniques to facilitate emotional processing, build coping skills, and promote healing. The play has therapeutic purpose.

Children’s play is kept confidential to maintain the therapeutic relationship, except in situations where safety is a concern. Your therapist will share progress and themes without compromising your child’s trust.

Play therapy is typically an ongoing process. Many children show meaningful change within 12-24 sessions, though this varies depending on the complexity of the issues.

Yes. Many children mask their emotional difficulties at home. Play therapy provides a neutral, safe space where children can express what they truly feel, and therapists work to support wellbeing across all settings.