www.mkids.com.au Call: 0401 396 486 WeChat: PlayTherapistSharon
Psychotherapy Service
Play Therapy for Children & Families with
- Depression, Anxiety, Selective Mutism, Shy Quiet
- Excessive Anger, Death, Hospital, Foster Care
- Abuse, Bullying/bullied, sleeping, toileting
- ASD, ADHD, ADD, ODD, Developmental Delays
Sharon Xueyan Zhao
(赵雪燕)
Registered Play Therapist(APPTA: 18335)
Registered Child Life Therapist (ACLTA: 77502124)
Master of Child Play Therapy (Deakin)
CPRT trained by Dr. Sue C. Bratton
Mkids Therapy Hub ABN: 62 398 949 689
Address1: 102 Bowen St, Camberwell VIC 3124
Address2: 83 Blackburn Road, Mount Waverley VIC 3149
Mkids, based in the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, offers flexible services, including parent consultation or training, individual sessions at your child's school, and in-home support.
“why are you just ‘playing’ with my child?”
The transformative therapeutic power of play as a tool for healing, self-expression, and development. Check out the Services page to learn about the therapeutic methods (modalities) practised at Mkids Therapy Hub.
Reference book: Charles Shaeffer and Athena Drewes edited, The Therapeutic Powers of Play: 20 Core Agents of Play, in 2014 (Second Edition)
* Increases personal strengths: Play offers children creative ways to solve problems, enhances moral and psychological development and resiliency, and promotes self-regulation and self-esteem.
* Enhances social relationships: Through the therapeutic relationship, play builds social competency, attachment, and empathy.
* Facilitates communication: Play gives voice to self-expression, allows access to unconscious thoughts, and allows for direct and indirect teaching.
* Fosters emotional wellness: Play gives children space for catharsis and abreaction. Both positive and negative emotions are expressed, promoting stress management and overcoming fears.
20 Therapeutic Powers of Play by Dr Judi Parson, Deakin University
There is also a video, The Therapeutic Powers of Play https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuu59E97igU created by our Australian play therapy counterparts, Kate Dr. Renshaw and Dr. Judi Parsons.