Play Therapy
Where Neuroscience, Play, and Connection Come Together
At Stepping Stones Counselling Group, we recognize that children express their thoughts, feelings, and experiences not just through words, but through play.
Play therapy offers a developmentally appropriate and evidence-informed approach for supporting children through emotional, relational, and behavioural challenges.
Our team includes therapists with decades of training and experience in a variety of play-based and expressive therapies, including Holistic Play Therapy, Synergetic Play Therapy®, Art Therapy, and Sandtray Therapy.
These approaches support children in making sense of their internal world, strengthening emotional regulation, building resilience, and healing from trauma and stress in ways that feel safe and empowering.
We work with children facing a wide range of concerns, including:
Anxiety, grief, and trauma
Family changes (separation, divorce, blending families)
Emotional outbursts or shutdowns
Social struggles and peer relationships
Neurodivergent needs and sensitivities
Our play therapy spaces are designed to be welcoming, creative, and grounded in relationship. Whether through paint, puppets, sand, storytelling, or movement, each child is met with curiosity and care. We also involve parents and caregivers throughout the process, providing insights, strategies, and connection points that support healing beyond the therapy
Through play, children find the courage to feel, the space to explore, and the strength to heal.
