The Play Therapy Studio

I am loving seeing this perspective from our teachers! It's such a valuable lens to take when teaching our kids with differing needs.

Hello to all our families and our community!

We have CURRENT AVAILABILITY for late term 2 and we do have some school friendly times available!

Reach out if you're interested!

😊 0412 239 077 or [email protected]

Hello families!

TERM 2 AVAILABILITY!!

Starting term 2, we have Thursday afternoon availabilities with Shelley and also some Saturday availability.

Emily has availability for short term intervention and support for term 2, on Tuesdays! This includes more tailored parenting support and dyadic strategies (parent child relationship) - playing and connecting - understanding the communication.

Katie has some spaces available for families seeking EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing)

Please reach out if you'd like to know more!

The Play Therapy studio Team

Love this video - we are always able to change and rewire our brains

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMzZe3fxhMV/?igsh=Nno2ZXV2N2hnNzJo

Let’s SPILL the TEA 🫖 🎙️ I’m a psychologist 👩‍⚕️ it took me 10 years to learn this. I’m going to teach you in under a minute: Your brain doesn’t believe what’s true ✅ It believes what’s familiar. And what’s familiar… is what you repeat. 🧠 Your thoughts shape your feelings. Your feelings drive your actions. And your actions shape your identity. This is how your brain wires who you think you are. ✨ But here’s the magic: Your brain is changeable. Say something often enough … with emotion … and your brain rewires for it. That’s why self-talk isn’t harmless. It’s powerful. Like casting a spell your brain and body overhear. 💬 The way you speak to yourself becomes the way you feel about yourself. And your life will always reflect who you believe you are. And get this 🧠 your brain doesn’t even know the difference between real and imagined. So visualising the calm, confident, capable version of you? That’s not fluff. That’s neuroscience. You don’t own your thoughts 💭 they visit. You don’t have to believe all of them. You can’t think your way out of a feeling. But you can feel your way into a new way of thinking. Because when emotions stay stuck, your nervous system keeps the score. And most of your behaviour? Isn’t conscious. It’s patterned. But change the input… And you change the outcome. 🔁 🧠 Save this for the days your thoughts get loud and share it with someone who needs the reminder. Want Psychology in your pocket? Comment ‘MINI’

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLr3fnJs5iU/?igsh=MWM0c25yb2MycXhnZA==

How a dysregulated adult can regulate a dysregulated child 💗

Let’s acknowledge those times as parents and professionalsla where we support little ones through their big feelings (dysregulation), ‘being calm’, or trying to pretend we are! Let’s be authentic - calm does not necessarily equal regulated and it doesn’t teach or model to our kids how to manage their needs authentically either ❤️

https://www.instagram.com/p/DLcWX6WK9j6/?img_index=7&igsh=MTBmdzdnbzE3b2JrZg==

Many of you may have seen this video online, it is such a beautiful representation of co-regulation and attunement. Have a watch 🙂

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DH0ltK0zphT/?igsh=MWRpdG82Y3p1OWJuZg==

🩷🩷🩷 In this powerful moment, Eva, an autistic Survivor contestant, and her trusted ally show us the beauty of co-regulation. It’s how we can balance another person’s nervous system with our own. This compassionate connection not only builds relational safety, but it’s also a reminder of how ESSENTIAL these moments of understanding and support are in our world today. Co-regulation isn’t just for adults… it can also be done between parents and kids. For example, you do it when you calmly breathe with your child during a meltdown or hug them to help them feel grounded. It’s these small acts of empathy that create safety and trust. It’s what we all need more of. #coregulation #compassion #relationalsafety #parenting #emotionalintelligence

Found this wonderful practitioner who has the most helpful and relatable content and posts for parents are carers - thought I’d share!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHXKJm_JbrE/?igsh=MWl1cjlmOXdqbHZkcg==

Comment REGULATION1 for my workshop on The CoRegulation Code!

Thank you to both kate renshaw and play room therapy 🤗 for this contribution to and advocacy on play therapy!

Dr. Kate Renshaw on LinkedIn: Play therapy for children with disabilities Play Therapy is an effective support for children with disabilities, with demonstrated improvements in all areas of functional capacity and across developmental concerns targeted through early childhood intervention. The recent rapid scoping review of Play Therapy research from the last 25 years [19...