Play Therapy for Children
- Play therapy is an approach to counseling children between the ages of 3 and 11 using toys, art supplies, games, and other media to communicate in the child’s metaphorical language of play.
- Children under the age of 12 tend to have a limited ability to verbalize their feelings, thoughts, and interactions and lack the adult ability of verbal abstract reasoning used in talk therapy.
- Play therefore can be quite beneficial in matching where the child is developmentally and cognitively.
- Play Therapy is 55 minutes long: 30 minutes with just the child; followed by 25 minutes with the child and his/her parent(s)/family.
- If you are a parent seeking therapy for your child or family therapy for you and your child and are divorced, you will need to bring a copy of your most recent custody agreement to OMFTC prior to your intake session. Both you and your divorced partner will need to sign off on the informed consent form.
Oshkosh Marriage and Family Therapy Center, LLC 