Head and Heart Child and Family
Play Therapy supports Sunshine Coast children aged 3–12 with emotional, behavioural, and developmental challenges using evidence-based, developmentally appropriate therapy.
New Nambour clinic; limited weekly appointments now available.
Proud to support NDIS Self- and Plan-Managed Participants.
Why choose Play Therapy?
Play Therapy is a clinically grounded approach with decades of research that supports children’s emotional wellbeing, behaviour, and development, while also building key skills like regulation, flexible thinking, and social connection.
Adults can talk about their worries using words, reflecting and making sense of things through conversation. Children don’t always have that same language or understanding of their experiences yet. For children, play is how they communicate, process, and understand their world.
Play Therapy uses play as the child’s natural language. With the support of a trained Play Therapist, children can express, explore, and work through their experiences in a way that feels safe, engaging, and developmentally appropriate, while strengthening the skills they need in everyday life.
How can Head and Heart support your family?
You might recognise your child in some of the experiences below:
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play that feels repetitive or less flexible
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difficulty joining or sustaining play with other children
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preference for solitary or adult-directed play
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challenges with imaginative or pretend play
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difficulty with turn-taking, flexibility, or shared play
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frustration when play doesn’t go as expected
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big emotions that are hard to manage
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anxiety, worry, or needing frequent reassurance
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shutdown, withdrawal, or difficulty expressing feelings
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becoming overwhelmed more easily than expected
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difficulty with change, transitions, or everyday demands
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behaviour that reflects underlying stress or distress
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difficulty making sense of challenging experiences
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your child finding it hard to feel understood, supported, or secure with you
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patterns of interaction that lead to disconnection or escalation at home
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responses that feel hard to understand or shift
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attempts to seek connection that come out as challenging behaviour
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difficulty accepting comfort, guidance, or boundaries
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wanting to strengthen connection and trust in your relationship
If these experiences feel familiar, book a short, no-pressure call to talk through what’s been happening for your child and whether this support feels like a good fit.