ACT- informed-Play and Dramatherapy for Children 4–12 years:

Play and Dramatherapy is a unique form of therapy in which creativity, play, improvisation, movement, voice, storytelling, dramatisation and arts have a central position within the therapeutic relationship.

Play and Dramatherapy use materials to stimulate dramatic play: dolls, puppets, masks, dress-up items, art materials, and musical instruments. These techniques help the therapist to assess how a child experiences their world and how they communicate and react to the events and people in their worlds.  For example, a child who finds it difficult to talk to adults may find it easier to talk to a puppet held by the therapist. The therapist follows the child’s lead in play and in return guides the child to make positive changes.

How can ACT informed- Play and Dramatherapy help a child?

• Expanding self-expression
• Learning mindfulness skills
• Increasing knowledge of self
• Transferring ideas into real life
• Problem-solving
• Relieving stress
• Expanding emotional literacy
• Making connections with other people

Curious to learn more about how ACT-informed Play and Dramatherapy may help your child :

If you would like to understand more about the therapy, then you can book a free 30-minute online consultation to ask your questions and learn more about what I can offer. 

Location: Hoofdstraat 1-3, Leiderdorp. The therapy space is 18 m2 and carefully designed for children’s play. There is space to move, explore, and express yourself freely!

Online support available when in-person is not possible. For some younger children, online therapy is difficult. We will need to experiment to see if it works for your child!

Book a 30-minute free consultation: https://koalendar.com/e/meet-with-annabelle-van-nieuwkoop-30minFree

“In play, the child becomes master rather than subject. Play allows the child to transcend passivity and to become the active doer of what happens around them”

Alicia F. Liberman