Canopy Children's Therapy Geelong

Canopy Children's Therapy Geelong Canopy Children’s Therapy Geelong 🌿
Child-centred, neuro-affirming play therapy supporting children’s emotional wellbeing through play.

Registered Play Therapist (AAPTA) | Master of Child Play Therapy | Geelong

Hi, I’m Kierra Master’s qualified Registered Play Therapist and principal therapist at Canopy Children’s Therapy.I’m pas...
04/05/2026

Hi, I’m Kierra
Master’s qualified Registered Play Therapist and principal therapist at Canopy Children’s Therapy.

I’m passionate about creating a safe, supportive space where children feel understood and can build confidence, resilience, and a strong sense of self.

Through play therapy, I support children to express themselves, work through their feelings and experiences, and develop the skills they need to navigate big emotions. Play offers a natural and safe way for children to explore what’s going on for them, especially when words are hard to find.

I’ve recently moved into a new space in Newtown, Geelong, which means I now have the capacity to welcome new clients and referrals.

I work with private clients, as well as NDIS self-managed and plan-managed participants, and no referral is needed.

If you’ve been thinking about support for your child, please feel free to reach out 💜

Ps: Thanks to the wonderful for my cute illustration 🫶

Getting support for your child shouldn't be complicated. 🌟At Canopy Children's Therapy, you don't need a referral to boo...
30/03/2026

Getting support for your child shouldn't be complicated. 🌟

At Canopy Children's Therapy, you don't need a referral to book. You can self-refer directly and get started when your family really needs the support.

I welcome:
✅ Private paying clients
✅ NDIS self-managed participants
✅ NDIS plan-managed participants

Play is a child's natural language. Through play therapy, children are supported to express, process and regulate emotions in a way that feels safe, developmentally appropriate and entirely their own.

📣 I'm taking on new clients from the end of April so get in touch to find out more!

Tap the link in my bio to enquire today.

📍 Newtown, Geelong, Victoria

Talking therapies rely on language, reflection and insight, skills linked to the developing prefrontal cortex. For many ...
23/01/2026

Talking therapies rely on language, reflection and insight, skills linked to the developing prefrontal cortex. For many children, these capacities are still emerging, and they can become even harder to access when a child is anxious, overwhelmed or stressed.

When the nervous system shifts into a protective survival state, the brain prioritises safety. In those moments, access to speech, reflection and flexible thinking often decreases. This is one reason why children may struggle to “talk about it” even when they want support.

Play therapy is developmentally appropriate because it works through the ways children naturally communicate and process experiences: play, movement, sensory expression and symbolic meaning-making. Within a safe therapeutic relationship, these experiences can support emotional expression, regulation and integration over time.

Play therapy does not replace talking. It supports the foundations that make talking and insight more accessible. 🌱
Connection first. Words later.

Curious whether play therapy might be a good fit? Feel free to get in touch.

Play is communication.Play is processing.Play is healing.Children don’t always have the words, but their play can show u...
13/01/2026

Play is communication.
Play is processing.
Play is healing.

Children don’t always have the words, but their play can show us what they’re carrying. 🤍🌿

If you’re curious whether play therapy might support your child, you’re very welcome to reach out.

Enquiries are now open for 2026 appointments.

Common reasons families seek Play Therapy...Children often express stress, distress or unmet needs through behaviour, em...
06/01/2026

Common reasons families seek Play Therapy...

Children often express stress, distress or unmet needs through behaviour, emotions and play rather than words. Research in child development shows that play provides a developmentally appropriate way for children to process experiences and communicate their inner world.

Families may seek play therapy when a child is experiencing:
• Grief or loss, including death, separation or significant changes
• Trauma or stress, such as medical experiences, accidents or ongoing adversity
• Anxiety or worries, including fears, separation anxiety or social anxiety
• Emotional regulation difficulties, including big emotions, meltdowns or shutdown
• Family changes, such as separation, divorce or changes in caregiving
• Neurodivergence, including autism, ADHD, PDA traits or sensory differences
• Identity exploration, including questions around gender, identity or belonging
• Social or peer challenges, including confidence, friendships or school-related stress

Play therapy offers a developmentally appropriate, evidence-based way to support children within a safe, attuned therapeutic relationship. Support is always tailored to the individual child and family.

Play works because it aligns with how children’s brains and nervous systems develop.Children process experiences differe...
04/01/2026

Play works because it aligns with how children’s brains and nervous systems develop.
Children process experiences differently to adults. Their brains are still developing the capacity for verbal reasoning, impulse control and emotional regulation. Play engages the parts of the brain responsible for emotion, sensory processing and relationship — long before language is fully available.
Research in child development and neuroscience shows that safe, attuned relationships support nervous system regulation and emotional integration. Within play therapy, this sense of safety allows children to explore experiences, express feelings and build regulation over time.
Play therapy is grounded in developmental psychology, attachment theory and neuroscience, making it a developmentally appropriate and evidence-based approach to supporting children’s emotional wellbeing.

Play therapy is a developmentally appropriate and evidence-based approach to supporting children’s emotional wellbeing.C...
04/01/2026

Play therapy is a developmentally appropriate and evidence-based approach to supporting children’s emotional wellbeing.
Children experience and understand the world differently from adults. Play therapy meets children where they are developmentally, using play as the medium for expression, connection and meaning-making.
Research shows that when children are supported within safe, attuned therapeutic relationships, play can support emotional regulation, confidence and connection over time.
Play therapy honours children’s developmental needs while drawing on established psychological theory and evidence-informed practice.

Opening in 2026 🌿Enquiries are now open for Canopy Children’s Therapy Geelong.If you’d like to learn more about play the...
01/01/2026

Opening in 2026 🌿
Enquiries are now open for Canopy Children’s Therapy Geelong.
If you’d like to learn more about play therapy or be notified when sessions become available, you’re welcome to enquire via the link in bio.

Hello, I’m Kierra 🌿I’m the founder of Canopy Children’s Therapy and a Registered Play Therapist with the Australian Asso...
01/01/2026

Hello, I’m Kierra 🌿
I’m the founder of Canopy Children’s Therapy and a Registered Play Therapist with the Australian Association for Play Therapy (AAPTA).
After many years working in early childhood education, I returned to study and completed a Master of Child Play Therapy at Deakin University.
I support children and families through a child-centred, neuro-affirming and trauma-informed approach, using play as the child’s natural way of communicating.
I look forward to sharing more about play therapy and ways to support children’s emotional wellbeing.

Welcome to Canopy Children’s Therapy 🌿This space is evolving.After many years supporting children and families through e...
30/12/2025

Welcome to Canopy Children’s Therapy 🌿
This space is evolving.
After many years supporting children and families through early childhood education, I returned to study and completed a Master of Child Play Therapy at Deakin University.
I am now offering play therapy through Canopy Children’s Therapy — a child-centred, neuro-affirming and trauma-informed service supporting children’s emotional wellbeing through play.
I am a Registered Play Therapist with the Australian Association for Play Therapy (AAPTA), working in a way that honours each child’s pace, voice and individuality.
🌱 Based in Geelong
🌱 Private enquiries welcome

Found a little friend in the garden this afternoon 🥰🌿
05/05/2021

Found a little friend in the garden this afternoon 🥰🌿

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