Clinical Supervision Services for Play and Family Therapists, School Counsellors and others working with children, young people and families.
01/07/2025
Updating my creative supervision skills with the lovely team . I’ve been a supervisor since 2019, and I still marvel at how the Supervisory space helps practitioners to develop skills, insight and confidence, as well as a vital space to debrief and receive support. If you are a Play Therapist, family therapist or counsellor who would like to explore supervision with me, please get in touch. I’m based in Lichfield and I can offer face or zoom supervision. .
28/02/2025
Important Announcement xx
You may have noticed that I have not been very active on Facebook or Instagram or even Email for a while. This has been a very conscious decision.
I have decided to move into semi-retirement and from now on I will be discontinuing most of my services including Play Therapy and my own training webinars. The CIC will close in December 2025.
I will continue to offer Supervision for Play Therapists, and other professionals for the next few years however.
I am really looking forward to the opportunities that this new phase of my life will offer. I intend to utilise the knowledge and experience that I have gained over the decades working with children and families and this may take the form of some charity work/trustee work and play advocacy. I don't quite know yet, but I am very excited at the prospect of a blank canvas.
In the meantime, thank you all very much for your continued support. I'll keep this page open and will continue to share relevant articles and research with you all.
Lots and lots of Love
Jacqui
14/02/2025
An important message about the adoption and special guardianship fund. Please share and tag your MP. This fund is vital to support families.
06/02/2025
February from my Hope and Play calendar. Drawn by Sham, words by Suad.
“I want to go back to my home, to my city, to my school, to all of my beloved friends”.
“I hope that we can go back to our homes after the war whichI don’t want to be in our minds anymore, and I want to regain the years which I lost for no reason.”
Please support Hope and Play and the amazing work they do supporting the children of Gaza and say no to Trumps plans.
25/01/2025
04/01/2025
Oh look xx Children play in the most fabulous ways - with limited props and a willing play mate xx
12/12/2024
I'm delighted to be running this two day accredited CPD Training. For those of you working with families with the youngest children, you'll find this training invaluable.
This training will support you to work with individual or groups of parents and their little ones to help get them off to a lovely nurturing start. xx
Dates: 31st January and 1st February
Venue: Globe Ecocentre in Uttoxeter
Further details are available in the link below. xx
CPD Accredited Practitioner Training: An early help attachment programme for parents -to-be and parents and carers of infants 0 - 2 .
07/12/2024
Play heals. Please help Gaza’s children by supporting this amazing charity xx
23/11/2024
Please consider buying a calendar to support Gaza’s children via the wonderful charity Hope and Play xx
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Moonbeams Therapeutic Services CIC was founded by Jacqui Shankly, a Certified Play Therapist, Early Years Educator and Attachment Specialist.
My passion and joy is working with families. Parents are their child’s first and most enduring teacher, and the family dynamic forms the basis of a child’s future view of the world. Modern life is making more demands of children and parents, and sometimes family life can become a real challenge. My approach is playful, non-judgemental and supportive. Whether you access individual Play Therapy support for your child or a child in your care, a Heart to Heart or PCAP session run by myself or one of my amazing team, or access one of my real life or online training courses, then I am confident that your connection with your child will grow stronger, and your confidence to support them through life's challenges will be enhanced.
My mission:
For Families:
Enabling family members to develop positive, playful and joyful relationships with each other. This supports the positive mental health and wellbeing of adults and children, bringing calm and enjoyment to family life, for everyone!
For Children:
Providing individual Play and Creative Arts Therapy for those children and young people experiencing challenging circumstances, and needing little extra support.
For Schools:
Play Therapy support in schools, and training and support for staff to enable them to better understand and support the mental health needs of the children in their care.