Pear Trees and Bees

27/10/2025

A reminder that the early bird price ends soon, this course has been proven to replace the need of play therapy as we give you the skills to use at home, please contact us for more information

07/10/2025

ATTENTION: me and a colleague will be running a CPRT course in January and early booking is open now! The course passes our play therapy skills to you as parents helping you become the therapeutic agent for your child. The child-Parent Relationship Therapy course is grounded in theory - please enquire for more information using the email address on the leaflet

26/09/2025

For children, play is so much more than fun — it’s how they understand their world, process big feelings, and build the skills they need to thrive.

In Play Therapy, play becomes a safe and nurturing space where children can:
✨ Express emotions they may not have the words for, like anger, sadness, or fear.
🌱 Work through trauma or loss in a gentle, child-led way.
🧸 Build self-confidence and resilience as they discover their strengths.
🤝 Develop social skills and learn to manage relationships and conflict.
💭 Make sense of confusing experiences, from school struggles to family changes.

When children feel overwhelmed, they often show their feelings through behaviour rather than talking about them. Play Therapy gives them a voice — through toys, stories, and creativity — allowing healing to happen naturally and at their own pace.

Every play session is a small step towards healing and hope. 💛

14/09/2025

In London for 2 days of CPD training: always so lovely to spend time around other play therapists, expand on skills, and to be honest with you, have a weekend away from parenting 😜

12/09/2025

✨ Why Play Therapists Encourage (Not Praise) ✨

💬 Praise sounds like:
👉 “I think that’s pretty.”
👉 “I think you worked hard.”

🔎 What’s the problem?
Children learn to look outside themselves for approval — doing things just to please the adult.

💬 Encouragement sounds like:
👉 “You are proud of that.”
👉 “You worked hard at that.”

🌱 Why it matters:
Encouragement builds a child’s inner voice — the belief that:
✨ “I can do this.”
✨ “I am capable.”
✨ “I am worthy.” The words we choose matter. 🌟 Encouragement builds confidence from the inside out, shaping a child’s belief in their own worth. 💖

04/09/2025

Thank you to for giving the website a refresh! Such lovely people to work with, not just a great website design but genuinely lovely people who are so very helpful and friendly :) www.peartreesandbees.co.uk

02/09/2025

✨ Back for a week and my heart is full ✨
It’s been so lovely seeing all the children again — shaking sand from my clothes, scrubbing paint off my shorts, and digging clay out from under my nails at the end of each day. 🌿🎨🪣

We’ve been fully immersed in play, and as always, the children know exactly what they need. Watching their confidence grow is the greatest joy. 💛

25/08/2025

I am so looking forward to seeing everyone back from tomorrow, a slight change around in the playroom means we have more space, and more importantly we now have a toilet!! 🙌

13/08/2025

Taking a break for 7 days from tomorrow to refresh

11/08/2025

07/08/2025

Some lovely feedback: We’re so grateful for the support we received — not just for our child, but for us as parents too 💛

It’s so easy to just drop your child off and hope for the best…
But having Amy’s support, along with the Play Therapy Parenting Podcast, gave us the tools to really connect with our son in new and positive ways.

The best part?
Seeing a real shift in him — and feeling the calm return to our home ✨

Keeping the momentum going at home between sessions made all the difference 💬💕

Highly recommend to any parent needing support 🙌