Pear Trees and Bees

10/12/2025

✨ Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) ✨
CPRT is all about re-connecting with your child — creating a safe space to explore your relationship, understand each other more deeply, and learn practical skills that strengthen your bond. 💛

The January course won’t be going ahead, but I’m opening a list for anyone interested in joining the next group. Once there are enough people, we’ll choose a day and date that works for everyone. 🤝

If you’d like to be part of the next CPRT group, send me a message and I’ll add you to the list. 💬💫

09/12/2025

I am amazed every single day by the power of play.
I’m directed by each child to be a patient, a shopper, a police officer — the list is endless.
With purpose, yet wrapped in metaphor, children use play to process their world.

I feel so lucky to be welcomed into their stories…
to help piece together feelings,
to follow their lead,
to witness the power they find through play.

I pick slime off my sleeve, find toys buried in the sandpit, rescue missing balls and lost soldiers, fold up fences and restock paints — all while feeling grateful for the journey we share.

Here’s to whatever tomorrow’s play brings. ✨💛

01/12/2025

01/12/2025

There is quite a big puddle at the entrance, please wear wellies if you see this in time ☔️ 🌧️

29/11/2025

✨ As the Christmas season ramps up, I can feel the stress rising — and with it, the challenge of setting limits. But in all the excitement and chaos, our children actually need boundaries more than ever. ❤️

A gentle reminder for this busy season:

✨ Acknowledge the feeling first
Helping your child feel seen and understood goes a long way.

✨ Then set a clear, neutral limit
(“Toys are not for throwing.” — simple, calm, factual.)

✨ Follow with an alternative
Offer a safe, appropriate option so they still feel empowered.

Little steps that make big shifts. You’ve got this. 🤍🎄

23/11/2025

💛 Parenting Truth:
It’s hard to notice in the moment when we respond to our child with anger.
It’s even harder to recognize that the anger is ours — not theirs — and that it often comes from something deep within us that’s been triggered by their behaviour.

But here’s the powerful part:
When we pause, say “I’m sorry,” and own that we shouldn’t have shouted… we’re teaching our children something essential — rupture and repair.
Because no one is perfect. Parenting is tough. We all carry a background, a story, and old emotions that surface unexpectedly.

So we practice:
✨ Stop
✨ Notice
✨ Own it
✨ Repair the relationship

That’s where connection grows. 💛

19/11/2025

Adapting non-directive play therapy to meet the diverse developmental, sensory and educational needs of every child means staying attuned, flexible, and deeply respectful of each child’s unique way of engaging in play.

While the therapeutic approach remains grounded in child-led principles, the therapist’s sensitivity to developmental stages, neurodiversity, communication styles and learning differences ensures that every child can access the power of play in a way that feels safe and meaningful.

By thoughtfully adjusting our environments, pacing and materials without losing the essence of non-directivity we uphold the core belief that every child has the capacity for growth and healing when met where they are.

® International Consortium of Play Therapy Associations

07/11/2025

UPDATE - we have extended the reduced price until 1st December- also we have made the reduction higher = £300 for 10 weeks with 2 qualified therapists, resources, skills and tools to support your child therapeutically at home. Payment plans available. Please reach out to book on before 1st December.

05/11/2025

Through play, children make sense of their world. They explore, re-enact, and reimagine their lived experiences — transforming confusing or overwhelming moments into something they can manage, understand, and even master.

In the playroom, a BAPT Registered Play Therapist®️ provides a safe and accepting space where this process can unfold naturally. Here, children are free to express, experiment, and problem-solve — finding new ways to cope, heal, and grow through the language they know best: play.

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. 💛