Kildare play therapy

28/11/2025

Patricia is currently offering individual play therapy sessions and adult counseling sessions. Please contact her on 085 7126034💬

28/11/2025

If your child is struggling with their emotions, transitions, or anxiety, play and art psychotherapy can help
We’re now taking on new clients for therapeutic play and art sessions 🧸🎨
✉️DM or contact Marian at 0872391308 to learn more

10/11/2025

Play therapy sessions available. Please contact Marian @ 087 239 1308

23/09/2025

https://youtu.be/ZKhZVS8Te6Q?feature=shared
Beautiful yoga to soothe and calm you and your child ✨️

Kids will love this Yoga Nidra sleep meditation and bedtime sleep story to imagine meeting an ancient and kind yogi master who will guide them into their mos...

26/08/2025

Wonderful words of advise from Dr Mary O'Kane to ease the transition to school

If you have a little one who is nervous about going back to school after the holidays. Here are a few little pocket-sized ideas that might help!

Pocket Promises:

Write out little promises of treats for your child (for example, an extra bedtime story, a family movie or puzzle night, homemade popcorn, trip to the park or playground, they can pick their favourite dinner) and put them in a jar. Every morning your child gets to pick out a pocket promise and cash it in when they get home from school.

Pebble in my Pocket:

Find two very similar pebbles, gem-stones or crystals. You keep one in your pocket and the child keeps the other in their pocket. Tell them that any time they feel a little nervous or are missing you they give their pebble a little squeeze. It is a very concrete reminder of their connection to you. [Some alternatives to a pebble that they might like to keep in their pocket are a little photo of mum/dad/family, or a hankie with your perfume/aftershave on it]

Worries in My Pocket:

Talk to your child about any worries they have about starting school. Write the worries down on pieces of paper. Then you put the pieces of paper in your pocket. Tell your child you are going to carry their worries for the day while they are in school, so they don’t have to carry them alone. This can really help to ease any fears they may have.

26/08/2025

Play Therapy sessions currently available at Kildare Play and Art Psychotherapy.

Play Therapy helps children:
- regulate their feelings and emotions
- who have experienced loss, parental separation and bereavement
- who have poor self-esteem
- build social skills

As we have expanded our play therapy team we currently have some play therapy spaces available in our play therapy practice. Please feel free to contact Marian at 087 2391308 to chat through your play therapy needs.

11/07/2025

We currently have availability for play therapy sessions with our play therapist Patrica as she will now be working in our centre five days a week. If you would like to book an appointment with Patricia please do not hesitate to contact her

Here at Kildare Play & Art Psychotherapy you'll find friendly and professionals willing to play our part in helping children and adolescents deal with problems they may have in their lives, as well offering therapeutic supports to all family members. We hope our site can give you an good introductio...

10/07/2025

So true....

"Co-regulation today becomes self-regulation tomorrow. 🌱
When we support our children through their big feelings — not by shutting them down, but by helping them feel safe and understood — we’re building their capacity to manage those emotions on their own in the future.

It doesn’t always feel easy in the moment, but your calm is the blueprint for theirs.

💬 Want more guidance on supporting your child’s emotional development? My book Guidance from The Therapist Parent offers practical tools and real-life strategies to help.

📘 Available at www.thetherapistparent.com or on Amazon.

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