What is Play Therapy?

Our child therapists see children who experience developmental disabilities, school issues, adoption, foster care, sexual and physical abuse, domestic violence, ADHD, grief, anxiety, and also parent support to help family members understand and support their child through their counseling experience. One way we work with children is through play therapy.

Play therapy is when a specially trained mental health professional uses play, toys and art to help children communicate about their problems and feelings. Children play for a variety of reasons, including for fun, to learn, and also to work through developmental stages as well as traumatic events, crisis, and stressors. While adults can often talk about their problems/feelings, children are still developing those language skills. Play is the child’s language and children often use play to communicate what is happening in their lives.

In play therapy, toys are carefully selected and organized in order to give a child a broad range of expression. Examples of toys might include craft and art supplies, doll house/people, puppets, animals, and also a sand tray.

Eagles Landing Christian Counseling Center has two dedicated play therapy rooms, one in the Conyers location and also one in the McDonough location.

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We accept many types of insurance  including PeachState, Amerigroup, Cigna, BC/BS, Aetna, and more.
We also accept self-pay and offer sliding scale for the uninsured.