Welcome to Red Deer Play Therapy
At Red Deer Play Therapy, we believe every child deserves a safe, supportive space to be seen, heard, and understood—especially when words are hard to find. Through the natural language of play, we help children explore big emotions, process life’s challenges, and build the inner tools they need to thrive.
About Play Therapy
Play therapy creates a safe, developmentally-appropriate space where children can express what’s going on inside—without needing to put it into words. It’s not just play; it’s a research-backed therapeutic process that helps children explore their emotions, build coping skills, and process experiences they may not fully understand or be able to talk about yet.
Play therapy is a child-led and neurodiversity-affirming therapy.
Just like adults can benefit from talking to a therapist, kids can benefit from working through emotions and challenges with a trained professional—only, instead of talking, they use play, art, storytelling, and imagination.
"Play is the foundation of learning, creativity, self-expression, and constructive problem-solving. It's how children wrestle with life to make it meaningful."
Susan Linn
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