Issues that may benefit from play therapy:

• problems related to life stressors (such as divorce, death, relocation, hospitalization, chronic illness, change in schools, birth of a sibling)
• social, emotional, behavioral, and learning problems
• separation anxiety
• grief and loss
• oppositional and defiant behavior
• anxiety
• poor social skills
• depression
• attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD)
• autism spectrum disorders
• conduct disorders
• anger management
• bullying
• crisis and trauma (such as abuse, domestic violence, natural disasters)
• regressive behaviors (such as bed wetting long after toilet training has been completed)

Play therapy helps children:

• build confidence and self-esteem
• develop successful problem solving-skills
• gain mastery over difficult situations and experiences
• cultivate empathy for thoughts and feelings of others
• learn to experience and express emotion
• develop acceptance and respect for self and others
• learn new social skills and relational skills with family