Play Therapy
The world can feel big, uncertain, and sometimes overwhelming for young children, especially those who are highly sensitive or neurodivergent. When children face social, emotional, or behavioral challenges, it’s important to provide them with a welcoming and safe space where they can explore their fears and worries.
Some of the challenges a child might experience include:
- School refusal
- Difficulty with self-regulation
- Shyness
- Meltdowns or tantrums
- ADHD
- Trauma
- Aggression
- Selective mutism
- Separation anxiety
- Adjusting to parent separation or divorce
- Life transitions, such as moving or the arrival of a new sibling
At Growing Mindful NYC, Michelle specializes in supporting highly sensitive and neurodivergent children, as well as those navigating other challenges, by helping them build healthier coping strategies to manage their struggles and feel more confident in themselves.
Play is a vital part of a young child’s development and an essential component of therapy. It offers powerful benefits across cognitive, physical, social, and emotional growth. Michelle uses Play Therapy as a primary modality when working with children, as it allows them to identify, express, and regulate emotions in a developmentally appropriate way.
Play therapy incorporates tools such as toys, games, sand trays, art, music, and books to create an engaging and therapeutic environment that meets each child’s unique needs.
Enter into children’s play and you will find the place where their hearts, minds, and souls meet.