Welcome to the home of POP Power of Play Therapy

Did you know play has power to release chemicals in our brains to make us happy and calm? That’s why we love Play Therapy!

Play is the key to a happy and fulfilling life!

Play Therapy is a form of child psychotherapy and is an evidence based approach.  The Play Therapist is trained in how to communicate with children through creative arts and play.

Play Therapy uses the Power of Play to bring about healing and transformation.  Building a relationship with the therapist through play, is more accessible for children than through talking therapies as play is the language of children.

It is so easy to seek advice from friends, read a book and still wonder, how do I help my child with the one thing they are struggling with? We have found that through Play Therapy many of these issues are dealt with by providing the space to play with a qualified Play Therapist. Many children cannot talk or will not talk about their problems but play is a natural processor.

POP was started in 2019 to provide play therapy services to Buckinghamshire families and recently registered as a company, POP Therapy Ltd.

WHAT POP OFFERS

POP Kids! 1:1 Play Therapy for children 3-18yrs with a qualified Play Therapist at Aylesbury Vineyard or in school when possible.

POP Parents! We can partner with you to provide Parent Play Coaching or POP Play Sessions to strengthen your play skills and relationships with your children.

POP Schools! We come to schools and offer 1:1 Play Therapy or small group Play Therapy for your students, support for parents and training for staff.

POP Wellbeing Play Skills is a specialist training for non-therapists to give therapeutic Play Skills to support with pastoral care in your role in your workplace.

Training for Play Therapists to become a POP Play Session Facilitator. POP Play Sessions are a 6 week programme for bringing joy and strengthening relationships between parents and young people through the power of play either online or in person.

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All our Play Therapists have trained to a high level with PTUK or BAPT.

Since Summer 2020 we have been providing Play Therapy and Filial Play Coaching in partnership with Aylesbury Vineyard Storehouse for families living in relative poverty and who were falling through the gaps of local provision. Since then we have helped a number of families and you can find out more using the links below:

Our first fundraiser was a huge success. Thank you to all who took part in POP@Storehouse Christmas Tree Festival 2023 and were crucial to its success. We raised enough money to support one child with Play Therapy for our charity partnership with Aylesbury Vineyard Storehouse.