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Why bring your child for Play Therapy

Caroline works with children and families on issues such as:

  •  temper tantrums 
  • anxiety
  • sadness
  • loss
  • sensory issues
  • loneliness
  • Managing ADHD
  • children's behaviours, thoughts and mindsets that worry parents. 

  • She works with children from the age of 4 years to 12 years, inclusively

How Caroline Works with Children and their parents  


Caroline works collaboratively with parents at all times.From her experience, the more parents and Caroline work as a team in addressing the presenting issues, the faster healing happens.

Caroline can work in three different modalities with your child.

  1. Child Centred Play Therapy
  2. Filial Therapy
  3. Theraplay ®

Child Centered Play Therapy is where Caroline works on a one to one basis with your child. It is a therapy that is child centred and child led. There are frequent reviews with the parents or guardians.


Filial Therapy is where the therapy, through play, is done with the parent and the child together. There are frequent reviews with the parent.  

Theraplay ® is a therapy where the work includes a parent being present. The play element is directional in its how it's delivered.It builds on forging stronger links in areas such as engagement, nurture, structure and challenge. 

What coming to Caroline will look like?

  1.  A Parent or Guardian contacts Caroline. 

  2.  The parents or Guardians of the child will be invited into Lullaby Tree Centre. 

  3. A thorough discussion will be held for Caroline to fully understand the presenting issue. It is important that the child is not present for such conversations. 

  4. The best therapeutic approach will be decided upon
  5.  The child, or the child and parent will be invited in, to begin the work. 
  6.  Depending on the child's age, each session will be for between 45 and 50 mins. 

Which modality is chosen, will be decided from the assessment stage of the work.


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Caroline's Qualifications 

Caroline is an accredited Play and Creative Arts Therapist and holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Practice Based Play therapy from University College Galway and The Academy of Play and Child Psychotherapy.

Caroline  is a Certified Filial Therapist. 

Caroline holds Level One and Level Two qualifications in Theraplay ®  and in the Marschack Interaction Method from The Theraplay ® Institute.

Caroline also has a Masters  of Science in Systemic Family Therapy from University College, Dublin