Creative Cove Therapy offers play and creative based counselling and therapeutic support to children and young people aged 2-25 years as well as consultation for parents of children aged 12 years and under. Play and creative therapies help children and young people to work through their difficulties and achieve optimal growth and development. Play therapy is a developmentally appropriate model of counselling/therapy for children and is suitable for most children between the ages of 2-12 years. Children have a natural ability to communicate and learn through play. In play therapy children learn about their unique selves and develop skills to navigate the world they live in. They can play out their experiences and work towards their own solutions and ways of coping which strengthens their resilience. Children can also learn to express their thoughts and feelings in helpful ways and as a result their behaviours and relationships improve. Creative therapies offer an alternate approach to talk therapy for young people and helps them to develop an awareness of their inner strengths and abilities and resolve conflict or distress. Play and creative therapies can also help to improve cognitive, social and sensorimotor skills and enhance self-esteem.