Play Therapy United Kingdom

PTUK Register of Play Therapists and Practitioner Members

Section Index

Helping Children

Conditions Where Play Therapy is Helpful

Indications for Play Therapy

The Play Continuum

Deciding What To Do

Assessing the Severity of a Problem

About Play Therapy

Axline Principles

Play Therapy Toolkit

Childrens' Conditions

Indications for Referral

How Well Play Therapy Works

Why Play Therapy Works

About Filial Play

As a Parent/Carer

As a School

As Another Organisation/Agency

Importance of Certification by PTUK

Finding a play therapist

PTUK has registered members in over 80 counties and metropolitan areas in Great Britain. Many of these members work independently and are able to accept new referrals and clients. They are all required to work within PTUK's Ethical System.

The list below shows the counties in which they live.

PTUK takes great care in checking the credentials and CRB status of its members but cannot be held responsible for any mistakes or omissions. PTUK has accepted information provided by members, a supervisor and a referee in good faith and cannot vouch for its truth and accuracy, except that where stated membership of, accreditation by and certification by PTUK is accurate as at 30th October 2009. PTUK cannot accept responsibility for the actions and behaviour of its members.

See also links to our members' web sites and 'Play Safe!'

Aberdeenshire Avon Banffshire Bedfordshire Belfast Berkshire Birmingham Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Louise Pye Heather Burkinshaw Hidden Treasure Play Therapy Providing Play Therapy within the county of Cambridgeshire. Creative Play Covering east Cambridgeshire and Newmarket area. Carmarthenshire Ceredigion Cheshire Therapy 4 Children Covering east Cheshire and south Manchester area. Cleveland Co Durham Cornwall Play Therapy Cornwall Cumbria Denbeighshire Derbyshire Devon Dorset Dumfries and Galloway East Midlands Play Therapy East Midlands Creative Counselling and Play therapy Services are offered after an assessment of need has been completed (Usually 6 sessions). Referrals are accepted from Agencies and Organisations, Social Services, Parents & Families and self referrals East Sussex Catherine Mellor Creative Rumpus - Cheryl Hastings Inspire Play Therapy Sussex Inspire Play Therapy is a professional service offering Emotional and Behavioural support to children in Sussex. Based in Brighton and Hove and cover: Eastbourne, Hailsham, Lewes, Brighton and Hove, Shoreham, Worthing, Littlehampton, Billingshurst, Horsham, Crawley, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill East Yorkshire Edinburgh Essex Fife Glasgow Gloucestershire Toucan for Children Janice Watkins and Angie Beard. Help for children with emotional and behaviour problems. Forest of Dean (Gloucestershire) and surrounding areas. Guernsey Gwent Gwynedd Hampshire Herefordshire Hertfordshire Louise Pye Kathy Nelson Invernesshire Isle of Man Isle of Wight Kent Broken Strings Play Therapy Consultancy Sharon Flower, Area covered: South East London, Bexley, Sidcup, Chislehurst, Eltham, Bexleyheath and areas within 60 minutes drive. Little Doves Play Therapy Helen Beckett, based in Ashford, Kent. Covering surrounding area. Play Therapy Kent Zoe Sharratt, based in the East Kent coastal area. Covering surrounding area. Together Play Therapy Tiffany Allen, providing Play Therapy and Clinical Supervision within the county of Kent Untangled Therapeutic Play Service Bec Lyons, based in Faversham, Kent. Covering Faversham, Canterbury, Whitstable, Herne Bay and surrounding areas. Lanarkshire Lancashire Leeds Alexandra Hearn Leicestershire big toes little toes big toes little toes is a not-for-profit organisation offering highly regarded creative and playful therapies and therapeutic programmes to children, parents and families. We believe in positive, compassionate, and practical interventions. In addition to child-centred Play Therapy, we offer specialist attachment and relationship-based services for a range of settings.

Lincolnshire Liverpool London The Play Therapy Room Working in southwest London area. Creative Dimensions Based in South East London and working in London and Kent. Manchester Merseyside Mid Lothian Middlesex Monmouthshire Norfolk North Yorkshire Northern Ireland Play Therapy Northern Ireland Northamptonshire Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Natasha Conn Pembrokeshire Powys Renfrewshire Rutland S. Yorks Sheffield Shetland Isles Shropshire Somerset Play Therapy South West England Play sessions can be at the client’s home, school, health facility or at The Playbarn which is a dedicated play facility. The Playbarn is equipped with sandtrays, clay, art materials, musical instruments, dressing up materials and a variety of toys Worthy Therapy South Glamorganshire South Yorkshire Staffordshire Stirlingshire Suffolk Surrey Elizabeth Baxter Play Therapy Elizabeth Baxter MA, Help for children with emotional and behaviour problems Skylight Play Therapy Gillian Stewart. Covering Guildford, Surrey; West Sussex and surrounding areas. Tyne and Wear Vale of Glamorgan Warwickshire West Glamorgan West Midlands Play Therapy West Midlands The Phillimon Program is a community-based social enterprise for children, young people and their families who are experiencing difficulty with life transitions. The program is aimed at migrant and ethnic families with the purpose to provide help and support for migrant children at risk of being excluded from schools and social groups. West Sussex Carol Jones Play Therapy Carol has over 25 years experience of working with children and young people. Lingfield, East Grinstead, Crawley and Surrounding Areas Darling Buds of Play The Darling BUDS of Play therapy operates in Sussex, to support children’s and adolescents emotional well-being. Based in Worthing, West Sussex. Inspire Play Therapy Sussex Inspire Play Therapy is a professional service offering Emotional and Behavioural support to children in Sussex. Based in Brighton and Hove and cover: Eastbourne, Hailsham, Lewes, Brighton and Hove, Shoreham, Worthing, Littlehampton, Billingshurst, Horsham, Crawley, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill Play and Grow Provides a therapeutic, confidential service for children, young people and adults in West Sussex, based in Haywards Heath and the surrounding area. West Yorkshire Dragon Academy Lynne Christopher West Wales Clare Rees Based in Carmarthenshire and cover the whole of West Wales and Swansea. The Euphelia Clinic PTWales PTWales works in close collaboration with the Euphelia Clinic. The Euphelia Clinic is dedicated to help provide specialist support in Wales for children in need, & their families. Wiltshire Sarah Bentley Working with children and adults, covering North Wiltshire and surrounding areas. Wirral Worcestershire