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 Carmarthenshire Ceredigion Cheshire Cleveland Co Durham 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 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 Guernsey Gwent Gwynedd Hampshire Herefordshire Hertfordshire 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. Lanarkshire Lancashire Leeds 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. Manchester Merseyside Mid Lothian Middlesex Monmouthshire Norfolk North Yorkshire Northamptonshire Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire 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 South Glamorganshire South Yorkshire Staffordshire Stirlingshire Suffolk Surrey Elizabeth Baxter Play Therapy Elizabeth Baxter MA, Help for children with emotional and behaviour problems 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 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 West Yorkshire Dragon Academy Lynne Christopher West Wales 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. Wirral Worcestershire